List of speakers of the Hawaii House of Representatives

The Speaker of the Hawaii House of Representatives (Hawaiian: Ka Luna Hoʻomalu o ka Hale ʻAhaʻōlelo Makaʻāinana) is the speaker (presiding officer) of the Hawaii House of Representatives.^[1]

Speaker of Hawaii House of Representatives Ka Luna Hoʻomalu o ka Hale ʻAhaʻōlelo Makaʻāinana
Incumbent Nadine Nakamura since November 6, 2024
Status	Presiding officer
Seat	Hawaii State Capitol, Honolulu
Appointer	Hawaii House of Representatives
Succession	Third
Website	www.capitol.hawaii.gov

Territorial House of Representatives

Name	Party	Term
Joseph Apukai Akina	Home Rule	1901
Frederick William Beckley	Republican	1903–1904
Eric Alfred Knudsen	Republican	1905–1906
Henry Lincoln Holstein	Republican	1907–1921
Clarence Hyde Cooke	Republican	1923–1924
Norman K. Lyman	Republican	1925–1926
Clarence Hyde Cooke	Republican	1927–1928
Frederick Dwight Lowrey	Republican	1929–1930
Roy A. Vitousek	Republican	1931–1932
Herbert Nikela Ahuna	Republican	1933–1934
Roy A. Vitousek	Republican	1935–1940
Arthur A. Akina	Republican	1941–1942
Roy A. Vitousek	Republican	1943–1944
Manuel G. Paschoal	Republican	1945–1948
Hiram Leong Fong	Republican	1949–1954
Charles Ernest Kauhane	Democratic	1955–1956
O. Vincent Esposito	Democratic	1957–1958
Elmer F. Cravalho	Democratic	1959

After statehood

Name	Term	Party
Elmer F. Cravalho	1959–1967	Democratic
Tadao Beppu	1968–1974	Democratic
James H. Wakatsuki	1975–1980	Democratic
Henry H. Peters	1981–1986	Democratic
Richard Kawakami	1987 (died in office; Emilio Alcon named Acting Speaker)	Democratic
Daniel J. Kihano	1987–1992	Democratic
Joseph M. Souki	1993–1999	Democratic
Calvin Say	1999–2013	Democratic
Joseph M. Souki	2013–2017	Democratic
Scott Saiki	2017–2024	Democratic
Nadine Nakamura	2024–	Democratic

See also

• List of Hawaii state legislatures