List of Presidents of the Hawaii Senate
After statehood

Sen.
Name
Party
Term of service
1st
William H. Hill
Republican
1959–1962
2nd
Nelson K. Doi
Democratic
1963–1964
3rd
Kazuhisa Abe
Democratic
1965–1966
4th
John J. Hulten
Democratic
1967–1968
5th
David C. McClung
Democratic
1969–1974
6th
John T. Ushijima
Democratic
1975–1978
7th
Richard S. H. Wong
Democratic
1979 – December 1992
8th
James Aki
Democratic
December 1992 – May 1993
9th
Norman Mizuguchi
Democratic
May 1993 – December 2000
10th
Robert Bunda
Democratic
December 2000 – January 2, 2009
11th
Colleen Hanabusa
Democratic
January 2, 2009 – November 6, 2010
12th
Shan Tsutsui
Democratic
November 6, 2010 – December 27, 2012
13th
Donna Mercado Kim
Democratic
December 28, 2012 – May 5, 2015
14th
Ron Kouchi
Democratic
May 5, 2015 – present

Question: Which role did Kim take on in the Hawaiʻi Senate and who did she replace?
Answer: Kim became President of the Hawaiʻi Senate, replacing Shan Tsutsui.