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Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee, Hawaii State Senate
The Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee (formerly the Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health Committee) is a standing committee of the Hawaii State Senate.
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 Commerce and Consumer Protection (CPN). The purview of this committee includes those programs relating to business regulation, professional and vocational licensing, consumer protection, financial institutions, insurance regulation, public utility regulation, telecommunications regulation, the landlord tenant code, condominium property regimes, and leaseholds.[4][5] | ” |
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (1) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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Commerce and Consumer Protection 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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Commerce and Consumer Protection 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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Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (6) | 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.
| Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (0) | |||
| • Rosalyn Baker, Chair | ||||
| • Clarence Nishihara, Vice chair | ||||
| • Stanley Chang | ||||
| • William Espero | ||||
| • Les Ihara, Jr. | ||||
| • Michelle Kidani | ||||
| • Russell Ruderman | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Commerce and Consumer Protection Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (1) | |||
| • Rosalyn Baker, Chair | • Samuel Slom | |||
| • Brian Taniguchi, Vice chair | ||||
| • Gilbert Kahele | ||||
| • Michelle Kidani | ||||
| • Clarence Nishihara | ||||
| • Glenn Wakai | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Commerce and Consumer Protection Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (1) | |||
| • Rosalyn Baker, Chair | • Samuel Slom | |||
| • Brickwood Galuteria, Vice Chair | ||||
| • Clarence Nishihara | ||||
| • Glenn Wakai | ||||
| • Malama Solomon | ||||
| • Brian Taniguchi | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2011 legislative session.
| Commerce and Consumer Protection Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (1) | |||
| • Rosalyn Baker, Chair | • Samuel Slom | |||
| • Brian Taniguchi, Vice Chair | ||||
| • Brickwood Galuteria | ||||
| • Joshua Green | ||||
| • Clarence Nishihara | ||||
| • Malama Solomon | ||||
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2009 legislative session.
| Commerce and Consumer Protection Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (1) | |||
| • Rosalyn Baker | • Fred Hemmings | |||
| • William Espero | ||||
| • Joshua Green | ||||
| • Norman Sakamoto | ||||
| • David Ige | ||||
| • Les Ihara, Jr. | ||||
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 (16-2)," accessed February 19, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.