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Health and Human Services Committee, Hawaii State Senate
The Health and Human Services 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 Human Services (HMS). The purview of this committee includes those programs relating to public assistance, Medquest, youth services, day care programs under the Department of Human Services, vocational rehabilitation, long term care, promotion of the general well-being of Hawai‘i's youth, families, elderly population, and services relating to homelessness.[4][5] | ” |
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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Health and Human Services 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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Health and Human Services 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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Health and Human Services 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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Health and Human Services 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.
| Human Services Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (0) | |||
| • Joshua Green, Chair | ||||
| • Stanley Chang, Vice chair | ||||
| • Breene Harimoto | ||||
| • Jill Tokuda | ||||
| • Glenn Wakai | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Human Services and Housing Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (1) | |||
| • Suzanne Chun Oakland, Chair | • Samuel Slom | |||
| • Joshua Green, Vice chair | ||||
| • Breene Harimoto | ||||
| • Gil Riviere | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Human Services Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (1) | |||
| • Suzanne Chun Oakland, Chair | • Samuel Slom | |||
| • Joshua Green, Vice Chair | ||||
| • Michelle Kidani | ||||
| • Brian Taniguchi | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2011 legislative session.
| Human Services Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (1) | |||
| • Suzanne Chun Oakland, Chair | • Samuel Slom | |||
| • Les Ihara, Jr., Vice Chair | ||||
| • Joshua Green | ||||
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2009 legislative session.
| Human Services Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (1) | |||
| • Joshua Green | • Fred Hemmings | |||
| • Les Ihara, Jr. | ||||
| • Suzanne Chun Oakland | ||||
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," accessed February 22, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
