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Education Committee, Hawaii House of Representatives
The Education 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 Education, whose scope shall be those programs relating to early childhood education, primary and secondary schools, continuing education, libraries, and other pertinent matters referred to it by the House.[5][6] | ” |
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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House Education Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (9) | Republican members (2) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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House Education 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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House Education Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (11) | Republican members (1) | Third-party members(0) |
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Lynn DeCoite (D) left this committee on June 17, 2021. [Source]
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Education Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (1) | |||
| • Justin Woodson, Chair | • Lauren Kealohilani Matsumoto | |||
| • Sharon Har, Vice chair | ||||
| • Richard Creagan | ||||
| • Mark Hashem | ||||
| • Kaniela Ing | ||||
| • Angus McKelvey | ||||
| • Takashi Ohno | ||||
| • Richard Onishi | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Education Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (11) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • Roy Takumi, Chair | • Lauren Kealohilani Matsumoto | |||
| • Takashi Ohno, Vice chair | • Andria P. Tupola | |||
| • Henry Aquino | ||||
| • Isaac Choy | ||||
| • Linda Ichiyama | ||||
| • Kaniela Ing | ||||
| • Ken Ito | ||||
| • Sam Kong | ||||
| • Matt LoPresti | ||||
| • Calvin Say | ||||
| • Clift Tsuji | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Education Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • Roy Takumi, Chair | • Lauren Kealohilani Matsumoto | |||
| • Takashi Ohno, Vice Chair | • Richard Fale | |||
| • Henry Aquino | ||||
| • Isaac Choy | ||||
| • Faye Hanohano | ||||
| • Linda Ichiyama | ||||
| • Mark Nakashima | ||||
| • K. Mark Takai | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2011 legislative session.
| Education Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (12) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • Roy Takumi, Chair | • George Fontaine | |||
| • Della Au Belatti, Vice Chair | • Aaron Johanson | |||
| • Scott Nishimoto | ||||
| • Jerry Chang | ||||
| • Faye Hanohano | ||||
| • John Mizuno | ||||
| • Mark Nakashima | ||||
| • Scott Saiki | ||||
| • K. Mark Takai | ||||
| • Jessica Wooley | ||||
| • Henry Aquino | ||||
| • Karen Awana | ||||
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2009 legislative session.
| Education Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (12) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • Roy Takumi, Chair | • Corinne Ching | |||
| • Jerry Chang | • Lynn Finnegan | |||
| • Mark Nakashima | ||||
| • Faye Hanohano | ||||
| • Joe Bertram | ||||
| • Lyla Berg | ||||
| • Scott Saiki | ||||
| • Maile Shimbukuro | ||||
| • Karl Rhoads | ||||
| • Joey Manahan | ||||
| • K. Mark Takai | ||||
| • Ryan Yamane | ||||
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 February 19, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
