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By ddepledge
State House Democrats have ended their leadership fight and have settled on leadership and committee assignments for the session that opens on Wednesday.
Rep. Scott Saiki, who will become majority leader, outlined the lineup in a memo to lawmakers on Monday.
Here is the lineup:
Speaker Joseph Souki
Vice Speaker John Mizuno
Majority Leader Scott Saiki
Majority Floor Leader Karen Awana
Majority Whip Romy Cachola
Majority Whip Sharon Har
Majority Whip Ken Ito
Speaker Emeritus Calvin Say
House Minority Leader Aaron Ling Johanson
House Minority Floor Leader Beth Fukumoto
House Minority Leader Emeritus Gene Ward
Assistant Minority Leader Cynthia Thielen
Minority Whip Lauren Cheape
Minority Whip Richard Fale
Minority Whip Bob McDermott
House Finance Committee
Rep. Sylvia Luke, chairwomanRep. Scott Nishimoto, vice chairman
*Rep. Aaron Johanson, vice chairman
House Judiciary Committee
Rep. Karl Rhoads, chairmanRep. Sharon Har, vice chairwoman
House Legislative Management Committee
Rep. Scott Nishimoto, chairmanRep. John Mizuno, vice chairman
House Consumer Protection and Commerce Committee
Rep. Angus McKelvey, chairmanRep. Derek Kawakami, vice chairman
House Education Committee
Rep. Roy Takumi, chairmanRep. Takashi Ohno, vice chairman
House Water and Land Committee
Rep. Cindy Evans, chairwomanRep. Nicole Lowen, vice chairwoman
House Energy and Environmental Protection Committee
Rep. Chris Lee, chairman*Rep. Cynthia Thielen, vice chairwoman
House Higher Education Committee
Rep. Isaac Choy, chairmanRep. Linda Ichiyama, vice chairwoman
House Ocean Management and Hawaiian Affairs Committee
Rep. Faye Hanohano, chairwomanRep. Ty Cullen, vice chairman
House Transportation Committee
Rep. Ryan Yamane, chairmanRep. Linda Ichiyama, vice chairwoman
House Public Safety Committee
Rep. Henry Aquino, chairmanRep. Kaniela Ing, vice chairman
House Health Committee
Rep. Della Au Belatti, chairwomanRep. Dee Morikawa, vice chairwoman
House Housing Committee
Rep. Rida Cabanilla, chairwomanRep. Justin Woodson
House Labor Committee
Rep. Mark Nakashima, chairmanRep. Mark Hashem, vice chairman
House Human Services Committee
Rep. Mele Carroll, chairwomanRep. Bert Kobayashi, vice chairman
House Tourism Committee
Rep. Tom Brower, chairmanRep. Romy Cachola, vice chairman
House Agriculture Committee
Rep. Jessica Wooley, chairwomanRep. Richard Onishi, vice chairman
House Economic Development and Business Committee
Rep. Clift Tsuji, chairman*Rep. Gene Ward, vice chairman
House Veterans, Military Affairs, International Affairs, and Culture and the Arts Committee
Rep. K. Mark Takai, chairmanRep. Ken Ito, vice chairman
*Republicans were given the vice chairmanships of three committees.



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January 15th, 2013 at 2:28 am
Lineup in the post-Inouye era . . .
Speaker Emeritus . . . oh, brother. One gavel per session, please.
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