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Hawaiian Affairs Committee, Hawaii State Senate
The Committee on Hawaiian Affairs 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 Hawaiian Affairs (HWN). The purview of this committee includes those programs relating to Hawaiian affairs, including but not limited to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Hawaiian home lands, sovereignty, and burial councils.[4][5] | ” |
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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Hawaiian Affairs 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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Hawaiian Affairs 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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Hawaiian Affairs 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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Hawaiian Affairs Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (1) | Third-party members(0) |
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Kaiali'i Kahele (D, Vice Chair) left this committee on December 16, 2020.
- Note: Kaiali'i Kahele resigned from the Hawaii State Senate on December 16, 2020, after being elected to Hawaii's 2nd Congressional District.[6]
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Hawaiian Affairs Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (0) | |||
| • Maile Shimabukuro, Chair | ||||
| • Brickwood Galuteria, Vice chair | ||||
| • Jamie Kalani English | ||||
| • Joshua Green | ||||
| • Donna Kim | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Hawaiian Affairs Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (1) | |||
| • Maile Shimabukuro, Chair | • Samuel Slom | |||
| • Brickwood Galuteria, Vice chair | ||||
| • Lorraine Inouye | ||||
| • Gilbert Kahele | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2011 legislative session.
| Hawaiian Affairs Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (1) | |||
| • Brickwood Galuteria, Chair | • Sam Slom | |||
| • Pohai Ryan, Vice Chair | ||||
| • J. Kalani English | ||||
| • Clayton Hee | ||||
| • Gilbert Kahele | ||||
| • Michelle Kidani | ||||
| • Malama Solomon | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 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 (16-6)," accessed February 19, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Big Island Video News, "Kahele Resigns State Senate Seat, Opening Call For Replacement Candidates," December 17, 2020
