Hawaii House of Representatives
Coordinates: 21°18′26.4″N 157°51′26.2″W / 21.307333°N 157.857278°W
Hawaiʻi House of Representatives Hale ʻAhaʻōlelo Makaʻāinana | |
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Hawaii State Legislature | |
Type | |
Type | |
Term limits | None |
Leadership | |
Speaker | |
Vice Speaker | |
Minority Leader | |
Structure | |
Seats | 51 |
Political groups | Majority
Minority
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Length of term | 2 years |
Authority | Article III, Constitution of Hawaii |
Salary | $57,852 per year + per diem |
Elections | |
Last election | November 3, 2020 (51 seats) |
Next election | (51 seats) |
Redistricting | Hawaii Reapportionment Commission |
Meeting place | |
House of Representatives Chamber Hawaii State Capitol Honolulu, Hawaii | |
Website | |
Hawaii House of Representatives |
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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.
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.
The last election took place on November 3, 2020.
Composition[]
47 | 4 | |
Democratic | Republican |
Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | |||
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Democratic | Ind | Republican | Vacant | ||
End of previous legislature (2020) | 46 | 0 | 5 | 51 | 0 |
Begin (2021) | 47 | 0 | 4 | 51 | 0 |
Latest voting share | 92.2% | 7.8% |
Leadership[]
Office | Name | Party | District |
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Speaker[1] | Scott Saiki | Democratic | 26 |
Vice Speaker | John Mizuno | Democratic | 28 |
Majority Leader | Della Au Belatti | Democratic | 24 |
Majority Floor Leader | Dee Morikawa | Democratic | 16 |
Minority Leader[2] | Val Okimoto | Republican | 36 |
Minority Floor Leader | Lauren Matsumoto | Republican | 45 |
Assistant Minority Leader | Bob McDermott | Republican | 40 |
Members[]
See also[]
- List of Speakers of the Hawaii House of Representatives
- Majority Leader of the Hawaii House of Representatives
Past composition of the House of Representatives[]
References[]
- ^ "Acknowledging and recognizing the majority caucus leaders and naming the chairs, vice chairs, and members of the standing committees of the House of Representatives of the Thirty-first Legislature". House Resolution No. 4 of 20 January 2021. Hawaii House of Representatives. p. 1. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
- ^ "Relating to caucus leaders and committee membership of the House of Representatives of the Thirty-first Legislature". House Resolution No. 31 of 17 February 2021. Hawaii House of Representatives. p. 1. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
- ^ Eagle, Nathan (December 29, 2014). "State Rep. Johanson Leaves Republican Party, Joins Democrats". Honolulu Civil Beat. Peer News. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
Resources[]
- Hawaii Legislature
- State lower houses in the United States