Senators from Maui earn leadership and committee assignments ahead of 33rd Legislature

Written By Melanie June

By Wendy Osher
November 28, 2024 · 11:00 AM HST

Sen. Lynn DeCoite, Sen. Angus McKelvey and Sen. Troy Hashimoto. (1.22.24) PC: Hawaiʻi Senate Democrats.

The Hawaiʻi State Senate announced its finalized leadership and committee assignments ahead of the 33rd Legislature that opens on Jan. 15, 2025. Senators from Maui have secured the following leadership and committee assignments:

  • Sen. Lynn DeCoite: Assistant Majority Floor Leader, chair of the Economic Development and Tourism Committee, and member of the Agriculture and Environment, Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs, and Ways and Means committees.

  • Sen. Troy N. Hashimoto: Assistant Majority Whip, vice chair of the Housing Committee, and member of the Education, Health and Human Services, Higher Education, and Ways and Means committees.

  • Sen. Angus L.K. McKelvey: chair of the Government Operations Committee, and member Commerce and Consumer Protection, and Water and Land committees.

Leadership and committee assignments of the 16 standing committees are as follows:

Leadership: 

  • President: Senator Ronald D. Kouchi

  • Vice President: Senator Michelle N. Kidani

  • Majority Leader: Senator Dru Mamo Kanuha

  • Majority Floor Leader: Senator Glenn Wakai

  • Assistant Majority Floor Leader: Senator Lynn DeCoite

  • Majority Policy Leader: Senator Les Ihara, Jr.

  • Majority Whip: Senator Lorraine R. Inouye

  • Assistant Majority Whip: Senator Henry J.C. Aquino

  • Assistant Majority Whip: Senator Troy N. Hashimoto

  • Assistant Majority Whip: Senator Jarrett Keohokalole

  • Assistant Majority Whip: Senator Chris Lee

  • Assistant Majority Whip: Senator Herbert M. “Tim” Richards, III

  • Minority Leader: Senator Brenton Awa

  • Minority Floor Leader: Senator Samantha DeCorte

  • Assistant Minority Floor Leader:Senator Kurt Fevella

Committee Assignments:

Agriculture and Environment (AEN)

  • Gabbard, Mike (Chair)

  • Richards, III, Herbert M. “Tim” (Vice Chair)

  • DeCoite, Lynn

  • Rhoads, Karl

  • Awa, Brenton

Commerce and Consumer Protection (CPN)

  • Keohokalole, Jarrett (Chair)

  • Fukunaga, Carol (Vice Chair)

  • McKelvey, Angus L.K.

  • Richards, III, Herbert M. “Tim” 

  • Awa, Brenton

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Economic Development and Tourism (EDT)

  • DeCoite, Lynn (Chair)

  • Wakai, Glenn (Vice Chair) 

  • Fukunaga, Carol

  • Kim, Donna Mercado

  • Awa, Brenton

Education (EDU)

  • Kidani, Michelle N. (Chair)

  • Kim, Donna Mercado (Vice Chair) 

  • Hashimoto, Troy N.

  • Kanuha, Dru Mamo

  • DeCorte, Samantha

Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs (EIG)

  • Wakai, Glenn (Chair)

  • Chang, Stanley (Vice Chair)

  • DeCoite, Lynn

  • Richards, III, Herbert M. “Tim”

  • Fevella, Kurt

Government Operations (GVO) 

  • McKelvey, Angus L.K. (Chair)

  • Gabbard, Mike (Vice Chair)

  • Moriwaki, Sharon Y.

  • San Buenaventura, Joy A. 

  • Fevella, Kurt

Hawaiian Affairs (HWN)

  • Richards, III, Herbert M. “Tim” (Chair)

  • San Buenaventura, Joy A. (Vice Chair)

  • Ihara, Jr., Les

  • Keohokalole, Jarrett

  • DeCorte, Samantha

Health and Human Services (HHS)

  • San Buenaventura, Joy A. (Chair)

  • Aquino, Henry J.C. (Vice Chair)

  • Hashimoto, Troy N.

  • Keohokalole, Jarrett

  • Fevella, Kurt

Higher Education (HRE)

  • Kim, Donna Mercado (Chair)

  • Kidani, Michelle N. (Vice Chair) 

  • Fukunaga, Carol

  • Hashimoto, Troy N.

  • Fevella, Kurt

Housing (HOU)

  • Chang, Stanley (Chair)

  • Hashimoto, Troy N. (Vice Chair) 

  • Aquino, Henry J.C.

  • Kanuha, Dru Mamo

  • Fevella, Kurt

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Judiciary (JDC)

  • Rhoads, Karl (Chair)

  • Gabbard, Mike (Vice Chair) 

  • Chang, Stanley

  • San Buenaventura, Joy A. 

  • Awa, Brenton

Labor and Technology (LBT) 

  • Aquino, Henry J.C. (Chair) 

  • Lee, Chris (Vice Chair)

  • Ihara, Jr., Les

  • Moriwaki, Sharon Y.

  • Fevella, Kurt

Public Safety and Military Affairs (PSM)

  • Elefante, Brandon J.C. (Chair)

  • Wakai, Glenn (Vice Chair)

  • Fukunaga, Carol

  • Rhoads, Karl

  • DeCorte, Samantha

Transportation and Culture and the Arts (TCA)

  • Lee, Chris (Chair)

  • Inouye, Lorraine R. (Vice Chair) 

  • Elefante, Brandon J.C.

  • Kanuha, Dru Mamo

  • DeCorte, Samantha

Water and Land (WTL)

  • Inouye, Lorraine R. (Chair)

  • Elefante, Brandon J.C. (Vice Chair)

  • Chang, Stanley

  • McKelvey, Angus L.K.

  • DeCorte, Samantha

Ways and Means (WAM)

  • Dela Cruz, Donovan M. (Chair)

  • Moriwaki, Sharon Y. (Vice Chair) 

  • Aquino, Henry J.C.

  • DeCoite, Lynn

  • Elefante, Brandon J.C.

  • Hashimoto, Troy N.

  • Inouye, Lorraine R.

  • Kanuha, Dru Mamo

  • Kidani, Michelle N.

  • Kim, Donna Mercado

  • Lee, Chris

  • Wakai, Glenn

  • Fevella, Kurt


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