Higher Education Committee, Hawaii State Senate
The Higher Education Committee is a standing committee of the Hawaii State Senate.
This committee also existed in the 2009-2010 legislative session, but not in the 2011-2012 session. The Education Committee was formed for the 2011-2012 session.
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Per the Senate Rules, committees of the Hawaii State Senate are assigned by the President of the Senate.[1] Committees are assigned at the start of each term.[2] A majority of appointed members make up a committee's quorum.[3] The President is not recognized as an ex officio member of any committee.
See rules: Senate Rules
Function
| “ | Committee on Higher Education (HRE). The purview of this committee includes those programs relating to the University of Hawai‘i, the community college system, private higher education bond financing, and other education matters relevant to higher education, but excluding the Hawaii P-20 Initiative.[4][5] | ” |
Membership
2023-2024 legislative session
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Higher Education Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (1) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Higher Education Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (1) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Higher Education Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (1) | Third-party members(0) |
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Kaiali'i Kahele (D) left this committee on December 16, 2020.
- Note: Kaiali'i Kahele resigned from the Hawaii State Senate on December 16, 2020, after being elected to Hawaii's 2nd Congressional District.[6]
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Higher Education Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (0) | |||
| • Kaiali'i Kahele, Chair | ||||
| • Michelle Kidani, Vice chair | ||||
| • William Espero | ||||
| • Gilbert Keith-Agaran | ||||
| • Brian Taniguchi | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Higher Education and the Arts Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (1) | |||
| • Brian Taniguchi, Chair | • Samuel Slom | |||
| • Lorraine Inouye, Vice chair | ||||
| • Mike Gabbard | ||||
| • Gilbert Kahele | ||||
| • Michelle Kidani | ||||
| • Glenn Wakai | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Education Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (1) | |||
| • Jill Tokuda, Chair | • Samuel Slom | |||
| • Michelle Kidani, Vice Chair | ||||
| • Russell Ruderman | ||||
| • Maile Shimabukuro | ||||
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2009 legislative session.
| Higher Education Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (1) | |||
| • Rosalyn Baker | • Samuel Slom | |||
| • Russell Kokubun | ||||
| • Norman Sakamoto | ||||
| • Dwight Takamine | ||||
| • Brian Taniguchi | ||||
| • Jill Tokuda | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Hawaii State Legislature, "Senate Rules (Rule 13-1)," accessed February 19, 2021
- ↑ Information submitted by Carol Taniguchi via email to a Ballotpedia staffer on January 28, 2014.
- ↑ Hawaii State Legislature, "Senate Rules (Rule 22-1)," accessed February 19, 2021
- ↑ Hawaii State Legislature, "Senate Rules (16-8)," accessed February 19, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Big Island Video News, "Kahele Resigns State Senate Seat, Opening Call For Replacement Candidates," December 17, 2020