Water & Land Committee, Hawaii House of Representatives
The Water & Land Committee is a standing committee of the Hawaii House of Representatives. It was formed as a successor to the Water, Land & Ocean Resources Committee for the 2013-2014 session.
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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 Water & Land, whose scope shall be those programs relating to global warming, changing weather patterns, climate adaptation to the actual or expected impacts of climate change; and land and water resource administration and use, coastal lands, the Land Use Commission, county land use planning and zoning, the Hawaii Community Development Authority, infrastructure development, outdoor recreation, drinking water and brackish waters, small boat harbors and their infrastructure, State parks, historic sites development and protection, ocean activities and outdoor marine matters, the Coastal Zone Management Act; and other pertinent matters referred to it by the House.[5][6] | ” |
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (2) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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Water and Land Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (1) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Water and Land Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (1) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Water and Land Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (6) | 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.
| Water & Land Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (1) | |||
| • Ryan Yamane, Chair | • Beth Fukumoto Chang | |||
| • Sam Kong, Vice chair | ||||
| • Ty Cullen | ||||
| • Cindy Evans | ||||
| • Linda Ichiyama | ||||
| • Chris Lee | ||||
| • Nicole Lowen | ||||
| • Calvin Say | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Water & Land Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • Ryan Yamane, Chair | • Feki Pouha | |||
| • Ty Cullen, Vice chair | • Cynthia Thielen | |||
| • Cindy Evans | ||||
| • Kaniela Ing | ||||
| • Chris Lee | ||||
| • Nicole Lowen | ||||
| • Scott Nishimoto | ||||
| • Calvin Say | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Water & Land Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • Cindy Evans, Chair | • Richard Fale | |||
| • Nicole Lowen, Vice Chair | • Cynthia Thielen | |||
| • Denny Coffman | ||||
| • Ty Cullen | ||||
| • Faye Hanohano | ||||
| • Derek Kawakami | ||||
| • Chris Lee | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes Water, Land & Ocean Resources Committee membership at the beginning of the 2011 legislative session.
| Water, Land & Ocean Resources Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (10) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • Jerry Chang, Chair | • Cynthia Thielen | |||
| • Sharon Har, Vice Chair | • Gil Riviere | |||
| • Ken Ito | ||||
| • Robert Herkes | ||||
| • Mele Carroll | ||||
| • Denny Coffman | ||||
| • Rida Cabanilla | ||||
| • Mark Nakashima | ||||
| • Derek Kawakami | ||||
| • Pono Chong | ||||
2009-2010
The following table describes Water, Land & Ocean Resources Committee membership at the beginning of the 2009 legislative session.
| Water, Land & Ocean Resources Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (11) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • Ken Ito, Chair | • Corinne Ching | |||
| • Sharon Har, Vice Chair | • Cynthia Thielen | |||
| • Jerry Chang | ||||
| • Robert Herkes | ||||
| • Denny Coffman | ||||
| • Hermina Morita | ||||
| • Roland Sagum III | ||||
| • Sylvia Luke | ||||
| • Rida Cabanilla | ||||
| • Pono Chong | ||||
| • Chris Lee | ||||
See also
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 (12-18)," accessed February 19, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
