Economic Development and Tourism Committee, Hawaii State Senate
The Economic Development and Tourism Committee is a standing committee of the Hawaii State Senate.
Per the Senate Rules, committees of the Hawaii State Senate are assigned by the President of the Senate.[1] Committees are assigned at the start of each term.[2] A majority of appointed members make up a committee's quorum.[3] The President is not recognized as an ex officio member of any committee.
See rules: Senate Rules
Function
| “ | Committee on Economic Development and Tourism (EDT). The purview of this committee includes programs related to economic development, including but not limited to authorities and corporations administratively attached to the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism unless the authority or corporation is within the purview of another Standing Committee pursuant to this Rule; other emerging industries relating to development, financial and technical assistance to business, film and digital media production, astronomy, space exploration and aerospace development, biochemistry, biomedicine, biotechnology, other scientific research and development activities, recreation, including commercial ocean recreation activities, sports and athletics, and the Aloha Stadium; and those programs relating to tourism, including but not limited to the Hawaii Convention Center, Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau, and the Hawaii Tourism Authority.[4][5] | ” |
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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Economic Development and Tourism Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (1) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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Economic Development and Tourism Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (1) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Economic Development and Tourism Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (1) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Economic Development and Tourism Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (4) | 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.
| Economic Development, Tourism, and Technology Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (0) | |||
| • Glenn Wakai, Chair | ||||
| • Brian Taniguchi, Vice chair | ||||
| • Rosalyn Baker | ||||
| • Brickwood Galuteria | ||||
| • Laura Thielen | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Economic Development and Technology Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (1) | |||
| • Glenn Wakai, Chair | • Samuel Slom, Vice chair | |||
| • Rosalyn Baker | ||||
| • Suzanne Chun Oakland | ||||
| • Donovan Dela Cruz | ||||
| • Will Espero | ||||
| • Breene Harimoto | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2011 legislative session.
| Economic Development and Technology Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (1) | |||
| • Carol Fukunaga, Chair | • Samuel Slom | |||
| • Glenn Wakai, Vice Chair | ||||
| • Rosalyn Baker | ||||
| • Dwight Takamine | ||||
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2009 legislative session.
| Economic Development and Technology Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (1) | |||
| • Rosalyn Baker | • Samuel Slom | |||
| • Carol Fukunaga | ||||
| • Clayton Hee | ||||
| • David Ige | ||||
External links
- ↑ Hawaii State Legislature, "Senate Rules (Rule 13-1)," accessed February 19, 2021
- ↑ Information submitted by Carol Taniguchi via email to a Ballotpedia staffer on January 28, 2014.
- ↑ Hawaii State Legislature, "Senate Rules (Rule 22-1)," accessed February 19, 2021
- ↑ Hawaii State Legislature, "Senate Rules (16-4)," accessed August 8, 2025
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
