Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee, Hawaii House of Representatives
The Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee is a standing committee of the Hawaii House of Representatives.
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 Consumer Protection & Commerce, whose scope shall be those programs relating to consumer protection, the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, the regulation of trade, business, professions, occupations, and utilities, the Residential Landlord-Tenant Code, condominiums, housing cooperatives, planned communities, insurance, financial institutions, broadband and cable communications and services, and other pertinent matters referred to it by the House.[5][6] | ” |
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (10) | Republican members (1) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (10) | Republican members (1) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (10) | 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.
| Consumer Protection & Commerce Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (1) | |||
| • Roy Takumi, Chair | • Beth Fukumoto Chang | |||
| • Linda Ichiyama, Vice chair | ||||
| • Henry Aquino | ||||
| • Ken Ito | ||||
| • Calvin Say | ||||
| • Gregg Takayama | ||||
| • Chris Todd | ||||
| • Ryan Yamane | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Consumer Protection & Commerce Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (14) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • Angus McKelvey, Chair | • Beth Fukumoto Chang | |||
| • Justin Woodson, Vice chair | • Bob McDermott | |||
| • Della Au Belatti | ||||
| • Tom Brower | ||||
| • Richard Creagan | ||||
| • Sharon Har | ||||
| • Mark Hashem | ||||
| • Derek Kawakami | ||||
| • Chris Lee | ||||
| • Mark Nakashima | ||||
| • Marcus Oshiro | ||||
| • Joy A. San Buenaventura | ||||
| • Gregg Takayama | ||||
| • Ryan Yamane | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Consumer Protection & Commerce Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (13) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • Angus McKelvey, Chair | • Bob McDermott | |||
| • Derek Kawakami, Vice Chair | • Cynthia Thielen | |||
| • Della Au Belatti | ||||
| • Tom Brower | ||||
| • Rida Cabanilla | ||||
| • Romy Cachola | ||||
| • Mele Carroll | ||||
| • Cindy Evans | ||||
| • Sharon Har | ||||
| • Ken Ito | ||||
| • Chris Lee | ||||
| • Clift Tsuji | ||||
| • Ryan Yamane | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2011 legislative session.
| Consumer Protection & Commerce Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (13) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • Robert Herkes, Chair | • Corinne Ching | |||
| • Ryan Yamane, Vice Chair | • Barbara Marumoto | |||
| • Gilbert Keith-Agaran | • Cynthia Thielen | |||
| • Rida Cabanilla | ||||
| • Diana Mele Carroll | ||||
| • Tom Brower | ||||
| • Denny Coffman | ||||
| • Ken Ito | ||||
| • Sylvia Luke | ||||
| • Angus McKelvey | ||||
| • Joseph Souki | ||||
| • Cliff Tsuji | ||||
| • Blake Oshiro | ||||
- Note: Blake Oshiro resigned December 7, 2011[7]
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2009 legislative session.
| Consumer Protection & Commerce Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (13) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • Robert Herkes, Chair | • Cynthia Thielen | |||
| • Glenn Wakai, Vice Chair | • Barbara Marumoto-Coons | |||
| • Cliff Tsuji | ||||
| • Joseph Souki | ||||
| • Diana Mele Carroll | ||||
| • Angus McKelvey | ||||
| • Hermina Morita | ||||
| • Ken Ito | ||||
| • Della Au Belatti | ||||
| • Sylvia Luke | ||||
| • John Mizuno | ||||
| • Jon Riki Karamatsu | ||||
| • Rida Cabanilla | ||||
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 12.2)," accessed February 18, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Hawaii News Now, "Blake Oshiro named Deputy Chief of Staff for Abercrombie," November 7, 2011
