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The Hawaii State Senate is the upper chamber of the Hawaii State Legislature. It meets in Honolulu and includes twenty-five state senators.

Senators are elected to four-year terms and are not subject to term limits.

Article III, Section 10 of the Hawaii Constitution establishes that the senate shall convene each year in a regular session that begins at 10:00 a.m. on the third Wednesday in January. These regular sessions are limited by the constitution to a period of 60 working days, which exclude Saturdays, Sundays, holidays, and designated recess days.

Party balance

Chambers of the Hawaii State Senate
Affiliation Members
Image:Bluedot.png Democratic Party 23
Image:Reddot.png Republican Party 2
Total 25

List of current senators

District Representative Party
1 Dwight Takamine Image:Bluedot.png Democrat
2 Russell Kokubun Image:Bluedot.png Democrat
3 Joshua Green Image:Bluedot.png Democrat
4 Shan Tsutsui Image:Bluedot.png Democrat
5 Rosalyn Baker Image:Bluedot.png Democrat
6 Jamie Kalani English Image:Bluedot.png Democrat
7 Gary Hooser Image:Bluedot.png Democrat
8 Samuel Slom Image:Reddot.png Republican
9 Les Ihara, Jr. Image:Bluedot.png Democrat
10 Brian Taniguchi Image:Bluedot.png Democrat
11 Carol Fukunaga Image:Bluedot.png Democrat
12 Brickwood Galuteria Image:Bluedot.png Democrat
13 Suzanne Chun Oakland Image:Bluedot.png Democrat
14 Donna Kim Image:Bluedot.png Democrat
15 Norman Sakamoto Image:Bluedot.png Democrat
16 David Ige Image:Bluedot.png Democrat
17 Michelle Kidani Image:Bluedot.png Democrat
18 Clarence Nishihara Image:Bluedot.png Democrat
19 Gerald Gabbard Image:Bluedot.png Democrat
20 William Espero Image:Bluedot.png Democrat
21 Colleen Hanabusa Image:Bluedot.png Democrat
22 Robert Bunda Image:Bluedot.png Democrat
23 Clayton H.W. Hee Image:Bluedot.png Democrat
24 Jill Tokuda Image:Bluedot.png Democrat
25 Frederick Hemmings, Jr. Image:Reddot.png Republican

Senate Committees

The Hawaii Senate has 14 standing committees:

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Democrat majority Current members of the Hawaii Senate
Senate Majority Leader: Gary Hooser (D) • Senate Minority Leader: Fred Hemmings (R)
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