Energy & Environmental Protection Committee, Hawaii House of Representatives
The Energy & Environmental Protection 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 Energy & Environmental Protection, whose scope shall be those programs relating to energy resources and the development of renewable and alternative energy resources, energy conservation; and the impact of various environmental components on the protection and health of human and wild animal populations and climate mitigation including actions to prevent or reduce the root cause of climate change; and other pertinent matters referred to it by the House.[5][6] | ” |
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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Energy & Environmental Protection 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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Energy & Environmental Protection 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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Energy & Environmental Protection 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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Energy & Environmental Protection Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (6) | 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.
| Energy & Environmental Protection Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (1) | |||
| • Chris Lee, Chair | • Beth Fukumoto Chang | |||
| • Nicole Lowen, Vice chair | ||||
| • Ty Cullen | ||||
| • Cindy Evans | ||||
| • Linda Ichiyama | ||||
| • Sam Kong | ||||
| • Calvin Say | ||||
| • Ryan Yamane | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Energy & Environmental Protection Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • Chris Lee, Chair | • Feki Pouha | |||
| • Nicole Lowen, Vice chair | • Cynthia Thielen | |||
| • Ty Cullen | ||||
| • Cindy Evans | ||||
| • Kaniela Ing | ||||
| • Scott Nishimoto | ||||
| • Calvin Say | ||||
| • Ryan Yamane | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Energy & Environmental Protection Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • Chris Lee, Chair | • Cynthia Thielen, Vice Chair | |||
| • Denny Coffman | • Richard Fale | |||
| • Ty Cullen | ||||
| • Cindy Evans | ||||
| • Faye Hanohano | ||||
| • Derek Kawakami | ||||
| • Nicole Lowen | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2011 legislative session.
| Energy & Environmental Protection Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (10) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • Denny Coffman, Chair | • Cynthia Thielen | |||
| • Derek Kawakami, Vice Chair | • Gil Riviere | |||
| • Jerry Chang | ||||
| • Mark Nakashima | ||||
| • Ken Ito | ||||
| • Pono Chong | ||||
| • Sharon Har | ||||
| • Robert Herkes | ||||
| • Rida Cabanilla | ||||
| • Mele Carroll | ||||
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2009 legislative session.
| Energy & Environmental Protection Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (11) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • Hermina Morita, Chair | • Corinne Ching | |||
| • Denny Coffman, Vice Chair | • Cynthia Thielen | |||
| • Jerry Chang | ||||
| • Robert Herkes | ||||
| • Roland Sagum III | ||||
| • Sylvia Luke | ||||
| • Sharon Har | ||||
| • Rida Cabanilla | ||||
| • Ken Ito | ||||
| • Pono Chong | ||||
| • 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 (12.7)," accessed February 19, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
