Hawaii House of Representatives

The Hawaii House of Representatives is the lower house of the Hawaii State Legislature. Pursuant to Article III, Section 3 of the Constitution of Hawaii, amended during the 1978 constitutional convention, the House of Representatives consists of 51 members representing an equal number of districts across the islands. It is led by the Speaker of the House elected from the membership of the House, with majority and minority leaders elected from their party's respective caucuses. The current Speaker of the House is Scott Saiki.

Hawaiʻi House of Representatives Hale ʻAhaʻōlelo Makaʻāinana Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan ng Hawaiʻi
Hawaii State Legislature
Type
Type	Lower house
Term limits	None
Leadership
Speaker	Scott Saiki (D) since May 4, 2017
Vice Speaker	Mark Nakashima (D) since January 17, 2018
Majority Leader	Della Au Belatti (D) since January 17, 2018
Minority Leader	Gene Ward (R) since November 9, 2018
Structure
Seats	51
Political groups	Majority      Democratic (46) Minority      Republican (5)
Length of term	2 years
Authority	Article III, Constitution of Hawaii
Salary	$57,852 per year + per diem
Elections
Next election	November 3, 2020 (51 seats)
Redistricting	Hawaii Reapportionment Commission
Meeting place
House of Representatives Chamber Hawaii State Capitol Honolulu, Hawaii
Website
Hawaii House of Representatives

Legislators are elected to two-year terms and are not subject to term limits. As in many state legislatures in the United States, the Hawaii House of Representatives is a part-time body and legislators often have active careers outside government. The upper chamber of the legislature is the Hawaii State Senate.

Composition

46	5
Democratic	Republican

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)			Total
	Democratic	Ind	Republican		Vacant
End of previous legislature (2016)	44	0	7	51	0
Begin (2017)	45	0	6	51	0
End (2018)	46		5
Begin (2019)	46	0	5	51	0
Latest voting share	90.2%		9.8%

Leadership

Office	Name	Party	District
Speaker	Scott Saiki	Democratic	26
Vice Speaker	Mark Nakashima	Democratic	1
Majority Leader	Della Au Belatti	Democratic	24
Majority Floor Leader	Dee Morikawa	Democratic	16
Assistant Majority Leader	Tom Brower	Democratic	22
Speaker Emeritus	Calvin Say	Democratic	20
Minority Leader	Gene Ward	Republican	17
Minority Floor Leader	Lauren Matsumoto	Republican	45
Assistant Minority Leader	Bob McDermott	Republican	40
Assistant Minority Floor Leader	Cynthia Thielen	Republican	50

Members

District	Representative	Party	County(ies)	Areas represented
1	Mark Nakashima	Dem	Hawaiʻi	Hāmākua, North and South Hilo
2	Chris Toshiro Todd	Dem		Keaukaha, parts of Hilo, Panaʻewa, Waiakea
3	Richard Onishi	Dem		Hilo, Keaʻau, Kurtistown, Puna
4	Joy San Buenaventura	Dem		Puna
5	Richard Creagan	Dem		Na'alehu, Ocean View, Captain Cook, Kailua-Kona
6	Nicole Lowen	Dem		North Kona, Holualoa, Kalaoa, Honokōhau
7	David Tarnas	Dem		North Kona, North Kohala, South Kohala
8	Troy N. Hashimoto	Dem	Maui	Kahakuloa, Waiheʻe, Waiehu, Puʻuohala, Wailuku, Kahului
9	Justin Woodson	Dem		Kahului, Puʻunēnē, Old Sand Hills, Maui Lani
10	Angus McKelvey	Dem		West Maui, Māʻalaea, North Kīhei
11	Tina Wildberger	Dem		Kīhei, Wailea, Makena
12	Kyle Yamashita	Dem		Sprecklesville, Pukalani, Makawao, Kula, Keokea, Ulupalakua, Kahului
13	Lynn DeCoite	Dem	Maui, Kalawao	Haiku, Hāna, Kaupo, Kīpahulu, Nahiku, Pāʻia, Kahoʻolawe, Lānaʻi, Molokaʻi, Molokini
14	Nadine Nakamura	Dem	Kauaʻi	Hanalei, Princeville, Kīlauea, Anahola, Kapaʻa, Wailua
15	James Tokioka	Dem		Wailuā Homesteads, Hanamāʻulu, Līhuʻe, Puhi, Old Kōloa Town, ʻŌmaʻo
16	Dee Morikawa	Dem		Niʻihau, Lehua, Kōloa, Waimea
17	Gene Ward	Rep	Honolulu	Hawaiʻi Kai, Kalama Valley
18	Mark Hashem	Dem		Hahaʻione, Kuliouou, Niu Valley, ʻĀina Haina, Waiʻalae, Kāhala
19	Bertrand Kobayashi	Dem		Waiʻalae-Kāhala, Diamond Head, Kaimuki, Kapahulu
20	Calvin Say	Dem		St. Louis Heights, Pālolo Valley, Maunalani Heights, Wilhelmina Rise, Kaimukī
21	Scott Nishimoto	Dem		Mōʻiliʻili, McCully, Kaimukī
22	Tom Brower	Dem		Waikīkī, Ala Moana
23	Dale Kobayashi	Dem		Mānoa, Punahou, University, Mōʻiliʻili
24	Della Au Belatti	Dem		Makiki, Tantalus, Papakōlea, McCully, Pawaʻa, Manoa
25	Sylvia Luke	Dem		Makiki, Punchbowl, Nuʻuanu, Dowsett Highlands, Pacific Heights, Pauoa
26	Scott Saiki	Dem		McCully, Kaheka, Kakaʻako, Downtown Honolulu
27	Takashi Ohno	Dem		Nuʻuanu, Liliha, Pauoa, ʻĀlewa Heights
28	John Mizuno	Dem		Kalihi Valley, Kamehameha Heights, portion of lower Kalihi
29	Daniel Holt	Dem		Kalihi, Kapālama, Iwilei, Chinatown
30	Romeo Munoz Cachola	Dem		Sand Island, Mokauea, Kapalama, Kalihi Kai
31	Aaron Ling Johanson	Dem[1]		Moanalua, Red Hill, Foster Village, ʻAiea, Fort Shafter, Moanalua Gardens, Aliamanu, Lower Pearlridge
32	Linda Ichiyama	Dem		Moanalua Valley, Salt Lake, Aliamanu
33	Sam Satoru Kong	Dem		ʻAiea
34	Gregg Takayama	Dem		Pearl City, Waimalu, Pacific Palisades
35	Roy Takumi	Dem		Pearl City, Mānana, Waipiʻo
36	Val Okimoto	Rep		Mililani, Mililani Mauka
37	Ryan Yamane	Dem		Mililani, Waipiʻo Gentry, Waikele
38	Henry Aquino	Dem		Waipahu
39	Ty Cullen	Dem		Royal Kunia, Village Park, Waipahu, Makakilo, West Loch
40	Bob McDermott	Rep		ʻEwa, ʻEwa Beach, ʻEwa Gentry, Iroquois Point
41	Rida Cabanilla	Dem		ʻEwa Villages, ʻEwa Beach, Ewa Gentry, Ocean Pointe, West Loch
42	Sharon Har	Dem		Kapolei, Makakilo
43	Stacelynn Kehaulani Eli	Dem		ʻEwa Villages, Kalaeloa, Honokai Hale, Nanakai Gardens, Ko Olina, Kahe Point, Nānākuli, Lualualei, Māʻili
44	Cedric Gates	Dem		Waiʻanae, Mākaha, Makua, Māʻili
45	Lauren Matsumoto	Rep		Schofield, Mokuleia, Waialua, Kunia, Waipiʻo Acres, Mililani
46	Amy Perruso	Dem		Wahiawa, Whitmore Village
47	Sean Quinlan	Dem		Waialua, Haleiwa, Pupukea, Kahuku, Laie, Hauʻula, Waiāhole, Sunset Beach, Punaluʻu, Kaʻaʻawa
48	Lisa Kitagawa	Dem		Kāneʻohe, Heʻeia, Ahuimanu, Kahaluʻu, Haʻikū Valley, Mokuoloe
49	Scot Matayoshi	Dem		Kāneʻohe, Maunawili, Olomana
50	Cynthia Thielen	Rep		Kailua, Kāneʻohe Bay
51	Chris Lee	Dem		Lanikai, Waimānalo

See also

• Majority Leader of the Hawaii House of Representatives

Past composition of the House of Representatives

Main article: Political party strength in Hawaii

References

1. Eagle, Nathan (December 29, 2014). "State Rep. Johanson Leaves Republican Party, Joins Democrats". Honolulu Civil Beat. Peer News. Retrieved December 29, 2014.

Resources

• Hawaii State Legislature
• Hawaii State Legislature Legislative Reference Bureau
• Hawaii State House of Representatives
• Hawaii State Senate