Entrance to the Hawaii State Senate chamber

The Hawaiʻi State Senate is the upper chamber of the Hawaiʻi State Legislature which governs from Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, USA. The Hawaii State Legislature is the state legislature of the U Honolulu is the Capital and most populous Census-designated place (CDP in the U The United States of America —commonly referred to as the There are twenty-five members from various electoral districts. It is led by the President of the Senate elected from the membership of the Senate, currently Colleen Hanabusa. Colleen Hanabusa is a Democratic member of the Hawaii Senate, representing the 21st District since 1999 and serving as the President of the Senate since 2003 The forerunner of the Hawaiʻi State Senate during the government of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi was the House of Nobles. The Kingdom of Hawaii was established during the years 1795 to 1810 with the subjugation of the smaller independent chiefdoms of O{{okina}}ahu, Senators are elected to four-year terms and are not subject to term limits. Like in most state legislatures in the United States, the Hawaiʻi State Senate is a part-time body and senators often have active careers outside of government. The lower chamber of the legislature is the Hawaiʻi State House of Representatives. The Hawaii House of Representatives is the Lower house of the Hawai{{okina}}i State Legislature.

Hawaii

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Constitution United States Constitution Hawaii Constitution Executive Government Governor: Linda Lingle Lieutenant Governor: James Aiona Attorney General: Mark J. Bennett Legislature Legislature Senate President of the Senate: Colleen Hanabusa Majority Leader: Gary L. The State of Hawaii ( or həˈwaɪʔiː Hawaiian: Mokuāina o Hawaii) is a state in the United States located on an Archipelago in the History and Current Issues This only covers the history of the politics of the State of Hawaii. The Constitution of the United States of America is the supreme Law of the United States. The Constitution of the State of Hawaiʻi refers to various legal documents throughout the history of the Hawaiian Islands that defined the fundamental principles of authority Government of Hawaii can refer to Constitution of Hawai{{okina}}i Ancient Hawai{{okina}}i Kingdom of Hawai{{okina}}i The Governor of Hawaii, also called Ke Kiaaina o Hawaii, is the chief executive of the State of Hawai{{okina}}i and its various agencies Linda Lingle (born Linda Cutter on June 4 1953) has been Governor of Hawaii since December 2 2002. The Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii, concurrently the Secretary of State of Hawaii, is the assistant chief executive of that U James R "Duke" Aiona Jr (born June 8, 1955) is the current Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii. The Attorney General of Hawaii is the State Attorney General and the chief legal and law enforcement officer of the State of Hawai{{okina}}i. Mark J Bennett has served as Attorney General of Hawaii since January 3, 2003, appointed by Governor Linda Lingle The Hawaii State Legislature is the state legislature of the U Colleen Hanabusa is a Democratic member of the Hawaii Senate, representing the 21st District since 1999 and serving as the President of the Senate since 2003 Hooser Minority Leader: Fred Hemmings House of Representatives Speaker: Calvin Say Majority Leader: Kirk Caldwell Minority Leader: Michael Lynn Finnegan Judiciary Hawai'i State Judiciary Supreme Court Intermediate Court of Appeals Circuit Court District Court Family Court Land Court Elections Elections Political Parties Democratic Party Republican Party Green Party Libertarian Party Aloha Aina Party National minor parties Divisions Counties Cities and Towns Federal Relations Federal representation United States Senate Daniel Inouye (D) Daniel Akaka (D) House of Representatives 1: Neil Abercrombie (D) 2: Mazie Hirono (D) Politics of the United States

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Make-up of the Senate

List of current members

Capitol

The Hawaiʻi State Senate has been meeting at the Hawaiʻi State Capitol in downtown Honolulu since March 15, 1969. Fred Hemmings is a Republican member of the Hawaii Senate representing the 25th District The Hawaii State Capitol is the official statehouse or capitol building of Hawaii in the United States. Downtown Honolulu is the current and historic central part of Honolulu &mdashbounded by Nuuanu Stream to the west Ward Avenue to the east Vineyard Boulevard to the north Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Previous to the decision of Governor John A. Burns to build the new Capitol building, the Hawaiʻi State Senate met in ʻIolani Palace. The Governor of Hawaii, also called Ke Kiaaina o Hawaii, is the chief executive of the State of Hawai{{okina}}i and its various agencies John Anthony Burns ( March 30, 1909 &ndash April 5, 1975) served as the second Governor of the state of Hawaii Iolani Palace, situated in the capitol district of Downtown Honolulu in the U

External links

• Hawaiʻi State Legislature
  • Hawaiʻi State House of Representatives
  • Hawaiʻi State Senate
• Hawaiʻi State Legislature Legislative Reference Bureau
• Project Vote Smart - State Senate of Hawaii