House Announces Committee Leadership
News Release from House Majority Caucus November 12, 2014
House Speaker Joseph M. Souki has announced the appointments of the House of Representatives Majority leadership lineup for the 28th Legislature which convenes Jan. 21, 2015.
“The team that we have formed represents the kind of talents and abilities that will best serve our residents and will address the issues facing our state,” Souki said. “We look forward to engaging in meaningful discussions with Governor-elect David Ige and his administration to continue to identify ideas and solutions to help Hawaii move forward.”
Members of the House Leadership are as follows:
· Speaker of the House Joseph M. Souki
· Vice Speaker John M. Mizuno
· Majority Leader Scott K. Saiki
· Majority Floor Leader Cindy Evans
· Majority Whip Ken Ito
· Asst. Majority Leader Chris Lee
· Asst. Majority Leader Roy M. Takumi
· Speaker Emeritus Calvin K.Y. Say
2015 House Committee Chairpersons:
· Agriculture (AGR)
Clift Tsuji, Chair
Richard H.K. Onishi, Vice Chair
· Economic Development & Business (EDB)
Derek S.K. Kawakami, Chair
Sam Kong, Vice Chair
· Veterans, Military & International Affairs (VMI)
Romy M. Cachola, Chair
Ken Ito, Vice Chair
· Tourism & Culture and the Arts (TCA)
Tom Brower, Chair
Takashi Ohno, Vice Chair
· Labor & Public Employment (LAB)
Mark M. Nakashima, Chair
Jarrett Keohokalole, Vice Chair
· Public Safety (PBS)
Gregg Takayama, Chair
Kyle T. Yamashita, Vice Chair
· Transportation, (TRN)
Henry J.C. Aquino, Chair
Matthew LoPresti, Vice Chair
· Health (HLT)
Della Au Belatti, Chair
Dee Morikawa, Vice Chair
· Housing (HSG)
Mark J. Hashem, Chair
Richard Creagan, Vice Chair
· Human Services (HUS)
Mele Carroll, Chair
Bertrand Kobayashi, Vice Chair
· Energy & Environmental Protection (EEP)
Chris Lee, Chair
Nicole E. Lowen, Vice Chair
· Ocean, Marine Resources & Hawaiian Affairs (OMH)
Kaniela Ing, Chair
Nicole E. Lowen, Vice Chair
· Water & Land (WAL)
Ryan I. Yamane, Chair
Ty J.K. Cullen, Vice Chair
· Education (EDN)
Roy M. Takumi, Chair
Takashi Ohno, Vice Chair
· Higher Education, (HED)
Isaac W. Choy, Chair
Linda Ichiyama, Vice Chair
· Finance (FIN)
Sylvia Luke, Chair
Scott Y. Nishimoto, Vice Chair
· Legislative Management (LMG)
Scott Y. Nishimoto, Chair
John M. Mizuno, Vice Chair
· Consumer Protection & Commerce (CPC)
Angus L.K. McKelvey, Chair
Justin H. Woodson, Vice Chair
· Judiciary (JUD)
Karl Rhoads, Chair
Joy San Buenaventura, Vice Chair