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Legislature 2006 | The House
Felipe "Jun" Abinsay

D-29th (Kalihi, Sand Island)

Majority whip; chair, Agriculture

Room 402

Phone: 586-6010

Fax: 586-6011

E-mail: repabinsay@
capitol.hawaii.gov

Born: Feb. 28, 1949

Occupation: former vice president of community relations, International Savings & Loan

Dennis Arakaki

D-30th (Moanalua, Kalihi Valley)

Chair, Health

Room 436

Phone: 586-6050

Fax: 586-6051

E-mail: reparakaki@
capitol.hawaii.gov

Born: Oct. 18, 1947

Occupation: health planning consultant

Lyla Berg

D-18th (Kahala, 'Aina Haina, Kuli'ou'ou)

Assistant majority floor leader; vice chair, Education

Room 324

Phone: 586-6510

Fax: 586-6511

E-mail: repberg@
capitol.hawaii.gov

Born: March 15, 1951

Occupation: educator, small-business owner

Rida Cabanilla

D-42nd (Waipahu, Honouliuli, 'Ewa)

Assistant majority floor leader; vice chair, Human Services; vice chair, International Affairs

Room 303

Phone: 586-6080

Fax: 586-6081

E-mail: repcabanilla@
capitol.hawaii.gov

Born: Dec. 24, 1952

Occupation: registered nurse


Kirk Caldwell

D-24th (Manoa)

Majority whip; chair, Labor & Public Employment

Room 406

Phone: 586-8475

Fax: 586-8479

E-mail: repcaldwell@
capitol.hawaii.gov

Born: Sept. 4, 1952

Occupation: attorney, Ashford & Wriston

Mele Carroll

D-13th (E. Maui, Moloka'i, Lana'i)

Assistant majority floor leader; vice chair, Hawaiian Affairs

Room 405

Phone: 586-6790

Fax: 586-6779

E-mail: repcarroll@
capitol.hawaii.gov

Born: May 9, 1964

Occupation: former executive assistant to Maui County mayor

Jerry Chang

D-2nd (Hilo)

Majority whip; chair, Tourism & Culture

Room 435

Phone: 586-6120

Fax: 586-6121

E-mail: repchang@
capitol.hawaii.gov

Born: Sept. 15, 1947

Occupation: Realtor; owner, JLC Consultant Group

Corinne Ching

R-27th (Liliha, Pu'unui, 'Alewa Heights)

Assistant minority policy leader

Room 330

Phone: 586-9415

Fax: 586-9421

E-mail: repching@
capitol.hawaii.gov

Born: Aug. 31, 1961

Occupation: former public-school teacher


Pono Chong

D-49th (Kane'ohe, Maunawili, Enchanted Lake)

Assistant majority floor leader; vice chair, Public Safety & Military Affairs

Room 313

Phone: 586-9490

Fax: 586-9496

E-mail: repchong@
capitol.hawaii.gov

Born: Aug. 27, 1970

Occupation: teacher

Cindy Evans

D-7th (N. Kona, S. Kohala)

Majority whip; vice chair, Energy & Environmental Protection

Room 311

Phone: 586-8510

Fax: 586-8514

E-mail: repevans@
capitol.hawaii.gov

Born: July 26, 1952

Occupation: legislator

Lynn Finnegan

Minority leader

R-32nd ('Aliamanu, Airport, Mapunapuna)

Room 328

Phone: 586-9470

Fax: 586-9476

E-mail: repfinnegan@
capitol.hawaii.gov

Born: Oct. 3, 1970

Occupation: mortgage loan officer, Primary Residential Mortgage

Open seat

(Formerly held by Galen Fox)

R-23rd (Waikiki, Ala Moana, Kaka'ako)

Room 318

Phone: 586-8520

Fax: 586-8524


Josh Green

D-6th (Kailua, Keauhou)

Assistant majority floor leader; vice chair, Health

Room 327

Phone: 586-9605

Fax: 586-9608

E-mail: repgreen@
capitol.hawaii.gov

Born: Feb. 11, 1970

Occupation: physician and medical director, Pahala Hospital

Helene Hale

D-4th (Puna)

Chair, International Affairs

Room 331

Phone: 586-6530

Fax: 586-6531

E-mail: rephale@
capitol.hawaii.gov

Born: March 23, 1918

Occupation: retired real-estate broker

Chris Halford

R-11th (S. Maui)

Minority policy leader

Room 305

Phone: 586-8525

Fax: 586-8529

E-mail: rephalford@
capitol.hawaii.gov

Born: Dec. 12, 1951

Occupation: owner, Composite Fabricators

Bev Harbin

D-28th (Iwilei, Chinatown, Kaka'ako)

Room 332

Phone: 586-6180

Fax: 586-6181

E-mail: repharbin@
capitol.hawaii.gov

Born: Jan. 26, 1945

Occupation: Small-business advocate


Bob Herkes

D-5th (Ka'u, S. Kona)

Majority whip; chair, Consumer Protection & Commerce

Room 320

Phone: 586-8400

Fax: 586-8404

E-mail: repherkes@
capitol.hawaii.gov

Born: Jan 24, 1931

Occupation: retired hotel executive

Ken Ito

D-48th (Kane'ohe)

Majority whip; chair, Public Safety & Military Affairs

Room 420

Phone: 586-8470

Fax: 586-8474

E-mail: repito@
capitol.hawaii.gov

Born: April 29, 1944

Occupation: retired public-school teacher

Michael Kahikina

D-44th (Nanakuli, Honokai Hale)

Chair, Housing

Room 404

Phone: 586-8465

Fax: 586-8469

E-mail: repkahikina@
capitol.hawaii.gov

Born: Jan. 16, 1950

Occupation: grants administrator, Boys and Girls Club

Ezra Kanoho

D-15th (Lihu'e, Koloa)

Chair, Water, Land Use & Ocean Resources

Room 432

Phone: 586-6270

Fax: 586-6271

E-mail: repkanoho@
capitol.hawaii.gov

Born: Sept. 16, 1927

Occupation: retired, GTE Hawaiian Tel


Jon Riki Karamatsu

D-41st (Waipahu, Village Park, Waikele)

Majority whip; chair, Economic Development & Business Concerns

Room 427

Phone: 586-8490

Fax: 586-8494

E-mail: repkaramatsu@
capitol.hawaii.gov

Born: Dec. 21, 1974

Occupation: attorney; JRK Enterprises, president

Bertha Kawakami

D-16th (Po'ipu, Waimea, Ni'ihau)

Majority whip; vice chair, Finance

Room 434

Phone: 586-6280

Fax: 586-6281

E-mail: repkawakami@
capitol.hawaii.gov

Born: July 28, 1931

Occupation: former deputy district education superintendent, Kaua'i

Marilyn Lee

D-38th (Mililani, Mililani Mauka)

Majority whip; vice chair, Transportation

Room 421

Phone: 586-9460

Fax: 586-9466

E-mail: replee@
capitol.hawaii.gov

Born: Jan. 15, 1940

Occupation: call-in nursing supervisor, Wahiawa General Hospital

Sylvia Luke

D-26th (Punchbowl, Pacific Heights, Nu'uanu Valley)

Chair, Judiciary

Room 302

Phone: 586-8530

Fax: 586-8534

E-mail: repluke@
capitol.hawaii.gov

Born: Dec. 15, 1967

Occupation: attorney, Cronin Fried Sekiya Kekina & Fairbanks


Michael Magaoay

D-46th (Kahuku, North Shore, Schofield)

Majority whip; chair, Legislative Management

Room 418

Phone: 586-6380

Fax: 586-6381

E-mail: repmagoay@
capitol.hawaii.gov

Born: Aug. 13, 1953

Occupation: senior project engineer

Barbara Marumoto

R-19th (Kaimuki, Kahala, Wai'alae Iki)

Past minority leader

Room 304

Phone: 586-6310

Fax: 586-6311

E-mail: repmarumoto@
capitol.hawaii.gov

Born: July 21, 1939

Occupation: former Realtor associate

Colleen Meyer

R-47th (Ha'iku, Kahalu'u, La'ie)

Minority floor leader

Room 333

Phone: 586-8540

Fax: 586-8544

E-mail: repmeyer@
capitol.hawaii.gov

Born: March 8, 1939

Occupation: self-employed property manager

Hermina Morita

Hermina Morita
D-14th (Kapa'a, Hanalei)

Chair, Energy and Environmental Protection

Room 314

Phone: 586-8435

Fax: 586-8437

E-mail: repmorita@
capitol.hawaii.gov

Born: Sept. 2, 1954

Occupation: former business manager, Kilauea Point Natural History Association


Mark Moses

R-40th (Makakilo, Kapolei, Royal Kunia)

Assistant minority leader

Room 310

Phone: 586-8500

Fax: 586-8504

E-mail: repmoses@
capitol.hawaii.gov

Born: May 25, 1948

Occupation: retired Marine Corps officer

Bob Nakasone

D-9th (Kahului, Pa'ia)

Majority whip; vice chair, Labor & Public Employment

Room 424

Phone: 586-6210

Fax: 586-6211

E-mail: repnakasone@
capitol.hawaii.gov

Born: March 8, 1940

Occupation: owner, Ameritone-Maui paint stores

Scott Nishimoto

D-21st (Kapahulu, Diamond Head)

Majority whip; vice chair, Housing

Room 441

Phone: 586-8515

Fax: 586-8519

E-mail: repnishimoto@
capitol.hawaii.gov

Born: April 3, 1974

Occupation: attorney

Blake Oshiro

D-33rd (Halawa, 'Aiea, Pearlridge)

Majority floor leader; vice chair, Judiciary

Room 422

Phone: 586-6340

Fax: 586-6341

E-mail: repboshiro@
capitol.hawaii.gov

Born: Jan. 16, 1970

Occupation: attorney, Alston Hunt Floyd & Ing


Marcus Oshiro

D-39th (Wahiawa)

Majority leader

Room 439

Phone: 586-8505

Fax: 586-8509

E-mail: repmoshiro@
capitol.hawaii.gov

Born: April 24, 1959

Occupation: attorney

Kymberly Pine

R-43rd ('Ewa Beach, Pu'uloa, Iroquois Point)

Minority whip

Room 317

Phone: 586-9730

Fax: 586-9738

E-mail: reppine@
capitol.hawaii.gov

Born: Sept. 8, 1970 

Occupation: legislator

Scott Saiki

D-22nd (McCully, Pawa'a)

Chair, Hawaiian Affairs

Room 438

Phone: 586-8485

Fax: 586-8489

E-mail: repsaiki@
capitol.hawaii.gov

Born: July 17, 1964

Occupation: attorney, Bickerton Saunders, Dang & Sullivan

Calvin Say

D-20th (St. Louis Heights, Palolo, Wilhelmina Rise)

Speaker

Room 431

Phone: 586-6100

Fax: 586-6101

E-mail: repsay@
capitol.hawaii.gov

Born: Feb. 1, 1952

Occupation: businessman, Kotake Shokai Ltd. (importer)


Brian Schatz

D-25th (Makiki, Tantalus)

Vice chair, Consumer Protection & Commerce; vice chair, Water, Land & Ocean Resources

Room 425

Phone: 586-9425

Fax: 586-9431

E-mail: repschatz@
capitol.hawaii.gov

Born: Oct. 20, 1972

Occupation: president and chief executive officer, Helping Hands Hawaii

Maile Shimabukuro

D-45th (Wai'anae, Makaha)

Majority whip; vice chair, Higher Education

Room 315

Phone: 586-8460

Fax: 586-8464

E-mail: repshimabukuro
@capitol.hawaii.gov

Born: Oct. 1, 1970

Occupation: attorney, Legal Aid Society of Hawai'i

Alex Sonson

D-35th (Waipahu, Crestview)

Majority whip; chair, Human Services

Room 323

Phone: 586-6520

Fax: 586-6521

E-mail: repsonson@
capitol.hawaii.gov

Born: Sept. 25, 1959

Occupation: attorney

Joe Souki

D-8th (Wailuku, Waiehu)

Chair, Transportation

Room 433

Phone: 586-9444

Fax: 586-9499

E-mail: repsouki@
capitol.hawaii.gov

Born: April 25, 1933

Occupation: Realtor, Joe Souki Realty


William Stonebraker

R-17th (Hawai'i Kai, Kalama Valley)

Minority whip

Room 322

Phone: 586-6420

Fax: 586-6421

E-mail: repstonebraker@
capitol.hawaii.gov

Born: Nov. 26, 1971

Occupation: assistant pastor, Calvary Chapel of Honolulu

K. Mark Takai

D-34th (Pearl City, Newtown, Royal Summit)

Vice speaker

Room 403

Phone: 586-8455

Fax: 586-8459

E-mail: reptakai@
capitol.hawaii.gov

Born: July 1, 1967

Occupation: preventive medical officer, Hawai'i Army National Guard

Dwight Takamine

D-1st (N. Hilo, Hamakua, N. Kohala)

Chair, Finance

Room 306

Phone: 586-6200

Fax: 586-6201

E-mail: reptakamine@
capitol.hawaii.gov

Born: Jan. 29, 1953

Occupation: attorney

Roy Takumi

D-36th (Pearl City, Palisades)

Chair, Education

Room 444

Phone: 586-6170

Fax: 586-6171

E-mail: reptakumi@
capitol.hawaii.gov

Born: Oct. 13, 1952

Occupation: communications director, Hawaii State AFL-CIO


Kameo Tanaka

D-10th (W. Maui)

Assistant majority floor leader

Room 319

Phone: 586-6160

Fax: 586-6161

E-mail: reptanaka@
capitol.hawaii.gov

Born: May 29, 1937

Occupation: Kaiser Wailuku security officer

Cynthia Thielen

R-50th (Kailua, Mokapu)

Assistant minority floor leader

Room 443

Phone: 586-6480

Fax: 586-6481

E-mail: repthielen@
capitol.hawaii.gov

Born: Sept. 22, 1933

Occupation: retired attorney

Clifton Tsuji

D-3rd (Hilo, Kea'au, Mountain View)

Assistant majority floor leader; vice chair, Agriculture

Room 326

Phone: 586-8480

Fax: 586-8484

E-mail: reptsuji@
capitol.hawaii.gov

Born: Jan. 20, 1941

Occupation: vice president, Hilo Candy Co., former banker

Glenn Wakai

D-31st (Salt Lake, Tripler)

Vice chair, Economic Development & Business Concerns

Room 316

Phone: 586-6220

Fax: 586-6221

E-mail: repwakai@
capitol.hawaii.gov

Born: May 14, 1967

Occupation: public-relations consultant


Tommy Waters

D-51st (Waimanalo, Lanikai)

Majority whip; chair, Higher Education

Room 426

Phone: 586-9450

Fax: 586-9456

E-mail: repwaters@
capitol.hawaii.gov

Born: September 27, 1965

Occupation: attorney

Ryan Yamane

D-37th (Mililani, Waipi'o)

Assistant majority floor leader; vice chair, Legislative Management

Room 332

Phone: 586-6150

Fax: 586-6151

E-mail: repyamane@
capitol.hawaii.gov

Born: October 24, 1969

Occupation: clinical director

Kyle Yamashita

D-12th (Upcountry Maui)

Assistant majority floor leader; vice chair, Tourism and Culture

Room 442

Phone: 586-6330

Fax: 586-6331

E-mail: repyamashita@
capitol.hawaii.gov

Born: Sept. 2, 1959

Occupation:  General manager/general partner, Waiehu Beach Partners