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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

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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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