Updated at 4:12 p.m., Thursday, November 6, 2008
Senate announces committee changes
Advertiser Staff
State Senate President Colleen Hanabusa, D-21st (Nanakuli, Makaha), and her leadership team today announced committee assignments and other changes for the upcoming session of the state Legislature.
Among the changes: State Sen. Donna Mercado Kim, D-14th (Halawa, Moanalua, Kamehameha Heights), takes over the Senate Ways and Means Committee. State Sen. Rosalyn Baker, D-5th (W. Maui, S. Maui), moves from Ways and Means to the Senate Consumer Protection Committee. State Sen. Russell Kokubun, D-2nd (S. Hilo, Puna, Ka'u), becomes Senate Vice President, replacing Kim. Newly elected state Sen. Dwight Takamine, D-1st (Hamakua, S. Hilo), gets a newly drawn Senate Labor Committee. State Sen. Norman Sakamoto, D-15th (Waimalu, Airport, Salt Lake), has the Senate Education and Housing Committee. State Sen. Jill Tokuda, D-24th (Kailua, Kane'ohe), takes over the new Senate Higher Education Committee. State Sen. Clayton Hee, D-23rd (Kane'ohe, Kahuku), has a reconstructed Senate Water, Land, Agriculture and Hawaiian Affairs Committee. State Sen. Mike Gabbard, D-19th (Kapolei, Makakilo, Waikele), picks up the Senate Energy and Environment Committee. State Sen. Brian Taniguchi, D-10th (Manoa, McCully), has the redrawn Senate Judiciary and Government Operations Committee.
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