Hawaii State Legislature

Hawaii State Legislature

*‘Aha‘ōlelo kau kānāwai o ka Moku‘āina o Hawai‘i* (Hawaiian)
Hawaii State Legislature ; ‘Aha‘ōlelo kau kānāwai o ka Moku‘āina o Hawai‘i (Hawaiian)
32nd Legislature
	State Seal
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Senate; House of Representatives
Term limits	None
History
Founded	1959
Preceded by	Hawaii Territorial Legislature
New session started	January 20, 2021
Leadership
President of the Senate	Ron Kouchi (D) ; since May 5, 2015
Speaker of the House	Scott Saiki (D) ; since May 4, 2017
Structure
Seats	76
Senate political groups	Majority Democratic (23); Minority Republican (2);
House political groups	Majority Democratic (45); Minority Republican (6);
Length of term	Senate: 4 years; House: 2 years
Salary	$57,852 per year + ; $175 per diem for non-Oʻahu members, or ; $10 per diem for Oʻahu members (2014)
Senators	25
State Representatives	51
Elections
Senate voting system	First-past-the-post
House voting system	First-past-the-post
Last Senate election	November 8, 2022; (all 25 seats)
Last House election	November 8, 2022
Next Senate election	November 5, 2024; (12 seats)
Next House election	November 5, 2024
Redistricting	Hawaii Reapportionment Commission
Meeting place
	Hawaii State Capitol; Honolulu
Website
	www.capitol.hawaii.gov

The Hawaii State Legislature (Hawaiian: Ka ‘Aha‘ōlelo kau kānāwai o ka Moku‘āina o Hawai‘i) is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Hawaii. The state legislature is a bicameral body consisting of a lower house, the Hawaii State House of Representatives, with 51 representatives, and an upper house, the 25-member Hawaii State Senate. There are a total of 76 lawmakers in the legislature, each representing single member districts across the islands. The powers of the legislature are granted under Article III of the Constitution of Hawaii. The legislature convenes at the Hawaii State Capitol building in the state capital of Honolulu, on the island of Oahu.