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Hawaiian House Of Representatives
The Hawaii House of Representatives () is the lower house of the Hawaii State Legislature. Pursuant to Article III, Section 3 of the Constitution of Hawaii, amended during the 1978 constitutional convention, the House of Representatives consists of 51 members, each elected in a single member district. It is led by the Speaker of the House elected from the membership of the House, with majority and minority leaders elected from their party's respective caucuses. The current Speaker of the House is Nadine Nakamura. Legislators are elected to two-year terms and are not subject to term limits. As in many state legislatures in the United States, the Hawaiʻi House of Representatives is a part-time body and legislators often have active careers outside government. The upper house of the legislature is the Hawaii State Senate. According to Article III, section 4 of the Hawaii State Constitution, a legislator's term begins on the day of the general election and end ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
33rd Hawaii State Legislature
The Thirty-Third Hawaii State Legislature is a meeting of the Hawaii State Legislature, State Legislature of the U.S. state of Hawaii, composed of the Hawaii House of Representatives and the Hawaii Senate. Senate Leadership Officers List of members House of Representatives Composition This is a list of individuals serving in the Hawaii House of Representatives following the 2024 Hawaii House of Representatives election, November 2024 election, as well as the body's leadership. Leadership Officers List of members See also * List of Hawaii state legislatures Notes References {{Reflist Hawaii politics-related lists Hawaii local politicians Hawaii legislative sessions United States legislation 2025 U.S. legislative sessions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lower House
A lower house is the lower chamber of a bicameral legislature, where the other chamber is the upper house. Although styled as "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide, the lower house has come to wield more power or otherwise exert significant political influence. Common attributes In comparison with the upper house, lower houses frequently display certain characteristics (though they vary by jurisdiction). Powers In a parliamentary system, the lower house: * In the modern era, has much more power, usually due to restrictions on the upper house. ** Exceptions to this are Australia, Italy, and Romania, where the upper and lower houses have similar power. * Is able to override the upper house in some ways. * Can vote a motion of no confidence against the government, as well as vote for or against any proposed candidate for head of government at the beginning of the parliamentary term. In a presidential system, the lower house: * Generally has less power th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthias Kusch
Matthias W. Kusch is an American politician and former firefighter serving as a member of the Hawaii House of Representatives from the 1st district. A Democrat, he was appointed by Governor Josh Green to fill the vacancy caused by Mark Nakashima's death and re-appointed following Nakashima's posthumous re-election in 2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane .... References Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Democratic Party members of the Hawaii House of Representatives 21st-century members of the Hawaii State Legislature {{Hawaii-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Alcos
David Augustine Alcos III (born 1967 or 1968) is an American politician from the Hawaii Republican Party. He was first elected in 2022 to the Hawaii State House of Representatives from District 41. Early life and education Alcos was born and raised in Ewa Beach with two sisters by parents David Jr. and Trudy. He attended Ewa Elementary and Ilima Intermediate, and graduated from James Campbell High School in 1987. Career and community involvement Alcos became a construction worker after high school and later started his own company, D.A. Builders. He served as a football coach at his former high school, and has had membership in the Lions Club service organization and his neighborhood board. Political career In 2020, Alcos ran an unsuccessful campaign to represent District 41 in the Hawaii House of Representatives, losing by less than 2 percent of the votes cast. He ran again in 2022 and won against the incumbent, 59% to 41%. Soon after taking office in November 2022, Alcos wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diamond Garcia
Diamond Dean Garcia ( ; born November 3, 1997) is an American politician. He currently serves in the Hawaii House of Representatives, representing District 42 which encompasses, Ewa and Kapolei since 2022. Since January 31, 2023, Garcia is among the youngest state legislators in the United States. Early life and education Garcia was born November 3, 1997, in Honolulu. He was raised on the West-side of O'ahu. Garcia is an active member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. He attended Hawaiian Mission Academy from 2011 to 2015. Career Garcia has worked in various roles before becoming a state legislator. In 2014, he was the National Account Director for Remnant Publications, a Christian book publisher, in Coldwater, Michigan. Between 2015 and 2017, Garcia was a missionary for the Seventh Day Adventist Church. Politics In 2018, Garcia became chief of staff in the Office of the Minority Leader Emeritus. Since November 8, 2022, he serves as a state representative and also as minori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dee Morikawa
Daynette Sumie Puanani Morikawa (born September 22, 1956) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Hawaii House of Representatives since November 2, 2010 representing District 17. Education Morikawa earned her Associate degree in accounting from Kauaʻi Community College. Elections *2012 Morikawa was unopposed for the August 11, 2012 Democratic Primary, winning with 3,403 votes, and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 6,049 votes (71.4%) against Republican nominee Troy Trujillo. *2010 Morikawa challenged incumbent Democratic Representative Roland Sagum in the District 16 (reapportioned to District 17 after the 2020 Census) September 18, 2010 Democratic Primary, winning with 2,657 votes (55.2%), and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 5,450 votes (73.3%) against Republican nominee Phil Sterker. References External linksOfficial pageat the Hawaii State Legislature * Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Speakers Of The Hawaii House Of Representatives
The Speaker of the Hawaii House of Representatives (Hawaiian language, Hawaiian: Ka Luna Hoʻomalu o ka Hale ʻAhaʻōlelo Makaʻāinana) is the speaker (politics), speaker (speaker (politics), presiding officer) of the Hawaii House of Representatives. Territorial House of Representatives After statehood See also * List of Hawaii state legislatures References {{Current Hawaii statewide political officials Members of the Hawaii House of Representatives, Speakers of the Hawaii House of Representatives, * Lists of Hawaii politicians, Speaker Lists of speakers of state lower houses in the United States, Hawaii ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republican Party Of Hawaii
The Hawaii Republican Party (HRP; ) is the affiliate of the Republican Party (GOP) in Hawaii, headquartered in Honolulu. The party was strong during Hawaii's territorial days, but following the Hawaii Democratic Revolution of 1954 the Democratic Party came to dominate Hawaii. The party currently has little power and is the weakest state affiliate of the national Republican Party; it controls none of Hawaii's statewide or federal elected offices and has the least presence in the state legislature of any state Republican party. History Republic Following the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom and the creation of the Republic of Hawaii, the American Union Party was created and as the Republic of Hawaii was a ''de facto'' one-party state, it faced virtually no opposition. On October 13, 1894, the American Union Party held its first convention, where it established the party's organization, created a platform, and nominated candidates for the 1894 elections. The party's official stan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hawaii Territorial House Of Representatives, 1911 (PP-27-1-006)
Hawaii ( ; ) is an island U.S. state, state of the United States, in the Pacific Ocean about southwest of the U.S. mainland. One of the two Non-contiguous United States, non-contiguous U.S. states (along with Alaska), it is the only state not on the North American mainland, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only state in the tropics. Hawaii consists of 137 volcanic islands that comprise almost the entire Hawaiian Islands, Hawaiian archipelago (the exception, which is outside the state, is Midway Atoll). Spanning , the state is Physical geography, physiographically and Ethnology, ethnologically part of the Polynesian subregion of Oceania. Hawaii's ocean coastline is consequently the List of U.S. states and territories by coastline, fourth-longest in the U.S., at about . The eight main islands, from northwest to southeast, are Niihau, Niihau, Kauai, Kauai, Oahu, Oahu, Molokai, Molokai, Lanai, Lānai, Kahoʻolawe, Kahoolawe, Maui, and Hawaii (island), Hawaii, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hawaii State Senate
The Hawaii State Senate ( Hawaiian: Ka ‘Aha Kenekoa) is the upper house of the Hawaii State Legislature. It consists of twenty-five members elected from an equal number of constituent districts across the islands and is led by the President of the Senate, elected from the membership of the body, currently Ron Kouchi. The forerunner of the Hawaii Senate during the government of the Kingdom of Hawaii was the House of Nobles originated in 1840. In 1894, the Constitution of the Republic of Hawaii renamed the upper house the present senate. Senators are elected to four-year terms and are not subject to term limits. Like most state legislatures in the United States, the Hawaii State Senate is a part-time body and senators often have active careers outside government. The lower house of the legislature is the Hawaii House of Representatives. The membership of the Senate also elects additional officers to include the Senate Vice President, Senate Chief Clerk, Assistant Chief Clerk, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Term Limits In The United States
In the context of the politics of the United States, term limits restrict the number of terms of office an officeholder may serve. At the federal level, the president of the United States can serve a maximum of two four-year terms, with this being limited by the Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution that came into force on February 27, 1951. Some state government offices are also term-limited, including executive, legislative, and judicial offices. Analogous measures exist at the city and county level across the U.S., though many details involving local governments in that country vary depending on the specific location. Term limits are also referred to as rotation in office. That specific terminology is often associated with the Founding Father and later president Thomas Jefferson given his use of it in his political arguments. Historical background Constitution Term limits date back to the American Revolution and prior to that, to the democrac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honolulu Civil Beat
''Honolulu Civil Beat'' is a nonprofit online news organization covering the U.S. state of Hawaii. It specializes in investigative reporting, watchdog journalism and in-depth enterprise coverage. History Pierre Omidyar launched ''Civil Beat'' in May 2010 with a subscription paywall. Its founding editor was Pulitzer Prize winning journalist John Temple, former editor and publisher of the '' Rocky Mountain News''. When Temple left to take a position at ''The Washington Post'' in 2012, journalist Patti Epler was promoted to executive editor. In 2012, as part of an investigation of municipal law enforcement, ''Civil Beat'' sued the City and County of Honolulu for access to public records. In 2013, ''Huffington Post'' launched a Hawaii issues and travel-oriented site in partnership with ''Civil Beat''. HuffPost Hawaii staff share office space with the ''Civil Beat'' staff. In 2016, the publication became a non-profit and its paywall was dropped. Operation ''Civil Beat'' has a boar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
