Speaker Calvin Say announces House leadership, committee chairs

HONOLULU—Speaker of the House Calvin Say today announced the House of Representatives leadership team and the Committee chairmanships for the 26th Legislature.

House Leadership Team

Speaker
Calvin K.Y. Say (District 20—St. Louis Heights, Palolo Valley, Maunalani Heights, Wilhelmina Rise, Kaimuki)

Vice Speaker
Joey Manahan (District 29—Sand Island, Mokauea, Kalihi Kai, Kapalama)

Majority Leader
Blake Oshiro (District 33—Aiea, Halawa Valley, Halawa Heights, Aiea Heights)

Majority Floor Leader
Cindy Evans (District 7—North Kona, South Kohala)

Majority Whips
Mele Carroll (District 13—Kahoolawe, Molokini, Lanai, Molokai, Keanae, Wailua, Nahiku, Hana)
Pono Chong (District 49—Maunawili, Olomana, Enchanted Lake, Kaneohe)
Ken Ito (District 48—Heeia, Haiku Valley, Kapunahala, Kaneohe)
John Mizuno (District 30—Kamehameha Heights, Kalihi Valley, Fort Shafter)
James Kunane Tokioka (District 15—Wailua Homesteads, Hanamaulu, Lihue, Puhi, Portion of Old Koloa Town, Omau)

Committee Chairs and Vice Chairs

Agriculture
Chair: Clift Tsuji
Vice Chair: Mark Hashem

Consumer Protection and Commerce
Chair: Robert Herkes
Vice Chair: Ryan Yamane

Culture and the Arts
Chair: Jessica Wooley
Vice Chair: Della Au Belatti

Economic Revitalization and Business
Chair: Angus McKelvey
Vice Chair: Isaac Choy

Education
Chair: Roy Takumi
Vice Chair: Della Au Belatti

Energy and Environmental Protection
Chair: Hermina Morita
Vice Chair: Denny Coffman

Finance
Chair: Marcus Oshiro
Vice Chair: Marilyn Lee

Hawaiian Affairs
Chair: Faye Hanohano
Vice Chair: Chris Lee

Health
Chair: Ryan Yamane
Vice Chair: Dee Morikawa

Higher Education
Chair: Scott Nishimoto
Vice Chair: Mark Nakashima

Housing
Chair: Rida Cabanilla
Vice Chair: Pono Chong

Human Services
Chair: John Mizuno
Vice Chair: Jo Jordan

International Affairs
Chair: Karen Awana
Vice Chair: Mark Hashem

Judiciary
Chair: Gilbert Keith-Agaran
Vice Chair: Karl Rhoads

Labor and Public Employment
Chair: Karl Rhoads
Vice Chair: Kyle Yamashita

Legislative Management
Chair: Kyle Yamashita
Vice Chair: James Kunane Tokioka

Public Safety and Military Affairs
Chair: Henry Aquino
Vice Chair: Ty Cullen

Tourism
Chair: Tom Brower
Vice Chair: James Kunane Tokioka

Transportation
Chair: Joe Souki
Vice Chair: Linda Ichiyama

Water, Land and Ocean Resources
Chair: Jerry Chang
Vice Chair: Sharon Har