This document lists the leadership and committee assignments for the Hawaii State Senate's Thirtieth Legislature for 2019-2020. It identifies Ronald D. Kouchi as Senate President and lists the majority and minority leadership positions. It also identifies the chairs and vice chairs of each of the Senate's standing committees, including Agriculture and Environment, Commerce, and others, and lists the members assigned to each committee.

1. UPDATED: 11/30/18
Hawaii State Senate
Leadership and Committee Assignments
Thirtieth Legislature
2019 – 2020
President: Ronald D. Kouchi Majority Floor Leader: Kaiali'i Kahele
Vice President: Michelle N. Kidani Majority Whip: Lorraine R. Inouye
Majority Leader: J. Kalani English Assistant Majority Whip: Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran
Majority Caucus Leader: Dru Mamo Kanuha Assistant Majority Whip: Brian T. Taniguchi
Majority Policy Leader: Les Ihara, Jr. Assistant Majority Whip: Clarence K. Nishihara
Minority Leader/ Floor Leader: Kurt Fevella
AGRICULTURE AND
ENVIRONMENT (AEN)
Gabbard, Mike (Chair)
Ruderman, Russell E. (Vice
Chair)
Rhoads, Karl
Thielen, Laura H.
Fevella, Kurt
COMMERCE, CONSUMER
PROTECTION, AND HEALTH
(CPH)
Baker, Rosalyn H. (Chair)
Chang, Stanley (Vice Chair)
Keohokalole, Jarrett
Moriwaki, Sharon Y.
Nishihara, Clarence K.
Ruderman, Russell E.
Fevella, Kurt
ENERGY, ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM
(EET)
Wakai, Glenn (Chair)
Taniguchi, Brian T. (Vice Chair)
Inouye, Lorraine R.
Keohokalole, Jarrett
Fevella, Kurt
EDUCATION (EDU)
Kidani, Michelle N. (Chair)
Kim, Donna Mercado (Vice
Chair)
Dela Cruz, Donovan M.
Kanuha, Dru Mamo
Fevella, Kurt
GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
(GVO)
Thielen, Laura H. (Chair)
Inouye, Lorraine R. (Vice Chair)
Baker, Rosalyn H.
Kanuha, Dru Mamo
Fevella, Kurt
HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS (HWN)
Shimabukuro, Maile S. L. (Chair)
Kahele, Kaiali'i (Vice Chair)
Ihara, Jr., Les
Keohokalole, Jarrett
Fevella, Kurt
HIGHER EDUCATION (HRE)
Kim, Donna Mercado (Chair)
Kidani, Michelle N. (Vice Chair)
Kahele, Kaiali'i
Keith-Agaran, Gilbert S. C.
Fevella, Kurt
HOUSING (HOU)
Chang, Stanley (Chair)
Kanuha, Dru Mamo (Vice Chair)
Harimoto, Breene
Moriwaki, Sharon Y.
Fevella, Kurt
HUMAN SERVICES (HMS)
Ruderman, Russell E. (Chair)
Rhoads, Karl (Vice Chair)
Ihara, Jr., Les
Riviere, Gil
Fevella, Kurt
LABOR, CULTURE AND THE
ARTS (LCA)
Taniguchi, Brian T. (Chair)
Ihara, Jr., Les (Vice Chair)
Chang, Stanley
Gabbard, Mike
Fevella, Kurt
JUDICIARY (JDC)
Rhoads, Karl (Chair)
Wakai, Glenn (Vice Chair)
Gabbard, Mike
Kim, Donna Mercado
Fevella, Kurt
PUBLIC SAFETY,
INTERGOVERNMENTAL, AND
MILITARY AFFAIRS (PSM)
Nishihara, Clarence K. (Chair)
Wakai, Glenn (Vice Chair)
Baker, Rosalyn H.
Thielen, Laura H.
Fevella, Kurt
TECHNOLOGY (TEC)
Keohokalole, Jarrett (Chair)
English, J. Kalani (Vice Chair)
Moriwaki, Sharon Y.
Wakai, Glenn
Fevella, Kurt
TRANSPORTATION (TRS)
Inouye, Lorraine R. (Chair)
Harimoto, Breene (Vice Chair)
English, J. Kalani
Shimabukuro, Maile S. L.
Fevella, Kurt
WATER AND LAND (WTL)
Kahele, Kaiali'i (Chair)
Keith-Agaran, Gilbert S.C.
(Vice Chair)
Nishihara, Clarence K.
Riviere, Gil
Fevella, Kurt
WAYS AND MEANS (WAM)
Dela Cruz, Donovan M. (Chair)
Keith-Agaran, Gilbert S.C.
(Vice Chair)
English, J. Kalani
Harimoto, Breene
Inouye, Lorraine R.
Kahele, Kaiali’i
Kanuha, Dru Mamo
Kidani, Michelle N.
Riviere, Gil
Shimabukuro, Maile S. L.
Taniguchi, Brian T.
Fevella, Kurt