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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
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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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