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Agriculture & Food Systems Committee, Hawaii House of Representatives
The Agriculture & Food Systems Committee is a standing committee of the Hawaii House of Representatives.
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Per the House Rules, Hawaii House of Representatives committee members, chairs, and vice-chairs are appointed by the speaker of the house. Members, chairs, and vice-chairs are provided for by resolution, with the requirement that the composition of the committee is proportional. The majority caucus designates the chair, vice-chair, and majority party members of the committee, while members of the minority caucus designate the minority members of the committee.[1] Committees are assigned at the start of each term.[2] A majority of appointed members make up a committee's quorum.[3] The speaker and vice speaker serve as ex officio members of each committee without the power to vote, except the Committee on Legislative Management where the vice speaker is a voting member.[4]
See rules: House Rules
Function
| “ | Committee on Agriculture & Food Systems, whose scope shall be those programs relating to the Department of Agriculture, agriculture, aquaculture, crop and livestock production, food production and distribution, agricultural parks, animal welfare, invasive species, and other pertinent matters referred to it by the House.[5][6] | ” |
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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Agriculture & Food Systems Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (1) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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Agriculture & Food Systems Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (1) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Agriculture & Food Systems Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (1) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Agriculture & Food Systems Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (1) | Third-party members(0) |
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2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Agriculture Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (1) | |||
| • Richard Creagan, Chair | • Cynthia Thielen | |||
| • Lynn DeCoite, Vice chair | ||||
| • Cedric Asuega Gates | ||||
| • Kaniela Ing | ||||
| • Matt LoPresti | ||||
| • Gregg Takayama | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Agriculture Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (12) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • Clift Tsuji, Chair | • Lauren Kealohilani Matsumoto | |||
| • Richard Onishi, Vice chair | • Gene Ward | |||
| • Tom Brower | ||||
| • Romy Cachola | ||||
| • Isaac Choy | ||||
| • Lynn DeCoite | ||||
| • Ken Ito | ||||
| • Derek Kawakami | ||||
| • Sam Kong | ||||
| • Takashi Ohno | ||||
| • James Tokioka | ||||
| • Justin Woodson | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Agriculture Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • Jessica Wooley, Chair | • Lauren Kealohilani Matsumoto | |||
| • Richard Onishi, Vice Chair | • Gene Ward | |||
| • Tom Brower | ||||
| • Romy Cachola | ||||
| • Isaac Choy | ||||
| • Takashi Ohno | ||||
| • Gregg Takayama | ||||
| • James Tokioka | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2011 legislative session.
| Agriculture Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (9) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • Cliff Tsuji, Chair | • Gil Riviere | |||
| • Mark Hashem, Vice Chair | • Barbara Marumoto-Coons | |||
| • Isaac Choy | ||||
| • Cindy Evans | ||||
| • Angus McKelvey | ||||
| • Scott Nishimoto | ||||
| • James Tokioka | ||||
| • Karen Leinani Awana | ||||
| • Tom Brower | ||||
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2009 legislative session.
| Agriculture Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (10) | Republican members (1) | |||
| • Cliff Tsuji, Chair | • Barbara Marumoto-Coons | |||
| • Jessica Wooley, Vice Chair | ||||
| • Cindy Evans | ||||
| • Angus McKelvey | ||||
| • James Tokioka | ||||
| • Lyla Berg | ||||
| • Isaac Choy | ||||
| • Joey Manahan | ||||
| • Glenn Wakai | ||||
| • K. Mark Takai | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Hawaii State Legislature, "House Rules (Rule 11.2.1, 11.2.2)," accessed February 18, 2021
- ↑ Information submitted by Carol Taniguchi via email to a Ballotpedia staffer on January 28, 2014.
- ↑ Hawaii State Legislature, "House Rules (Rules 11.6.1)," accessed February 18, 2021
- ↑ Hawaii State Legislature, "House Rules (Rule 11.2.3)," accessed February 18, 2021
- ↑ Hawaii State Legislature, "House Rules (Rule 12.1)," accessed August 8, 2025
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
