Transportation Committee, Hawaii State Senate (decommissioned)
The Transportation Committee (formerly the Transportation and Energy 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 Transportation (TRS). The purview of this committee includes those programs relating to air, water, and surface transportation, and transit-oriented development as it relates to transportation projects.[4][5] | ” |
Membership
2021-2022 legislative session
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Senate Transportation Committee (decommissioned), 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (1) | Third-party members(0) |
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Jamie Kalani English (D) 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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Senate Transportation Committee (decommissioned), 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (1) | Third-party members(0) |
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Breene Harimoto (D, Vice chair) left this committee on June 18, 2020.
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Transportation and Energy Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (0) | |||
| • Lorraine Inouye, Chair | ||||
| • Donovan Dela Cruz, Vice chair | ||||
| • Jamie Kalani English | ||||
| • Breene Harimoto | ||||
| • Maile Shimabukuro | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Transportation Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (1) | |||
| • Clarence Nishihara, Chair | • Samuel Slom | |||
| • Breene Harimoto, Vice chair | ||||
| • Donovan Dela Cruz | ||||
| • Jamie Kalani English | ||||
| • Will Espero | ||||
| • Lorraine Inouye | ||||
| • Michelle Kidani | ||||
| • Ronald Kouchi | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Transportation and International Affairs Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (1) | |||
| • Jamie Kalani English, Chair | • Samuel Slom | |||
| • Donovan Dela Cruz, Vice Chair | ||||
| • Will Espero | ||||
| • Mike Gabbard | ||||
| • Gilbert Kahele | ||||
| • Gilbert Keith-Agaran | ||||
| • Ronald Kouchi | ||||
| • Malama Solomon | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2011 legislative session.
| Transportation and International Affairs Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (1) | |||
| • Jamie Kalani English, Chair | • Samuel Slom | |||
| • Will Espero, Vice Chair | ||||
| • Donovan Dela Cruz | ||||
| • Mike Gabbard | ||||
| • Gilbert Kahele | ||||
| • Ronald Kouchi | ||||
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2009 legislative session. Note that for this session, this committee also considered Intergovernmental Affairs. That responsibility moved to the Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs for the 2013-2014 session.
| Transportation, International and Intergovernmental Affairs Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (1) | |||
| • Jamie Kalani English | • Samuel Slom | |||
| • William Espero | ||||
| • Mike Gabbard | ||||
| • Clarence Nishihara | ||||
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 (16.14)," accessed February 19, 2021
- ↑ 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
