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The Hawaii State Senate is the upper chamber of the Hawaii State Legislature which governs from Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. 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. The forerunner of the Hawaii State Senate during the government of the Kingdom of Hawaii was the House of Nobles. Senators are elected to four-year terms and are not subject to term limits. Like in most state legislatures in the United States, the Hawaii State Senate is a part-time body and senators often have active careers outside of government. The lower chamber of the legislature is the Hawaii State House of Representatives.

Make-up of the Senate

Affiliation		Members
	Democratic Party	21
	Republican Party	4
Total		25

List of current members

Name	Party	District	Location
Lorraine R. Inouye	Dem	1	Hilo, Honoka'a, Laupahoehoe, Hamakua, Waiakea Uka, Keaukaha, Waimea
Russell S. Kokubun	Dem	2	Waiakea Uka, Kalapana, Volcano, Kahuku
Paul Whalen	Rep	3	North and South Kohala, North and South Kona
Shan S. Tsutsui	Dem	4	Wailuku, Waihe'e, Kahului, Pa'ia, Lower Pa'ia
Rosalyn H. Baker	Dem	5	South and West Maui, Kapalua, Ka'anapali, Lahaina, Ma'alaea, Kihei, Wailea, Makena
J. Kalani English	Dem	6	Hana, East and Upcountry Maui, Moloka'i, Lana'i and Kaho'olawe
Gary L. Hooser	Dem	7	Kaua'i, Ni'ihau
Sam Slom	Rep	8	Hawai'i Kai, 'Aina Haina, Kahala, Diamond Head
Les Ihara Jr.	Dem	9	Palolo, St. Louis Heights, Maunalani Heights, Kaimuki, Kapahulu, West Diamond Head, Waikiki Gold Coast
Brian Taniguchi	Dem	10	Manoa, Mo'ili'ili, McCully, Makiki
Carol Fukunaga	Dem	11	Makiki/Punchbowl, Ala Moana, McCully
Gordon Trimble	Rep	12	Iwilei, Chinatown, Downtown, Kaka'ako, Ala Moana, Waikiki
Suzanne Chun Oakland	Dem	13	Sand Island, Kalihi, Liliha, Nu'uanu, Pauoa, Pu'unui
Donna Mercado Kim	Dem	14	Moanalua, 'Aiea, Fort Shafter, Kalihi Valley, Halawa Valley
Norman Sakamoto	Dem	15	Kalihi, Moanalua Gardens, Salt Lake, Aliamanu, Foster Village, Hickam, Pearl Harbor, Pearl Ridge, 'Aiea
David Y. Ige	Dem	16	Pacific Palisades, Pearl City, Waimalu, Upper 'Aiea, 'Aiea Heights
Ron Menor	Dem	17	Mililani, Mililani Mauka, Waipi'o
Clarence K. Nishihara	Dem	18	Waipahu, Pearl City, Crestview
Mike Gabbard	Dem	19	Waikele, Village Park, Royal Kunia, Makakilo, Kapolei, Kalaeloa, Honokai Hale, Portions of Waipahu and Ko 'Olina
Will Espero	Dem	20	'Ewa Beach, 'Ewa by Gentry, Ocean Pointe, 'Ewa Villages, West Loch, Honouliuli, Lower Waipahu
Colleen Hanabusa	Dem	21	Ko 'Olina, Kahe Point, Nanakuli, Ma'ili, Wai'anae, Makaha, Makua, Ka'ena Point
Robert Bunda	Dem	22	Mililani Mauka, Wahiawa, Hale'iwa, Mokule'ia, North Shore
Clayton Hee	Dem	23	Kahuku, La'ie, Ka'a'awa, Kane'ohe
Jill N. Tokuda	Dem	24	Kane'ohe, Kane'ohe MCAB, Kailua, Enchanted Lake
Fred Hemmings	Rep	25	Kailua, Lanikai, Waimanalo, Hawai'i Kai

Capitol

The Hawaii State Senate has been meeting at the Hawaii State Capitol in downtown Honolulu since March 15, 1969. Previous to the decision of Governor John A. Burns to build the new Capitol building, the Hawaii State Senate met in Iolani Palace.

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