Today, the Hawaiʻi State Senate announced its finalized leadership and committee assignments ahead of the 32nd Legislature that opens on January 18, 2023.
Leadership and committee assignments of the 15 standing committees are as follows:
Leadership:
President: Senator Ronald D. Kouchi
Vice President: Senator Michelle N. Kidani
Majority Leader: Senator Dru Mamo Kanuha
Majority Floor Leader: Senator Glenn Wakai
Assistant Majority Floor Leader: Senator Lynn DeCoite
Majority Policy Leader: Senator Les Ihara, Jr.
Majority Whip: Senator Lorraine R. Inouye
Assistant Majority Whip: Senator Henry J.C. Aquino
Assistant Majority Whip: Senator Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran
Assistant Majority Whip: Senator Jarrett Keohokalole
Assistant Majority Whip: Senator Chris Lee
Assistant Majority Whip: Senator Herbert M. “Tim” Richards, III
Minority Leader: Senator Kurt Fevella
Minority Floor Leader: Senator Brenton Awa
Committee Assignments:
Agriculture and Environment (AEN)
Gabbard, Mike (Chair)
Richards, III, Herbert M. “Tim” (Vice Chair)
DeCoite, Lynn
Rhoads, Karl
Awa, Brenton
Commerce, Consumer Protection (CPN)
Keohokalole, Jarrett (Chair)
Fukunaga, Carol (Vice Chair)
McKelvey, Angus L.K.
Richards, III, Herbert M. “Tim”
Awa, Brenton
Education (EDU)
Kidani, Michelle N. (Chair)
Kim, Donna Mercado (Vice Chair)
Kanuha, Dru Mamo
Richards, III, Herbert M. “Tim”
Fevella, Kurt
Energy, Economic Development and Tourism (EET)
DeCoite, Lynn (Chair)
Wakai, Glenn (Vice Chair)
Fukunaga, Carol
Kim, Donna Mercado
Fevella, Kurt
Government Operations (GVO)
McKelvey, Angus L.K. (Chair)
Gabbard, Mike (Vice Chair)
San Buenaventura, Joy A.
Wakai, Glenn
Awa, Brenton
Hawaiian Affairs (HWN)
Shimabukuro, Maile S.L. (Chair)
Fevella, Kurt (Vice Chair)
Ihara, Jr., Les
Keohokalole, Jarrett
Richards, III, Herbert M. “Tim”
Health and Human Services (HHS)
San Buenaventura, Joy A. (Chair)
Aquino, Henry J.C. (Vice Chair)
Moriwaki, Sharon Y.
Shimabukuro, Maile S.L.
Awa, Brenton
Higher Education (HRE)
Kim, Donna Mercado (Chair)
Kidani, Michelle N. (Vice Chair)
Fukunaga, Carol
Keith-Agaran, Gilbert S.C.
Fevella, Kurt
Housing (HOU)
Chang, Stanley (Chair)
Kanuha, Dru Mamo (Vice Chair)
Aquino, Henry J.C.
Rhoads, Karl
Awa, Brenton
Judiciary (JDC)
Rhoads, Karl (Chair)
Gabbard, Mike (Vice Chair)
Elefante, Brandon J.C.
San Buenaventura, Joy A.
Awa, Brenton
Labor and Technology (LBT)
Moriwaki, Sharon Y. (Chair)
Lee, Chris (Vice Chair)
Ihara, Jr., Les
Keith-Agaran, Gilbert S.C.
Fevella, Kurt
Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs (PSM)
Wakai, Glenn (Chair)
Elefante, Brandon J.C.
(Vice Chair)
Fukunaga, Carol
McKelvey, Angus L.K.
Awa, Brenton
Transportation and Culture & Arts (TCA)
Lee, Chris (Chair)
Inouye, Lorraine R. (Vice Chair)
Elefante, Brandon J.C.
Keohokalole, Jarrett
Awa, Brenton
Water and Land (WTL)
Inouye, Lorraine R. (Chair)
Elefante, Brandon J.C. (Vice Chair)
Chang, Stanley
McKelvey, Angus L.K.
Fevella, Kurt
Ways and Means (WAM)
Dela Cruz, Donovan M. (Chair)
Keith-Agaran, Gilbert S.C. (Vice Chair)
Aquino, Henry J.C.
DeCoite, Lynn
Inouye, Lorraine R.
Kanuha, Dru Mamo
Kidani, Michelle N.
Kim, Donna Mercado
Lee, Chris
Moriwaki, Sharon Y.
Shimabukuro, Maile S.L.
Wakai, Glenn
Fevella, Kurt
