Hawaii House of Representatives
Lower house of the Hawaii State Legislature
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The Hawaii House of Representatives (Hawaiian : Hale o nā Luna Maka‘āinana ) is the lower house of the Hawaii State Legislature . Pursuant to Article III, Section 3 of the Constitution of Hawaii , amended during the 1978 constitutional convention , the House of Representatives consists of 51 members representing an equal number 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 Hawaiʻi House of Representatives is a part-time body and legislators often have active careers outside government. The upper house of the legislature is the Hawaii State Senate .
Members and officers of the 1911 Hawaii House of Representatives (Territorial)
According to Article III, section 4 of the Hawaii State Constitution, a legislator's term begins on the day of the general election and ends the day of the general election if a new member is elected.[2]
The last election took place on November 8, 2022. The next election will take place on November 5, 2024.
Composition
↓
45
6
Democratic
Republican
Affiliation
Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Democratic
Republican
Vacant
End of previous legislature (2022)
47
4
0
51
Begin (2023)
45
6
0
51
Latest voting share
88.2%
11.8%
Leadership
Officers
Position
Name
Chief Clerk
Brian L. Takeshita
Assistant Chief Clerk
Rupert Juarez
Sergeant at Arms
Rod Tanonaka
Assistant Sergeant at Arms
Tamah-Lani S.K. Noh
List of current members
District
Representative
Party
County(ies)
Areas represented
First Elected
1
Mark Nakashima
Dem
Hawaiʻi
Hāmākua , portion of Hilo , Ka‘ūmana
2008
2
Richard Onishi
Dem
Hilo
2012
3
Chris Toshiro Todd
Dem
Portion of Hilo , Keaukaha , Orchidlands Estate , Ainaloa, Hawaiian Acres , Fern Acres , portions of Kurtistown and Keaʻau
2017[a]
4
Greggor Ilagan
Dem
Hawaiian Paradise Park, Hawaiian Beaches, Nānāwale Estates, Leilani Estates
2020
5
Jeanné Kapela
Dem
Portions of Keaʻau and Kurtistown , Mountain View , Glenwood, Fern Forest , Volcano , Pāhala , Punalu‘u, Nā‘ālehu , Wai‘ōhinu , Hawaiian Ocean View , Ho‘okena
2020
6
Kirstin Kahaloa
Dem
Hōnaunau , Nāpo‘opo‘o , Captain Cook , Kealakekua , Keauhou , Hōlualoa , Kailua-Kona
2022
7
Nicole Lowen
Dem
Kailua-Kona , Honokōhau , Kalaoa , Pu‘uanahulu, Puakō , portion of Waikōloa
2012
8
David Tarnas
Dem
Hawi , Hala‘ula , Waimea , Makahalau, Waiki‘i, Waikōloa , Kawaihae, and Māhukona
2018[b]
9
Justin Woodson
Dem
Maui
Kahului , Puʻunēnē , portion of Wailuku
2013[a]
10
Tyson Miyake [c]
Dem
Portion of Waiehu , Paukukalo, Wailuku , Wailuku Heights, Waikapu
2023[a]
11
Terez Amato
Dem
Portion of Māʻalaea , Kīhei , Keawakapu, Wailea , Mākena , Kanahena, Keone‘ō‘io
2022
12
Kyle Yamashita
Dem
Portion of Keāhua, Hāli‘imaile, Pukalani , Makawao , Pūlehu, Waiakoa, Kēōkea , and ‘Ulupalakua
2004
13
Mahina Poepoe
Dem
Maui , Kalawao
Molokaʻi , Lānaʻi , Kahoʻolawe , portion of Kahului , Ha‘ikū , Pe‘ahi, Huelo, Nāhiku , Hāna , Kīpahulu
2022
14
Elle Cochran
Dem
Maui
Kahakuloa , Waiheʻe , portions of Wai‘ehu and Māʻalaea , Olowalu , Lahaina , Lahainaluna , Kā‘anapali , Māhinahina Camp , Kahana, Honokahua
2022
15
Nadine Nakamura
Dem
Kauaʻi
Hā‘ena , Wainiha, Hanalei , Princeville , Kīlauea , Anahola , Keālia, Kāpa‘a , portion of Wailuā , Kawaihau
2016
16
Luke Evslin [d]
Dem
Wailuā , Hanamāʻulu , Kapaia, Līhuʻe , Puhi , portion of ʻŌmaʻo
2023[a]
17
Dee Morikawa
Dem
Niʻihau , portion of ʻŌmaʻo , Kōloa , Po‘ipū , Lāwa‘i , Kalāheo , ‘Ele‘ele , Hanapēpē , Kaawanui Village, Pākalā Village , Waimea , Kekaha
2010
18
Gene Ward
Rep
Honolulu
Portlock , Hawaiʻi Kai , Kalama Valley
2006[e]
19
Mark Hashem
Dem
Waiʻalae -Kāhala ,ʻĀina Haina , Niu Valley , Kuli‘ou‘ou
2010
20
Bertrand Kobayashi
Dem
Leahi , Kāhala , Waiʻalae , Kaimukī , Kapahulu
2012[f]
21
Jackson Sayama
Dem
St. Louis Heights , Pālolo Valley , Maunalani Heights , Wilhelmina Rise , Kaimukī
2020
22
Andrew Takuya Garrett
Dem
Mānoa
2022
23
Scott Nishimoto
Dem
Mōʻiliʻili , McCully
2002
24
Adrian Tam
Dem
Waikīkī
2020
25
Scott Saiki
Dem
Ala Moana , Kakaʻako , Downtown Honolulu
1994
26
Della Au Belatti
Dem
Makiki , Punchbowl
2006
27
Jenna Takenouchi
Dem
Pacific Heights , Nuʻuanu , Liliha
2022
28
Daniel Holt
Dem
Sand Island , Iwilei, Chinatown
2016
29
May Mizuno [g]
Dem
Kamehameha Heights , Kalihi Valley , portion of Kalihi
2024[a]
30
Sonny Ganaden
Dem
Kalihi , Kalihi Kai , Ke‘ehi Lagoon, Hickam Village
2020
31
Linda Ichiyama
Dem
Fort Shafter Flats , Salt Lake , Pearl Harbor
2010
32
Micah Aiu
Dem
Fort Shafter , Moanalua , Āliamanu , Foster Village , portions of ʻAiea and Hālawa
2022
33
Sam Satoru Kong
Dem
Portion of Hālawa , ʻAiea , Waimalu
2014
34
Gregg Takayama
Dem
Pearl City , Waiau, Pacific Palisades
2012
35
Cory Chun
Dem
Portions of Pearl City and Waipahū , Crestview
2022
36
Rachele Lamosao
Dem
Waipahū
2022
37
Trish La Chica [h]
Dem
Portions of Mililani Town , Mililani Mauka , Koa Ridge, and Waipiʻo Gentry
2023[a]
38
Lauren Matsumoto
Rep
Portions of Mililani and Waipio Acres , Mililani Mauka
2012
39
Elijah Pierick
Rep
Royal Kunia , Village Park , Honoʻuliʻuli, Hoʻopili, portion of Waipahū
2022
40
Rose Martinez
Dem
Portions of Lower Village and ʻEwa Beach , Iroquois Point
2022
41
David Alcos
Rep
Portion of ʻEwa Beach , Ocean Pointe , Barbers Point
2022
42
Diamond Garcia
Rep
Portions of Varona Village, Ewa , Kapolei , Fernandez Village
2022
43
Kanani Souza
Rep
Kapolei , Makakilo
2022
44
Darius Kila
Dem
Honokai Hale, Nānākuli , Māʻili
2022
45
Cedric Gates
Dem
Waiʻanae , Mākaha
2016
46
Amy Perruso
Dem
Portion of Waipio Acres , Launani Valley, Wahiawā , Whitmore Village , Waialua , Mokulēʻia
2018
47
Sean Quinlan
Dem
Waialua , Hale‘iwa , Waialua , Hale‘iwa , Kawailoa Beach, Waimea , Sunset Beach , Waiale‘e, Kawela Bay , Kahuku , Lā‘ie , Hauʻula , Punaluʻu , Kahana
2016
48
Lisa Kitagawa
Dem
Kaʻaʻawa , Kahalu‘u , ‘Āhuimanu , Heʻeia , Kāneʻohe
2018
49
Scot Matayoshi
Dem
Kāneʻohe , Maunawili
2018
50
Natalia Hussey-Burdick
Dem
Kailua , portion of Kāneʻohe Bay
2022
51
Lisa Marten
Dem
Waimānalo , Keolu Hills, Lanikai , portion of Kailua
2020
^ a b c d e f Representative was originally appointed
^ Previously served in House from 1994 to 1998
^ Appointed to seat on December 15, 2023 by Governor Josh Green after Troy Hashimoto was appointed to the Hawaii Senate .[5]
^ Appointed to seat on February 15, 2023 by Governor Josh Green after James Tokioka was appointed to join the governor's cabinet.[6]
^ Previously served in House from 1990 to 1998
^ Previously served in House from 1978 to 1982, and Senate from 1982 to 1994
^ Appointed to seat on January 16, 2024 by Governor Josh Green after her husband John Mizuno resigned to become the Governor's coordinator on homelessness.[7]
^ Appointed to seat on February 15, 2023 by Governor Josh Green after Ryan Yamane was appointed to join the governor's cabinet.[6]
See also
Past composition of the House of Representatives
References
^ National Conference of State Legislatures. "2023 Legislator Compensation by State" . Retrieved November 15, 2023 .
^ "ELECTION OF MEMBERS; TERM" .
^ Acknowledging and recognizing the majority caucus leaders and naming the chairs, vice chairs, and members of the standing committees of the House of Representatives of the Thirty-first Legislature (House Resolution No. 4). Hawaii House of Representatives. January 20, 2021. p. 1. Retrieved January 20, 2021 .
^ Relating to caucus leaders and committee membership of the House of Representatives of the Thirty-first Legislature (House Resolution No. 31). Hawaii House of Representatives. February 17, 2021. p. 1. Retrieved February 17, 2021 .
^ "OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR – NEWS RELEASE – GOV. GREEN APPOINTS MIYAKE TO STATE HOUSE" . December 15, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2023 .
^ a b "Green makes appointments for open House seats" . February 15, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2023 .
^ "May Mizuno succeeds her husband as new House Representative for District 29" . January 16, 2024. Retrieved January 18, 2024 .
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