Now that the Hawaii state Senate has reorganized, with Donna Mercado Kim remaining president and key leadership posts announced, full committee assignments have been fleshed out.

Sam Slom, the only Republican in the 25-member chamber, will continue to serve on all 16 committees in his capacity as minority leader.

Last week, the Hawaii House of Representatives chose to keep Joe Souki as speaker for another term. The announcement of committee assignments in the House could come as early as this week. (Keep an eye on who gets the House Agriculture committee — Clift Tsuji? Richard Onishi? —  as GMOs are bound to be an issue of interest next year. The new Senate Ag chair, Russell Ruderman, opposes GMOs.)

New to the Senate are Breene Harimoto and Gil Riviere, while Lorraine Inouye is back again after a spell away.

The Hawaii state Senate gallery.

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Here’s the Senate lineup for the new session, which officially opens in January, though work has already begun. Assignments could also shift, should a senator or two go to work in the incoming Ige administration:

AGRICULTURE (AGL)
Ruderman, Russell E. (Chair)
Riviere, Gil (Vice Chair)
Chun Oakland, Suzanne
Taniguchi, Brian T.
Thielen, Laura H.
Wakai, Glenn
Slom, Sam

COMMERCE AND CONSUMER PROTECTION (CPN)
Baker, Rosalyn H. (Chair)
Taniguchi, Brian T. (Vice Chair)
Kahele, Gilbert
Kidani, Michelle N.
Nishihara, Clarence K.
Wakai, Glenn
Slom, Sam

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY (EDT)
Wakai, Glenn (Chair)
Slom, Sam (Vice Chair)
Baker, Rosalyn H.
Chun Oakland, Suzanne
Dela Cruz, Donovan M.
Espero, Will
Harimoto, Breene

EDUCATION (EDU)
Kidani, Michelle N. (Chair)
Harimoto, Breene (Vice Chair)
Chun Oakland, Suzanne
Dela Cruz, Donovan M.
Keith‐Agaran, Gilbert S.C.
Kouchi, Ronald D.
Nishihara, Clarence K.
Thielen, Laura H.
Slom, Sam

ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT (ENE)
Gabbard, Mike (Chair)
Green, Josh (Vice Chair)
Galuteria, Brickwood
Ihara, Jr., Les
Slom, Sam

GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS (GVO)
Dela Cruz, Donovan M. (Chair)
Nishihara, Clarence K. (Vice Chair)
Ihara, Jr., Les
Tokuda, Jill N.
Slom, Sam

HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS (HWN)
Shimabukuro, Maile S.L. (Chair)
Galuteria, Brickwood (Vice Chair)
Inouye, Lorraine R.
Kahele, Gilbert
Slom, Sam

HEALTH (HTH)
Green, Josh (Chair)
Wakai, Glenn (Vice Chair)
Baker, Rosalyn H.
Gabbard, Mike
Riviere, Gil
Ruderman, Russell E.
Slom, Sam

HIGHER EDUCATION AND THE ARTS (HEA)
Taniguchi, Brian T. (Chair)
Inouye, Lorraine R. (Vice Chair)
Gabbard, Mike
Kahele, Gilbert
Kidani, Michelle N.
Wakai, Glenn
Slom, Sam

HUMAN SERVICES AND HOUSING (HSH)
Chun Oakland, Suzanne (Chair)
Green, Josh (Vice Chair)
Harimoto, Breene
Riviere, Gil
Slom, Sam

JUDICIARY AND LABOR (JDL)
Keith‐Agaran, Gilbert S.C. (Chair)
Shimabukuro, Maile S.L. (Vice Chair)
Espero, Will
Gabbard, Mike
Ihara, Jr., Les
Thielen, Laura
Slom, Sam

PUBLIC SAFETY, INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (PSM)
Espero, Will (Chair)
Baker, Rosalyn H. (Vice Chair)
Galuteria, Brickwood
Keith‐Agaran, Gilbert S.C.
Slom, Sam

TOURISM AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS (TSI)
Kahele, Gilbert (Chair)
English, J. Kalani (Vice Chair)
Taniguchi, Brian T.
Tokuda, Jill N.
Slom, Sam

TRANSPORTATION (TRA)
Nishihara, Clarence K. (Chair)
Harimoto, Breene  (Vice Chair)
Dela Cruz, Donovan M.
English, J. Kalani
Espero, Will
Inouye, Lorraine R.
Kidani, Michelle N.
Kouchi, Ronald D.
Slom, Sam

WATER AND LAND (WTL)
Thielen, Laura H. (Chair)
Galuteria, Brickwood (Vice Chair)
Ihara, Jr., Les
Riviere, Gil
Ruderman, Russell E.
Shimabukuro, Maile S.L.
Slom, Sam

WAYS AND MEANS (WAM)
Tokuda, Jill N. (Chair)
Kouchi, Ronald D. (Vice Chair)
Chun Oakland, Suzanne
Dela Cruz, Donovan M.
English, J. Kalani
Galuteria, Brickwood
Harimoto, Breene
Inouye, Lorraine R.
Riviere, Gil
Ruderman, Russell E.
Slom, Sam