The 25th Hawaii Legislature: State Senate
POSTED: Saturday, January 24, 2009
Colleen Hanabusa (D)
Senate President
21st: Nanakuli-Makua
Room: 409; office: 586-7793
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Colleen Hanabusa is leading the Senate for the third year. The chamber has 23 Democrats and two Republicans.
Dwight Y. Takamine (D)
1st: Hilo-Honokaa
Chairman: Labor
Vice chairman: Judiciary & Government Operations
Member: Higher Education; Water, Land, Agriculture & Hawaiian Affairs
Room: 204; office: 586-7335; fax: 586-7339
From the Big Island, toll-free 974-4000 + 67335
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Russell S. Kokubun (D)
2nd: Hilo-Naalehu
Vice President
Member: Energy & Environment; Higher Education; Water, Land, Agriculture & Hawaiian Affairs; Ways and Means; Joint Senate-House Investigative Committee on the Bureau of Conveyances;
Room: 407; office: 586-6760; fax: 586-6689
From the Big Island, toll-free 974-4000 + 66760
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Dr. Josh Green (D)
3rd: Milolii-Waimea
Vice chairman: Health
Member: Commerce & Consumer Protection; Energy & Environment; Human Services
Room: 223; office: 586-9385; fax: 586-9391
From the Big Island, toll-free 974-4000 + 69385
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Shan S. Tsutsui (D)
4th: Wailuku-Kahului
Majority Caucus Leader
Vice chairman: Ways and Means
Member: Education & Housing; Tourism
Room: 206; office: 586-7344; fax: 586-7348
From Maui, toll-free 984-2400 +67344
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Rosalyn H. Baker (D)
5th: Honokohau-Makena
Chairwoman: Commerce & Consumer Protection
Vice chairwoman: Economic Development & Technology
Member: Health; Higher Education; Joint Legislative Committee on Aging in Place; Joint Task Force to Conduct a Review of the State Highway Fund
Room: 231; office: 586-6070; fax: 586-6071
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J. Kalani English (D)
6th: East Maui, Lanai, Molokai
Chairman: Transportation, International & Intergovernmental Affairs
Co-chairman: Joint Task Force to Conduct a Review of the State Highway Fund
Vice chairman: Energy & Environment
Member: Public Safety & Military Affairs; Ways and Means
Room: 205; office: 587-7225; fax: 587-7230
From Maui, toll-free 984-2400 +77225
From Molokai and Lanai, toll-free (800) 468-4644 + 77225
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Gary L. Hooser (D)
7th: Kauai, Niihau
Majority Leader
Co-chairman: Senate Affordable Housing Task Force
Member: Energy & Environment; Ways and Means; Joint Task Force to Conduct a Review of the State Highway Fund; Senate Special Investigative Committee (Hydrogen Investment Capital Special Fund Contract Award)
Room: 214; office: 586-6030; fax: 586-6031
From Kauai, toll-free 274-3141 +66030
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Sam Slom (R)
8th: Diamond Head-Hawaii Kai
Minority Floor Leader
Member: Economic Development & Technology; Higher Education; Judiciary & Government Operations; Labor; Tourism; Transportation, International and Intergovernmental Affairs; Senate Special Investigative Committee (Hydrogen Investment Capital Special Fund Contract Award)
Room: 222; office: 586-8420; fax: 586-8426
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Les Ihara Jr. (D)
9th: Kaimuki-Palolo
Majority Policy Leader
Co-chairman: Joint Legislative Committee on Aging in Place
Vice chairman: Human Services
Member: Commerce & Consumer Protection; Energy & Environment; Senate Special investigative Committee (Hydrogen Investment Capital Special Fund Contract Award)
Room: 220; office: 586-6250; fax: 586-6251
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Brian T. Taniguchi (D)
10th: Moiliili-Manoa
Chairman: Judiciary & Government Operations
Vice chairman: Labor
Member: Higher Education
Room: 219; office: 586-6460; fax: 586-6461
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Carol Fukunaga (D)
11th: Lower Makiki-Punchbowl
Chairwoman: Economic Development & Technology
Member: Water, Land, Agriculture & Hawaiian Affairs; Ways and Means; Joint Senate-House Investigative Committee on the Bureau of Conveyances; Joint Task Force to Conduct a Review of the State Highway Fund
Room: 216; office: 586-6890; fax: 586-6899
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Brickwood Galuteria (D)
12th: Vice chairman: Tourism
Member: Education & Housing; Public Safety & Military Affairs; Ways and Means
Room: 208; office: 586-6740; fax: 586-6829
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Suzanne Chun Oakland (D)
13th: Kalihi-Liliha
Majority Whip
Chairwoman: Human Services
Member: Education & Housing; Ways and Means; Joint Legislative Committee on Aging in Place
Room: 226; office: 586-6130; fax: 586-6131
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Donna Mercado Kim (D)
14th: Kalihi Valley-Halawa
Chairwoman: Ways and Means; Senate Special Investigative Committee (Hydrogen Investment Capital Special Fund Contract Award)
Room: 210; office: 587-7200; fax: 587-7205
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Norman Sakamoto (D)
15th: Salt Lake-Foster Village
Majority Floor Leader
Chairman: Education & Housing
Vice chairman: Higher Education
Member: Commerce & Consumer Protection
Room: 230; office: 586-8585; fax: 586-8588
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David Y. Ige (D)
16th: Aiea-Pearl City
Majority Technology Leader
Chairman: Health
Vice chairman: Commerce & Consumer Protection
Member: Economic Development & Technology; Joint Senate-House Investigative Committee on the Bureau of Conveyances
Room: 215; office: 586-6230; fax: 586-6231
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Michelle Kidani (D)
17th: Mililani-Waipio
Vice chairwoman: Education & Housing
Member: Public Safety & Military Affairs; Tourism; Ways and Means
Room: 203; office: 586-7100; fax: 586-7109
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Clarence K. Nishihara (D)
18th: Waipahu-Pearl City
Chairman: Tourism
Vice chairman: Senate Special Investigative Committee (Hydrogen Investment Capital Special Fund Contract Award)
Member: Health; Judiciary & Government Operations; Transportation, International & Intergovernmental Affairs
Room: 213; office: 586-6970; fax: 586-6879
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Mike Gabbard (D)
19th: Kalaeloa-Makakilo
Chairman: Energy & Environment
Vice chairman: Transportation, International & Intergovernmental Affairs
Member: Judiciary & Government Operations; Public Safety & Military Affairs; Joint Task Force to Conduct a Review of the State Highway Fund
Room: 201; office: 586-6830; fax: 586-6679
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Will Espero (D)
20th: Ewa-Honouliuli-Ewa Beach
Chairman: Public Safety & Military Affairs
Member: Commerce & Consumer Protection; Health; Transportation, International & Intergovernmental Affairs; Joint Task Force to Conduct a Review of the State Highway Fund
Room: 207; office: 586-6360; fax: 586-6361
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Robert Bunda (D)
22nd: Kaena-Wahiawa-Pupukea
President Emeritus
Vice chairman: Public Safety & Military Affairs
Member: Judiciary & Government Operations; Labor; Water, Land, Agriculture & Hawaiian Affairs
Room: 202; office: 586-6090; fax: 586-6091
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Clayton Hee (D)
23rd: Kahuku-Kaneohe
Chairman: Water, Land, Agriculture & Hawaiian Affairs
Member: Economic Development & Technology; Labor; Ways and Means
Room: 228; office: 586-7330; fax: 586-7334
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Jill N. Tokuda (D)
24th: Kaneohe-Kailua
Majority Whip
Chairwoman: Higher Education
Co-chairwoman: Joint Senate-House Investigative Committee on the Bureau of Conveyances
Vice chairwoman: Water, Land, Agriculture & Hawaiian Affairs
Member: Ways and Means
Room: 218; office: 587-7215; fax: 587-7220
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Fred Hemmings (R)
25th: Lanikai-Waimanalo
Minority Leader
Member: Commerce & Consumer Protection; Education & Housing; Energy & Environment; Health; Human Services; Public Safety & Military Affairs; Water, Land, Agriculture & Hawaiian Affairs; Ways and Means; Joint Senate-House Investigative Committee on the Bureau of Conveyances
Room: 221; office: 587-8388; fax: 587-7240
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