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Culture & Arts Committee, Hawaii House of Representatives
The Culture & Arts Committee is a standing committee of the Hawaii House of Representatives. It was created for the 2011-2012 session, but not reformed for the 2013-2014 session. Prior to 2011, it was a part of the Tourism, Culture & International Affairs Committee. In 2013, the committee's responsibilities were subsumed into the new Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts Committee.
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 Culture & Arts, whose scope shall be those programs related to Hawaii's multi-cultural heritage and the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts; and other pertinent matters referred to it by the House.[5][6] | ” |
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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Culture & Arts Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (1) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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Culture & Arts 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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Culture & Arts Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (1) | Third-party members(0) |
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2011
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2011 legislative session.
| Culture & the Arts Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (1) | |||
| • Jessica Wooley, Chair | • Kymberly Marcos Pine | |||
| • Della Au Belatti, Vice Chair | ||||
| • Jo Jordan | ||||
| • John Mizuno | ||||
| • Daynette Morikawa | ||||
| • Faye Hanohano | ||||
| • Chris Lee | ||||
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 12.3)," accessed August 8, 2025
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
