SPEAKER NADINE K. NAKAMURA ANNOUNCES HOUSE LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

News Release from Hawaiʻi State House, Nov 27, 2024

Honolulu, Hawaiʻi – Speaker Nadine K. Nakamura is pleased to announce House leadership and committee assignments for the Thirty-Third Legislature.

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

House Leadership

Speaker Nadine K. Nakamura

Vice Speaker Linda Ichiyama

Majority Leader Sean Quinlan

Majority Caucus Leader Chris Todd

Majority Floor Leader Dee Morikawa

Assistant Majority Floor Leader Trish La Chica

Majority Whip Lisa Kitagawa

Majority Whip Amy A. Perruso

Majority Whip Tyson K. Miyake

House Committees 2025

House Committee on Finance

• Kyle T. Yamashita, Chair
• David Alcos III                      
• Sue L. Keohokapu-Lee Loy
• Jenna Takenouchi, Vice Chair
• Tina Nakada Grandinetti
• Tyson K. Miyake
• Lisa Kitagawa, CIP Manager 
• Ikaika Hussey
• Dee Morikawa
• Daniel Holt, GIA Manager
• Matthias Kusch
• Julie Reyes Oda
• Rachele F. Lamosao
• Shirley Ann Templo
• Mike Lee        
• Gene Ward

House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs

• David A. Tarnas, Chair
• Della Au Belatti         
• Amy A. Perruso
• Mahina Poepoe, Vice Chair
• Elle Cochran  
• Garner M. Shimizu    
• Diamond Garcia
• Gregg Takayama        
• Mark J. Hashem
• Chris Todd
• Kirstin Kahaloa          

House Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce

• Scot Z. Matayoshi, Chair
• Greggor Ilagan           
• Nicole E. Lowen
• Cory M. Chun, Vice Chair
• Linda Ichiyama
• Lisa Marten
• Kim Coco Iwamoto
• Elijah Pierick*
• Sam Satoru Kong
• Adrian K. Tam

House Committee on Education

• Justin H. Woodson, Chair      
• Terez Amato
• Christopher L. Muraoka         
• Trish La Chica, Vice Chair    
• Luke A. Evslin           
• Ikaika Olds    
• Andrew Takuya Garrett
• Jackson D. Sayama
• Jeanne Kapela
• Kanani Souza
• Darius K. Kila

House Committee on Higher Education

• Andrew Takuya Garrett, Chair  
• Luke A. Evslin
• Ikaika Olds
• Terez Amato, Vice Chair    
• Jeanne Kapela
• Jackson D. Sayama
• Darius K. Kila
• Kanani Souza
• Trish La Chica           
• Justin H. Woodson
• Christopher L. Muraoka         

House Committee on Health

• Gregg Takayama, Chair                     
• David Alcos III          
• Lisa Marten
• Sue L. Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Vice Chair      
• Terez Amato
• Ikaika Olds
• Cory M. Chun
• Jenna Takenouchi
• Diamond Garcia         

House Committee on Human Services & Homelessness

• Lisa Marten, Chair
• David Alcos III          
• Sue L. Keohokapu-Lee Loy
• Ikaika Olds, Vice Chair         
• Terez Amato
• Gregg Takayama
• Cory M. Chun
• Jenna Takenouchi
• Diamond Garcia         

House Committee on Housing

• Luke A. Evslin, Chair
• Elle Cochran  
• Trish La Chica           
• Tyson K. Miyake, Vice Chair
• Tina Nakada Grandinetti
• Christopher L. Muraoka
• Darius K. Kila
• Elijah Pierick*
• Lisa Kitagawa

House Committee on Transportation

• Darius K. Kila, Chair
• Luke A. Evslin
• Tyson K. Miyake       
• Tina Nakada Grandinetti, Vice Chair
• Elle Cochran
• Christopher L. Muraoka
• Lisa Kitagawa
• Elijah Pierick*
• Trish La Chica

House Committee on Water & Land

• Mark J. Hashem, Chair
• Della Au Belatti         
• Mahina Poepoe          
• Rachele F. Lamosao, Vice Chair
• Linda Ichiyama
• Garner M. Shimizu
• Kim Coco Iwamoto
• Kanani Souza
• Dee Morikawa
• Justin H. Woodson

House Committee on Public Safety

• Della Au Belatti, Chair
• Mark J. Hashem
• Mahina Poepoe          
• Kim Coco Iwamoto, Vice Chair
• Linda Ichiyama
• Garner M. Shimizu
• Rachele F. Lamosao
• Kanani Souza
• Dee Morikawa
• Justin H. Woodson

House Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection

• Nicole E. Lowen, Chair
• Kirstin Kahaloa
• Sean Quinlan
• Amy A. Perruso, Vice Chair
• Matthias Kusch
• Gene Ward

House Committee on Agriculture & Food Systems

• Kirstin Kahaloa, Chair
• Nicole E. Lowen        
• Sean Quinlan  
• Matthias Kusch, Vice Chair
• Amy A. Perruso         
• Gene Ward

House Committee on Economic Development & Technology

• Greggor Ilagan, Chair
• Daniel Holt
• Shirley Ann Templo
• Ikaika Hussey, Vice Chair
• Lauren Matsumoto
• Chris Todd
• Adrian K. Tam

House Committee on Tourism

• Adrian K. Tam, Chair
• Daniel Holt
• Lauren Matsumoto
• Shirley Ann Templo, Vice Chair
• Ikaika Hussey
• Chris Todd
• Greggor Ilagan           

House Committee on Labor

• Jackson D. Sayama, Chair
• Andrew Takuya Garrett
• Sam Satoru Kong
• Mike Lee, Vice Chair
• Jeanne Kapela
• Julie Reyes Oda

House Committee on Culture & Arts

• Jeanne Kapela, Chair
• Andrew Takuya Garrett
• Julie Reyes Oda
• Sam Satoru Kong, Vice Chair
• Mike Lee
• Jackson D. Sayama

House Committee on Legislative Management

• Daniel Holt, Chair
• Linda Ichiyama
• Dee Morikawa
• Sean Quinlan, Vice Chair
• Lauren Matsumoto

*Subject to outcome of Election Contest filed under Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapter 11, Part XI

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