# 33rd Hawaii State Legislature

The Thirty-Third Hawaii State Legislature is a meeting of the State Legislature of the U.S. state of Hawaii, composed of the Hawaii House of Representatives and the Hawaii Senate.

## Senate

| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | |
| Affiliation | Democratic | Republican | Total | Vacant |
| End of previous legislature (2024) | 23 | 2 | 25 | 0 |
| Begin (2023) | 22 | 3 | 25 | 0 |
| Latest voting share | 92% | 8% | | |

### Leadership

| Position | Name | Party | District |
| President of the Senate | Ron Kouchi | Democratic | 8 |
| Majority Leader | Dru Kanuha | Democratic | 3 |
| Minority Leader | Kurt Fevella | Republican | 20 |

### Officers

| Position | Name |
| Chief Clerk | Carol T. Taniguchi |
| Assistant Chief Clerk | Jennifer T. Chow |
| Sergeant at Arms | Bienvenido C. Villaflor |
| Assistant Sergeant at Arms | C.M. Park Kaleiwahea |

### List of members

| District | Name | Party | County(ies) | Areas Represented | First Elected |
| 1 | Lorraine Inouye | Dem | Hawaiʻi | Hilo, Pauka‘a, Papaikou, Pepe‘ekeo | 2014 |
| 2 | Joy San Buenaventura | Dem | Hawaiʻi | Puna | 2020 |
| 3 | Dru Kanuha | Dem | Hawaiʻi | Kona, Kaʻū, Volcano | 2018 |
| 4 | Tim Richards III | Dem | Hawaiʻi | Hilo, Hāmākua, Kohala, Waimea, Waikōloa, Kona | 2022 |
| 5 | Troy Hashimoto | Dem | Maui | Wailuku, Waiheʻe, Kahului, Mauka, Wai'ehu | 2023 |
| 6 | Angus McKelvey | Dem | Maui | West and South Maui, Maalaea, Waikapu | 2022 |
| 7 | Lynn DeCoite | Dem | Maui, Kalawao | Hāna, East and Upcountry Maui, Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi and Kahoʻolawe, Molokini | 2021 |
| 8 | Ron Kouchi | Dem | Kauaʻi | Kauaʻi, Niʻihau | 2010 |
| 9 | Stanley Chang | Dem | Honolulu | Hawaiʻi Kai, ʻĀina Haina, Waiʻalae-Kāhala, Diamond Head, Kaimuki, Kapahulu | 2016 |
| 10 | Les Ihara Jr. | Dem | Honolulu | Kaimukī, Kapahulu, Pālolo, Maunalani Heights, St. Louis Heights, Mōʻiliʻili, Ala Wai mauka, Kapahulu, Moiliili, McCully | 1994 |
| 11 | Carol Fukunaga | Dem | Honolulu | Mānoa, Makiki, Punchbowl, Papakōlea, Tantalus | 2022 |
| 12 | Sharon Moriwaki | Dem | Honolulu | Kakaʻako, Ala Moana, Waikīkī, McCully | 2018 |
| 13 | Karl Rhoads | Dem | Honolulu | Liliha, Pālama, Iwilei, Nuʻuanu, Pacific Heights, Pauoa, Downtown, Chinatown, Dowsett Heights, Pu'unui | 2016 |
| 14 | Donna Mercado Kim | Dem | Honolulu | Moanalua, ʻAiea, Fort Shafter, Kalihi Valley, Red Hill, Kapalama | 2000 |
| 15 | Glenn Wakai | Dem | Honolulu | Kalihi, Māpunapuna, Airport, Salt Lake, Āliamanu, Foster Village, Hickam, Pearl Harbor, Aiea, Pearl City | 2010 |
| 16 | Brandon Elefante | Dem | Honolulu | Pearl City, Momilani, Pearlridge, ʻAiea, Royal Summit, ʻAiea Heights, Newtown, Waimalu, Hālawa, Pearl Harbor, Waiau, Pacific Palisades | 2022 |
| 17 | Donovan Dela Cruz | Dem | Honolulu | Mililani Town, Mililani Mauka, Waipi'o Acres, Launani Valley, Wahiawa, Whitmore Village | 2010 |
| 18 | Michelle Kidani | Dem | Honolulu | Mililani Town, Waipiʻo Gentry, Crestview, Waikele, Village Park, Royal Kunia | 2008 |
| 19 | Henry Aquino | Dem | Honolulu | Pearl City, Waipahu, West Loch Estates, Hono'ui'uli, Ho'opii | 2022 |
| 20 | Kurt Fevella | Rep | Honolulu | ʻEwa Beach, Ocean Pointe, ʻEwa by Gentry, Iroquois Point, ʻEwa Village | 2018 |
| 21 | Mike Gabbard | Dem | Honolulu | Kalaeloa, Fernandez Village, ʻEwa, Kapolei, Makakilo, | 2006 |
| 22 | Samantha DeCorte | Rep | Honolulu | Honokai Hale, Ko 'Olina, Nanakuli, Maili, Waianae, Makaha, Makua | 2024 |
| 23 | Brenton Awa | Rep | Honolulu | Kane'ohe, Kahaluu thru Laie, Kahuku to Mokuleia, Schofield Barracks, Kunia Camp | 2022 |
| 24 | Jarrett Keohokalole | Dem | Honolulu | Kāneʻohe, Kailua | 2018 |
| 25 | Chris Lee | Dem | Honolulu | Kailua, Waimānalo, Hawaiʻi Kai | 2020 |
* ↑ Democrat Gilbert Keith-Agaran resigned on October 31, 2023. State representative Troy Hashimoto was appointed on November 9, 2023 to fill the seat until a special election is held in November 2024.
* ↑ Became President of the Senate on December 28, 2012, after Shan Tsutsui was appointed by Governor Neil Abercrombie to be Lieutenant Governor. Ousted as Senate President in unusual mid-year leadership reorganization on May 5, 2015. First Filipina, but second Filipino American, Hawaiʻi Senate President
* ↑ Previously served in Senate from 1998 to 2008
* ↑ Previously served in House from 2014 to 2020
* 1 2 3 Senator was originally appointed
* ↑ Previously served in House from 2018 to 2023
* ↑ Previously served in House from 2006 to 2022
* ↑ Previously served in House from 2015 to 2021
* ↑ Previously served in House from 1986 to 1994
* ↑ Previously served in House from 1979 to 1982, House from 1987 to 1992, and Senate from 1992 to 2012
* ↑ Previously served in House from 2006 to 2016
* ↑ Previously served in House from 1982 to 1985
* ↑ Previously served in House from 2002 to 2010
* ↑ Previously served in House from 2008 to 2022
* ↑ Previously served in House from 2014 to 2018
* ↑ Previously served in House from 2008 to 2020

## House of Representatives
### Composition

This is a list of individuals serving in the Hawaii House of Representatives following the November 2024 election, as well as the body's leadership.
| 42 | 9 |
| Democratic | Republican |
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | |
| Affiliation | Democratic | Republican | Total | Vacant |
| End of previous legislature (2024) | 45 | 6 | 51 | 0 |
| Begin (2024) | 42 | 9 | 51 | 0 |
| Latest voting share | 82.4% | 17.6% | | |

### Leadership

| Office | Name | Party | District |
| Speaker | Nadine Nakamura | Democratic | 15 |
| Vice Speaker | Linda Ichiyama | Democratic | 32 |
| Majority Leader | Sean Quinlan | Democratic | 47 |
| Majority Floor Leader | Dee Morikawa | Democratic | 17 |
| Minority Leader | Lauren Matsumoto | Republican | 38 |
| Minority Floor Leader | Diamond Garcia | Republican | 42 |
| Assistant Minority Leader | David Alcos | Republican | 41 |

### Officers

| Position | Name |
| Chief Clerk | Brian L. Takeshita |
| Assistant Chief Clerk | Rupert Juarez |
| Sergeant at Arms | Rod Tanonaka |
| Assistant Sergeant at Arms | Tamah-Lani S.K. Noh |

### List of members

| District | Representative | Party | County(ies) | Areas represented | First Elected |
| 1 | Matthias Kusch | Dem | Hawaiʻi | Hāmākua, portion of Hilo, Ka‘ūmana | 2024 |
| 2 | Sue L. Keohokapu-Lee Loy | Dem | Hawaiʻi | Hilo | 2024 |
| 3 | Chris Toshiro Todd | Dem | Hawaiʻi | Portion of Hilo, Keaukaha, Orchidlands Estate, Ainaloa, Hawaiian Acres, Fern Acres, portions of Kurtistown and Keaʻau | 2017 |
| 4 | Greggor Ilagan | Dem | Hawaiʻi | Hawaiian Paradise Park, Hawaiian Beaches, Nānāwale Estates, Leilani Estates | 2020 |
| 5 | Jeanné Kapela | Dem | Hawaiʻi | Portions of Keaʻau and Kurtistown, Mountain View, Glenwood, Fern Forest, Volcano, Pāhala, Punalu‘u, Nā‘ālehu, Wai‘ōhinu, Hawaiian Ocean View, Ho‘okena | 2020 |
| 6 | Kirstin Kahaloa | Dem | Hawaiʻi | Hōnaunau, Nāpo‘opo‘o, Captain Cook, Kealakekua, Keauhou, Hōlualoa, Kailua-Kona | 2022 |
| 7 | Nicole Lowen | Dem | Hawaiʻi | Kailua-Kona, Honokōhau, Kalaoa, Pu‘uanahulu, Puakō, portion of Waikōloa | 2012 |
| 8 | David Tarnas | Dem | Hawaiʻi | Hawi, Hala‘ula, Waimea, Makahalau, Waiki‘i, Waikōloa, Kawaihae, and Māhukona | 2018 |
| 9 | Justin Woodson | Dem | Maui | Kahului, Puʻunēnē, portion of Wailuku | 2013 |
| 10 | Tyson Miyake | Dem | Maui | Portion of Waiehu, Paukukalo, Wailuku, Wailuku Heights, Waikapu | 2023 |
| 11 | Terez Amato | Dem | Maui | Portion of Māʻalaea, Kīhei, Keawakapu, Wailea, Mākena, Kanahena, Keone‘ō‘io | 2022 |
| 12 | Kyle Yamashita | Dem | Maui | Portion of Keāhua, Hāli‘imaile, Pukalani, Makawao, Pūlehu, Waiakoa, Kēōkea, and ‘Ulupalakua | 2004 |
| 13 | Mahina Poepoe | Dem | Maui, Kalawao | Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi, Kahoʻolawe, portion of Kahului, Ha‘ikū, Pe‘ahi, Huelo, Nāhiku, Hāna, Kīpahulu | 2022 |
| 14 | Elle Cochran | Dem | Maui | Kahakuloa, Waiheʻe, portions of Wai‘ehu and Māʻalaea, Olowalu, Lahaina, Lahainaluna, Kā‘anapali, Māhinahina Camp, Kahana, Honokahua | 2022 |
| 15 | Nadine Nakamura | Dem | Kauaʻi | Hā‘ena, Wainiha, Hanalei, Princeville, Kīlauea, Anahola, Keālia, Kāpa‘a, portion of Wailuā, Kawaihau | 2016 |
| 16 | Luke Evslin | Dem | Kauaʻi | Wailuā, Hanamāʻulu, Kapaia, Līhuʻe, Puhi, portion of ʻŌmaʻo | 2023 |
| 17 | Dee Morikawa | Dem | Kauaʻi | Niʻihau, portion of ʻŌmaʻo, Kōloa, Po‘ipū, Lāwa‘i, Kalāheo, ‘Ele‘ele, Hanapēpē, Kaawanui Village, Pākalā Village, Waimea, Kekaha | 2010 |
| 18 | Gene Ward | Rep | Honolulu | Portlock, Hawaiʻi Kai, Kalama Valley | 2006 |
| 19 | Mark Hashem | Dem | Honolulu | Waiʻalae-Kāhala,ʻĀina Haina, Niu Valley, Kuli‘ou‘ou | 2010 |
| 20 | Tina Nakada Grandinetti | Dem | Honolulu | Leahi, Kāhala, Waiʻalae, Kaimukī, Kapahulu | 2024 |
| 21 | Jackson Sayama | Dem | Honolulu | St. Louis Heights, Pālolo Valley, Maunalani Heights, Wilhelmina Rise, Kaimukī | 2020 |
| 22 | Andrew Takuya Garrett | Dem | Honolulu | Mānoa | 2022 |
| 23 | Ikaika Olds | Dem | Honolulu | Mōʻiliʻili, McCully | 2024 |
| 24 | Adrian Tam | Dem | Honolulu | Waikīkī | 2020 |
| 25 | Kim Coco Iwamoto | Dem | Honolulu | Ala Moana, Kakaʻako, Downtown Honolulu | 2024 |
| 26 | Della Au Belatti | Dem | Honolulu | Makiki, Punchbowl | 2006 |
| 27 | Jenna Takenouchi | Dem | Honolulu | Pacific Heights, Nuʻuanu, Liliha | 2022 |
| 28 | Daniel Holt | Dem | Honolulu | Sand Island, Iwilei, Chinatown | 2016 |
| 29 | Ikaika Hussey | Dem | Honolulu | Kamehameha Heights, Kalihi Valley, portion of Kalihi | 2024 |
| 30 | Shirley Ann Templo | Dem | Honolulu | Kalihi, Kalihi Kai, Ke‘ehi Lagoon, Hickam Village | 2024 |
| 31 | Linda Ichiyama | Dem | Honolulu | Fort Shafter Flats, Salt Lake, Pearl Harbor | 2010 |
| 32 | Garner Shimizu | Rep | Honolulu | Fort Shafter, Moanalua, Āliamanu, Foster Village, portions of ʻAiea and Hālawa | 2024 |
| 33 | Sam Satoru Kong | Dem | Honolulu | Portion of Hālawa, ʻAiea, Waimalu | 2014 |
| 34 | Gregg Takayama | Dem | Honolulu | Pearl City, Waiau, Pacific Palisades | 2012 |
| 35 | Cory Chun | Dem | Honolulu | Portions of Pearl City and Waipahū, Crestview | 2022 |
| 36 | Rachele Lamosao | Dem | Honolulu | Waipahū | 2022 |
| 37 | Trish La Chica | Dem | Honolulu | Portions of Mililani Town, Mililani Mauka, Koa Ridge, and Waipiʻo Gentry | 2023 |
| 38 | Lauren Matsumoto | Rep | Honolulu | Portions of Mililani and Waipio Acres, Mililani Mauka | 2012 |
| 39 | Elijah Pierick | Rep | Honolulu | Royal Kunia, Village Park, Honoʻuliʻuli, Hoʻopili, portion of Waipahū | 2022 |
| 40 | Julie Reyes Oda | Rep | Honolulu | Portions of Lower Village and ʻEwa Beach, Iroquois Point | 2024 |
| 41 | David Alcos | Rep | Honolulu | Portion of ʻEwa Beach, Ocean Pointe, Barbers Point | 2022 |
| 42 | Diamond Garcia | Rep | Honolulu | Portions of Varona Village, Ewa, Kapolei, Fernandez Village | 2022 |
| 43 | Kanani Souza | Rep | Honolulu | Kapolei, Makakilo | 2022 |
| 44 | Darius Kila | Dem | Honolulu | Honokai Hale, Nānākuli, Māʻili | 2024 |
| 45 | Chris Muraoka | Rep | Honolulu | Waiʻanae, Mākaha | 2016 |
| 46 | Amy Perruso | Dem | Honolulu | Portion of Waipio Acres, Launani Valley, Wahiawā, Whitmore Village, Waialua, Mokulēʻia | 2018 |
| 47 | Sean Quinlan | Dem | Honolulu | Waialua, Hale‘iwa, Waialua, Hale‘iwa, Kawailoa Beach, Waimea, Sunset Beach, Waiale‘e, Kawela Bay, Kahuku, Lā‘ie, Hauʻula, Punaluʻu, Kahana | 2016 |
| 48 | Lisa Kitagawa | Dem | Honolulu | Kaʻaʻawa, Kahalu‘u, ‘Āhuimanu, Heʻeia, Kāneʻohe | 2018 |
| 49 | Scot Matayoshi | Dem | Honolulu | Kāneʻohe, Maunawili | 2018 |
| 50 | Mike Lee | Dem | Honolulu | Kailua, portion of Kāneʻohe Bay | 2024 |
| 51 | Lisa Marten | Dem | Honolulu | Waimānalo, Keolu Hills, Lanikai, portion of Kailua | 2020 |