Tuesday, December 4, 2018

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ANNOUNCES LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE (2019-2020)


Honolulu, HawaiĘ»i – House Speaker Scott K. Saiki is pleased to announce the Leadership and the committee assignments for the Thirtieth Legislature (2019-2020).
 
"Our members are looking forward to the upcoming session and are focused on tackling some of the biggest challenges facing our state," said Speaker Saiki.  "We have worked hard to establish a leadership team and standing committee assignments that will help facilitate the legislative process and take full advantage of the wealth of knowledge and expertise that each member of the House offers."

Several changes have been made to House committees as follows: 

·         Education and Higher Education have been consolidated into one committee (Lower & Higher Education);

·         Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs has been consolidated into Water & Land (Water, Land, & Hawaiian Affairs);

·         Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts has been folded into two separate committees (Public Safety, Veterans, & Military Affairs and Tourism & International Affairs); and

·         Health & Human Services has been split into separate committees, with Human Services also incorporating homelessness issues (Human Services & Homelessness).




LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
2019-2020


SPEAKER                                                        Scott K. Saiki

VICE SPEAKER                                               Mark M. Nakashima

MAJORITY LEADER                                       Della Au Belatti

MAJORITY FLOOR LEADER                          Dee Morikawa

ASSISTANT MAJORITY LEADER                  Tom Brower

MAJORITY WHIPS                                      Henry J.C. Aquino
                                                                        Aaron Ling Johanson
                                                                        Bertrand Kobayashi
                                                                        Chris Lee
                                                                        Nicole E. Lowen
                                                                        Nadine K. Nakamura
                                                                        Takashi Ohno
                                                                        Joy A. San Buenaventura
                                                                        Justin H. Woodson

MINORITY LEADER                                        Gene Ward

MINORITY FLOOR LEADER                          Lauren Matsumoto

ASSISTANT MINORITY LEADER                  Bob McDermott

ASSISTANT MINORITY FLOOR LEADER    Cynthia Thielen

MINORITY WHIP                                              Val Okimoto



FINANCE (FIN)

Sylvia Luke, Chair
Ty J.K. Cullen, Vice Chair

Stacelynn K.M. Eli
Cedric Asuega Gates
Troy N. Hashimoto
Daniel Holt
Lisa Kitagawa
Bertrand Kobayashi
Scot Z. Matayoshi
Nadine K. Nakamura
Scott Y. Nishimoto
Chris Todd
Tina Wildberger
Kyle T. Yamashita
Bob McDermott


JUDICIARY (JUD)

Chris Lee, Chair
Joy A. San Buenaventura, Vice Chair

Tom Brower
Richard P. Creagan
Nicole E. Lowen
Angus L.K. McKelvey
Dee Morikawa
Calvin K.Y. Say
Gregg Takayama
Ryan I. Yamane
Cynthia Thielen



CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE (CPC)

Roy M. Takumi, Chair
Linda Ichiyama, Vice Chair

Henry J.C. Aquino
Della Au Belatti
Rida Cabanilla Arakawa
Romy M. Cachola
Sharon E. Har
Sam Satoru Kong
John M. Mizuno
Richard H.K. Onishi
Lauren Matsumoto


LOWER & HIGHER EDUCATION (LHE)

Justin H. Woodson, Chair
Mark J. Hashem, Vice Chair (Lower Education)
Amy A. Perruso, Vice Chair (Higher Education)

Lynn DeCoite
Aaron Ling Johanson
Dale T. Kobayashi
Takashi Ohno
Sean Quinlan
David A. Tarnas
James Kunane Tokioka
Val Okimoto


LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENT (LMG)

Ty J.K. Cullen, Chair
Mark M. Nakashima, Vice Chair

Della Au Belatti
Dee Morikawa
Gene Ward



ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL                                WATER, LAND, & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS
PROTECTION (EEP)                                                 (WLH)

Nicole E. Lowen, Chair                                              Ryan I. Yamane, Chair
Tina Wildberger, Vice Chair                                       Chris Todd, Vice Chair

Sharon E. Har                                                             Sharon E. Har
David A. Tarnas                                                          Nicole E. Lowen
Chris Todd                                                                  David A. Tarnas
Ryan I. Yamane                                                          Tina Wildberger
Cynthia Thielen                                                          Cynthia Thielen


TOURISM & INTERNATIONAL                               AGRICULTURE (AGR)
AFFAIRS (TIA)

Richard H.K. Onishi, Chair                                        Richard P. Creagan, Chair
Daniel Holt, Vice Chair                                              Lynn DeCoite, Vice Chair

Rida Cabanilla Arakawa                                            Rida Cabanilla Arakawa
Romy M. Cachola                                                      Romy M. Cachola
Richard P. Creagan                                                    Daniel Holt
Lynn DeCoite                                                             Richard H.K. Onishi
Amy A. Perruso                                                         Amy A. Perruso
Val Okimoto                                                              Val Okimoto


HOUSING (HSG)                                                       TRANSPORTATION (TRN)

Tom Brower, Chair                                                   Henry J.C. Aquino, Chair
Scot Z. Matayoshi, Vice Chair                                   Troy N. Hashimoto, Vice Chair

Henry J.C. Aquino                                                     Tom Brower
Ty J.K. Cullen                                                            Ty J.K. Cullen
Mark J. Hashem                                                         Mark J. Hashem
Troy N. Hashimoto                                                    Scot Z. Matayoshi
Justin H. Woodson                                                    Justin H. Woodson
Bob McDermott                                                         Bob McDermott



PUBLIC SAFETY, VETERANS, & MILITARY         INTRASTATE COMMERCE (IAC)
AFFAIRS  (PVM)

Gregg Takayama, Chair                                             Takashi Ohno, Chair
Cedric Asuega Gates, Vice Chair                               Dale T. Kobayashi, Vice Chair

Dale T. Kobayashi                                                      Cedric Asuega Gates
Sam Satoru Kong                                                       Sam Satoru Kong
Scott Y. Nishimoto                                                     Scott Y. Nishimoto
Takashi Ohno                                                             Gregg Takayama
Bob McDermott                                                         Bob McDermott


HEALTH (HLT)                                                         HUMAN SERVICES & HOMELESSNESS  (HSH)

John M. Mizuno, Chair                                               Joy A. San Buenaventura, Chair
Bertrand Kobayashi, Vice Chair                                 Nadine K. Nakamura, Vice Chair

Della Au Belatti                                                          Della Au Belatti
Nadine K. Nakamura                                                  Bertrand Kobayashi
Joy A. San Buenaventura                                            John M. Mizuno
Calvin K.Y. Say                                                           Calvin K. Y. Say
James Kunane Tokioka                                                James Kunane Tokioka
Gene Ward                                                                   Gene Ward


LABOR & PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT                         ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & BUSINESS
(LAB)                                                                         (EDB)

Aaron Ling Johanson, Chair                                      Angus L.K. McKelvey, Chair
Stacelynn K.M. Eli, Vice Chair                                  Lisa Kitagawa, Vice Chair

Linda Ichiyama                                                          Stacelynn K.M. Eli
Lisa Kitagawa                                                            Linda Ichiyama
Angus L.K. McKelvey                                               Aaron Ling Johanson
Sean Quinlan                                                              Sean Quinlan
Kyle T. Yamashita                                                      Kyle T. Yamashita
Lauren Matsumoto                                                    Lauren Matsumoto

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