Hawaii House of Representatives

Coordinates: 21°18′26.4″N 157°51′26.2″W / 21.307333°N 157.857278°W / 21.307333; -157.857278

Hawaiʻi House of Representatives
Hawaii State Legislature
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Term limits
 None
Leadership
     Scott Saiki (D)
Since May 4, 2017
     Della Au Belatti (D)
Since May 18, 2017
     Cindy Evans (D)
Since May 18, 2017
Minority Leader
     Andria Tupola (R)
Since February 1, 2017
Structure
Seats 51
Political groups

Majority

Minority

Length of term
 2 years
Authority Article III, Hawaii Constitution
Salary $57,852/year + per diem
Elections
Last election
 November 8, 2016
(51 seats)
Next election
 November 6, 2018
(51 seats)
Redistricting Hawaii Reapportionment Commission
Meeting place
House of Representatives Chamber
Hawaii State Capitol
Honolulu, Hawaii
Website
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The Hawaii House of Representatives is the lower house of the Hawaii State Legislature. Pursuant to Article III, Section 3 of the Hawaii Constitution, amended during the 1978 constitutional convention, the House of Representatives consists of 51 members representing an equal amount of districts across the islands. It is led by the Speaker of the House elected from the membership of the House, with majority and minority leaders elected from their party's respective caucuses. The current Speaker of the House is Scott Saiki.

Legislators are elected to two-year terms and are not subject to term limits. As in many state legislatures in the United States, the Hawaii House of Representatives is a part-time body and legislators often have active careers outside government. The upper chamber of the legislature is the Hawaii State Senate.

Composition of the House of Representatives

46 5
Democratic Republican
Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total
Democratic Republican Ind Vacant
End of previous legislature (2016) 44 7 0 51 0
Begin (2017) 45 6 0 51 0
March 22, 2017[1] 5 1
June 19, 2017[2] 46 0
August 29, 2017[3] 45 50 1
December 22, 2017[4] 46 51 0
Latest voting share 90% 10%

Leadership

Office Name Party District
Speaker Scott Saiki Democratic 26
Speaker Emeritus Calvin Say Democratic 20
Joseph M. Souki Democratic 8
Vice Speaker Mark Nakashima Democratic 1
Majority Leader Della Au Belatti Democratic 24
Majority Floor Leader Dee Morikawa Democratic 16
Majority Whip Ken Ito Democratic 49
Minority Leader Andria Tupola Republican 43
Assistant Minority Leader Bob McDermott Republican 40
Minority Floor Leader Gene Ward Republican 17
Minority Leader Emeritus
Assistant Minority Floor Leader Cynthia Thielen Republican 50
Minority Whip Lauren Matsumoto Republican 45

Members

DistrictRepresentativePartyCounty(ies)Areas represented
1 Mark Nakashima Dem Hawaiʻi Hāmākua, North and South Hilo
2 Chris Toshiro Todd Dem Keaukaha, parts of Hilo, Panaʻewa, Waiakea
3 Richard Onishi Dem Hilo, Keaʻau, Kurtistown, Puna
4 Joy San Buenaventura Dem Puna
5 Richard Creagan Dem Na'alehu, Ocean View, Captain Cook, Kailua-Kona
6 Nicole Lowen Dem North Kona, Holualoa, Kalaoa, Honokōhau
7 Cindy Evans Dem North Kona, North Kohala, South Kohala
8 Joseph M. Souki Dem Maui Kahakuloa, Waiheʻe, Waiehu, Puʻuohala, Wailuku, Kahului
9 Justin Woodson Dem Kahului, Puʻunēnē, Old Sand Hills, Maui Lani
10 Angus McKelvey Dem West Maui, Māʻalaea, North Kīhei
11 Kaniela Ing Dem Kīhei, Wailea, Makena
12 Kyle Yamashita Dem Sprecklesville, Pukalani, Makawao, Kula, Keokea, Ulupalakua, Kahului
13 Lynn DeCoite Dem Maui, Kalawao Haiku, Hāna, Kaupo, Kīpahulu, Nahiku, Pāʻia, Kahoʻolawe, Lānaʻi, Molokaʻi, Molokini
14 Nadine Nakamura Dem Kauaʻi Hanalei, Princeville, Kīlauea, Anahola, Kapaʻa, Wailua
15 James Tokioka Dem Wailuā Homesteads, Hanamāʻulu, Līhuʻe, Puhi, Old Kōloa Town, ʻŌmaʻo
16 Dee Morikawa Dem Niʻihau, Lehua, Kōloa, Waimea
17 Gene Ward Rep Honolulu Hawaiʻi Kai, Kalama Valley
18 Mark Hashem Dem Hahaʻione, Kuliouou, Niu Valley, ʻĀina Haina, Waiʻalae, Kāhala
19 Bertrand Kobayashi Dem Waiʻalae-Kāhala, Diamond Head, Kaimuki, Kapahulu
20 Calvin K.Y. Say Dem St. Louis Heights, Pālolo Valley, Maunalani Heights, Wilhelmina Rise, Kaimukī
21 Scott Nishimoto Dem Mōʻiliʻili, McCully, Kaimukī
22 Tom Brower Dem Waikīkī, Ala Moana
23 Isaac Choy Dem Mānoa, Punahou, University, Mōʻiliʻili
24 Della Au Belatti Dem Makiki, Tantalus, Papakōlea, McCully, Pawaʻa, Manoa
25 Sylvia Luke Dem Makiki, Punchbowl, Nuʻuanu, Dowsett Highlands, Pacific Heights, Pauoa
26 Scott Saiki Dem McCully, Kaheka, Kakaʻako, Downtown Honolulu
27 Takashi Ohno Dem Nuʻuanu, Liliha, Pauoa, ʻĀlewa Heights
28 John Mizuno Dem Kalihi Valley, Kamehameha Heights, portion of lower Kalihi
29 Daniel Holt Dem Kalihi, Kapālama, Iwilei, Chinatown
30 Romy Cachola Dem Sand Island, Mokauea, Kapalama, Kalihi Kai
31 Aaron Johanson Dem[5] Moanalua, Red Hill, Foster Village, ʻAiea, Fort Shafter, Moanalua Gardens, Aliamanu, Lower Pearlridge
32 Linda Ichiyama Dem Moanalua Valley, Salt Lake, Aliamanu
33 Sam Kong Dem ʻAiea
34 Gregg Takayama Dem Pearl City, Waimalu, Pacific Palisades
35 Roy Takumi Dem Pearl City, Mānana, Waipiʻo
36 Beth Fukumoto Dem[2] Mililani, Mililani Mauka
37 Ryan Yamane Dem Mililani, Waipiʻo Gentry, Waikele
38 Henry Aquino Dem Waipahu
39 Ty Cullen Dem Royal Kunia, Village Park, Waipahu, Makakilo, West Loch
40 Bob McDermott Rep ʻEwa, ʻEwa Beach, ʻEwa Gentry, Iroquois Point
41 Matthew LoPresti Dem ʻEwa Villages, ʻEwa Beach, Ewa Gentry, Ocean Pointe, West Loch
42 Sharon Har Dem Kapolei, Makakilo
43 Andria Tupola Rep ʻEwa Villages, Kalaeloa, Honokai Hale, Nanakai Gardens, Ko Olina, Kahe Point, Nānākuli, Lualualei, Māʻili
44 Cedric Gates Dem Waiʻanae, Mākaha, Makua, Māʻili
45 Lauren Matsumoto Rep Schofield, Mokuleia, Waialua, Kunia, Waipiʻo Acres, Mililani
46 Marcus Oshiro Dem Wahiawa, Whitmore Village
47 Sean Quinlan Dem Waialua, Haleiwa, Pupukea, Kahuku, Laie, Hauʻula, Waiāhole, Sunset Beach, Punaluʻu, Kaʻaʻawa
48 Jarrett Keohokalole Dem Kāneʻohe, Heʻeia, Ahuimanu, Kahaluʻu, Haʻikū Valley, Mokuoloe
49 Ken Ito Dem Kāneʻohe, Maunawili, Olomana
50 Cynthia Thielen Rep Kailua, Kāneʻohe Bay
51 Chris Lee Dem Lanikai, Waimānalo

    See also

    Past composition of the House of Representatives

    References

    1. ↑ Rep. Beth Fukumoto (R-36) switched parties from Republican to Independent, is "pursu[ing] membership in the Democratic party".
    2. 1 2 Bussewitz, Cathy (June 19, 2017). "Hawaii lawmaker switches to Democrat after criticizing Trump". ABC News. Archived from the original on June 22, 2017.
    3. ↑ Dayton, Kevin (August 29, 2017). "Governor nominates Oshiro to chair labor board". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
    4. ↑ Y.K. Pang, Gordon (December 22, 2017). "Wahiawa leader Learmont to replace Oshiro in the House". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
    5. ↑ Eagle, Nathan (December 29, 2014). "State Rep. Johanson Leaves Republican Party, Joins Democrats". Honolulu Civil Beat. Peer News. Retrieved December 29, 2014.

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