Economic Development Committee, Hawaii House of Representatives
The Economic Development Committee (formerly referred to as the Economic Development & Business Committee) is a standing committee of the Hawaii House of Representatives. It was formed for the 2013 session and is the successor to the Economic Revitalization & Business Committee.
Per the House Rules, Hawaii House of Representatives committee members, chairs, and vice-chairs are appointed by the speaker of the house. Members, chairs, and vice-chairs are provided for by resolution, with the requirement that the composition of the committee is proportional. The majority caucus designates the chair, vice-chair, and majority party members of the committee, while members of the minority caucus designate the minority members of the committee.[1] Committees are assigned at the start of each term.[2] A majority of appointed members make up a committee's quorum.[3] The speaker and vice speaker serve as ex officio members of each committee without the power to vote, except the Committee on Legislative Management where the vice speaker is a voting member.[4]
See rules: House Rules
Function
| “ | Committee on Economic Development, whose scope shall be those programs relating to private sector job creation, public-private
business or investment partnerships or ventures, new industry development, planning for economic development and diversification, industrial and product promotion and financial and technical assistance to business for interstate and intrastate commerce, and other pertinent matters referred to it by the House.[5][6] |
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Membership
2023-2024 legislative session
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Economic Development Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (1) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Economic Development Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (1) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Economic Development Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (1) | Third-party members(0) |
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2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Economic Development & Business Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (1) | |||
| • Mark Nakashima, Chair | • Lauren Kealohilani Matsumoto | |||
| • Jarrett K. Keohokalole, Vice chair | ||||
| • Daniel Holt | ||||
| • Aaron Johanson | ||||
| • Kyle Yamashita | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Economic Development & Business Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (12) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • Derek Kawakami, Chair | • Lauren Kealohilani Matsumoto | |||
| • Sam Kong, Vice chair | • Gene Ward | |||
| • Tom Brower | ||||
| • Romy Cachola | ||||
| • Isaac Choy | ||||
| • Lynn DeCoite | ||||
| • Ken Ito | ||||
| • Takashi Ohno | ||||
| • Richard Onishi | ||||
| • James Tokioka | ||||
| • Clift Tsuji | ||||
| • Justin Woodson | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Economic Development & Business Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (1) | |||
| • Clift Tsuji, Chair | • Gene Ward, Vice Chair | |||
| • Tom Brower | ||||
| • Romy Cachola | ||||
| • Isaac Choy | ||||
| • Takashi Ohno | ||||
| • Richard Onishi | ||||
| • Gregg Takayama | ||||
| • James Tokioka | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Hawaii State Legislature, "House Rules (Rule 11.2.1, 11.2.2)," accessed February 18, 2021
- ↑ Information submitted by Carol Taniguchi via email to a Ballotpedia staffer on January 28, 2014.
- ↑ Hawaii State Legislature, "House Rules (Rules 11.6.1)," accessed February 18, 2021
- ↑ Hawaii State Legislature, "House Rules (Rule 11.2.3)," accessed February 18, 2021
- ↑ Hawaii State Legislature, "House Rules (12.5)," accessed February 19, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.