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    The SenateS T A T E C A P I T O L

    H O N O L U L U , H A W A I I 9 6 8 1 3

    MediaRelease MediaContact:CarolineJulian-Freitas/586-6261

    December28,2012

    SenatorDonnaMercadoKimSelectedasSenatePresident

    HONOLULU SenateVice PresidentDonnaMercadoKim(Sen.District14)hasbeen selected as the

    PresidentoftheSenateandwillpresideduringthe27thHawaiiStateLegislature,whichwillconveneon

    January16,2013.SenatorRonaldD.Kouchi(Sen.District8)willserveasSenateVicePresident.SenatorDavidIge(Sen.District16)willcontinueasChairoftheSenateCommitteeonWaysandMeans,with

    SenatorMichelleKidani(Sen.District18)servingashisViceChair.

    TheSenateactedquicklytoorganizeafterMauiStateSenatorShanTsutsui(Sen.District5)tookthe

    oathofofficeasLieutenantGovernoryesterday.TheSenatelineupremainsmostlyintacttoallow

    members continuity in their committee work as the Senate has been preparing for the upcoming

    session.

    "We are solidified indealingwith the pressing issues facing our State. The Senate continues tobe

    organizedinacooperativeandfocusedmanner.Imhumbledtoreceivetheconfidenceandsupportof

    mycolleagues"saidSenatePresidentKim.

    "Wereachedanagreementquicklysothatwecancontinuetofocusourattentionontheissuesand

    beginpreparationsforthe2013session,"saidSenateVicePresidentKouchi.

    AcompletelistingofSenateLeadershipandCommitteeChairmanshipsisasfollows:

    President DonnaMercadoKim

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    VicePresident RonaldD.Kouchi

    MajorityLeader BrickwoodGaluteria

    AssistantMajorityLeader MichelleKidani

    WaysandMeans,Chair DavidIge

    WaysandMeans,ViceChair MichelleKidani

    -more-

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    MajorityFloorLeader WillEspero

    MajorityPolicyLeader LesIhara,Jr.

    MajorityWhip GilKahele

    MajorityWhip JillTokuda

    JudiciaryandLabor,Chair ClaytonHee

    CommerceandConsumerProtection,Chair RozBaker

    Agriculture,Chair ClarenceNishihara

    TechnologyandTheArts,Chair GlennWakai

    EconomicDevelopment,GovernmentOperations,and

    Housing,Chair

    DonovanDelaCruz

    EnergyandEnvironment,Chair MikeGabbard

    Education,Chair JillTokuda

    TourismandHawaiianAffairs,Chair BrickwoodGaluteria

    Health,Chair JoshGreen,M.D.

    HigherEducation,Chair BrianTaniguchi

    HumanServices,Chair SuzanneChunOakland

    PublicSafetyandMilitaryAffairs,Chair WillEspero

    Transportation&InternationalAffairs,Chair J.KalaniEnglish

    WaterandLand,Chair MalamaSolomon

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