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Housing Committee, Hawaii House of Representatives
The Housing Committee is a standing committee of the Hawaii House of Representatives.
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 Housing, whose scope shall be those programs relating to housing development financing, assistance for homebuyers and renters, affordable and rental housing, public housing, and other pertinent matters referred to it by the House.[5][6] | ” |
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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House Housing Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (2) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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House Housing Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (1) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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House Housing Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (1) | Third-party members(0) |
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Lynn DeCoite (D) left this committee on June 17, 2021. [Source]
2019-2020 legislative session
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House Housing Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (7) | 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.
| Housing Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (1) | |||
| • Tom Brower, Chair | • Bob McDermott | |||
| • Nadine Nakamura, Vice chair | ||||
| • Henry Aquino | ||||
| • Mark Hashem | ||||
| • Sean Quinlan | ||||
| • Joy A. San Buenaventura | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Housing Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (1) | |||
| • Mark Hashem, Chair | • Beth Fukumoto Chang | |||
| • Jo Jordan, Vice chair | ||||
| • Della Au Belatti | ||||
| • Richard Creagan | ||||
| • Bert Kobayashi | ||||
| • Daynette Morikawa | ||||
| • Marcus Oshiro | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Housing Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • Rida Cabanilla, Chair | • Bert Kobayashi | |||
| • Justin Woodson, Vice Chair | • Lauren Kealohilani Matsumoto | |||
| • Della Au Belatti | ||||
| • Mele Carroll | ||||
| • Jo Jordan | ||||
| • Daynette Morikawa | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2011 legislative session.
| Housing Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (10) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • Rida Cabanilla, Chair | • Kymberly Marcos Pine | |||
| • Pono Chong, Vice Chair | • Cynthia Thielen | |||
| • Jerry Chang | ||||
| • Sharon Har | ||||
| • Mark Nakashima | ||||
| • Ken Ito | ||||
| • Robert Herkes | ||||
| • Mele Carroll | ||||
| • Denny Coffman | ||||
| • Derek Kawakami | ||||
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2009 legislative session.
| Housing Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (11) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • Rida Cabanilla, Chair | • Corinne Ching | |||
| • Pono Chong, Vice Chair | • Cynthia Thielen | |||
| • Jerry Chang | ||||
| • Robert Herkes | ||||
| • Denny Coffman | ||||
| • Hermina Morita | ||||
| • Roland Sagum III | ||||
| • Sylvia Luke | ||||
| • Sharon Har | ||||
| • Ken Ito | ||||
| • 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 (12.12)," accessed February 19, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
