Public Safety and Military Affairs Committee, Hawaii State Senate
The Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs, formed for the 2013-2014 legislative session, 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 Public Safety and Military Affairs (PSM). The purview of this committee includes those programs relating to law enforcement, including but not limited to programs relating to the State Department of Law Enforcement; county law enforcement officers; public safety; corrections and rehabilitation; civil defense; disaster readiness; state building code; and military and veterans' affairs.[4][5] | ” |
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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Public Safety and Military 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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Public Safety and Military 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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Public Safety and Military Affairs Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (1) | Third-party members(0) |
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Jamie Kalani English (D, Vice-Chair) left this committee on May 01, 2021. [Source]
- Note: Jamie Kalani English (D) retired from the Hawaii State Senate on May 1, 2021, due to long-term symptoms of COVID-19.[6]
2019-2020 legislative session
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Public Safety and Military Affairs Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (1) | Third-party members(0) |
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Breene Harimoto (D) left this committee on June 18, 2020.
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (0) | |||
| • Clarence Nishihara, Chair | ||||
| • Glenn Wakai, Vice chair | ||||
| • Rosalyn Baker | ||||
| • Les Ihara, Jr. | ||||
| • Laura Thielen | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (1) | |||
| • Will Espero, Chair | • Samuel Slom | |||
| • Rosalyn Baker, Vice chair | ||||
| • Brickwood Galuteria | ||||
| • Gilbert Keith-Agaran | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (1) | |||
| • Will Espero, Chair | • Samuel Slom | |||
| • Rosalyn Baker, Vice Chair | ||||
| • Brickwood Galuteria | ||||
| • Joshua Green | ||||
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 (16-13)," accessed August 8, 2025
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Star Advertiser, "Hawaii state Sen. Kalani English stepping down due to long-term COVID-19 symptoms," May 4, 2021
