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Labor, Culture and the Arts Committee, Hawaii State Senate (decommissioned)
The Labor, Culture and the Arts Committee (formerly the International Affairs and the Arts Committee) was 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 Labor, Culture and the Arts (LCA). The purview of this committee includes those programs relating to public officers and employees, labor, employment opportunities and training, labor-management relations, collective bargaining, the Employees' Retirement System, and the Hawai‘i Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund; and programs relating to international affairs, international relations, foreign policy issues, and foreign relations; and culture and the arts in the State.[4][5] | ” |
Membership
2023-2024 legislative session
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Labor, Culture and the Arts Committee (decommissioned), 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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Labor, Culture and the Arts Committee (decommissioned), 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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Labor, Culture and the Arts Committee (decommissioned), 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.
| International Affairs and the Arts Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (0) | |||
| • Brian Taniguchi, Chair | ||||
| • Jamie Kalani English, Vice chair | ||||
| • Stanley Chang | ||||
| • Les Ihara, Jr. | ||||
| • Maile Shimabukuro | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Tourism and International Affairs Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (1) | |||
| • Gilbert Kahele, Chair | • Samuel Slom | |||
| • Jamie Kalani English, Vice chair | ||||
| • Brian Taniguchi | ||||
| • Jill Tokuda | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2011 legislative session.
| Tourism Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (1) | |||
| • Donna Mercado Kim, Chair | • Samuel Slom | |||
| • Ronald Kouchi, Vice Chair | ||||
| • Brickwood Galuteria | ||||
| • Gilbert Kahele | ||||
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2009 legislative session.
| Tourism Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (1) | |||
| • Brickwood Galuteria | • Samuel Slom | |||
| • Michelle Kidani | ||||
| • Clarence Nishihara | ||||
| • Shan Tsutsui | ||||
External links
- ↑ 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.
