Legislative Members

30th Legislature, 2019
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Floor session convene times for January 22, 2019:
Senate: 9:30 a.m. | House of Representatives: 9:00 a.m.

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House District 25
Hawaii State Capitol
Room 306
phone: 808-586-6200
fax:
repluke@Capitol.hawaii.gov

Member of the following committees:

Finance

25 - Makiki, Punchbowl, Nuuanu, Dowsett Highlands, Pacific Heights, Pauoa
Neighborhood Boards
Nuuanu/Punchbowl No. 12
Makiki/Lower Punchbowl/Tantalus No. 10

Nuuanu/Punchbowl #12
Makiki/Tantalus #10

• Member, Hawaii Bar Association
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Hawaii State Supreme Court Committee on Equality and Access to the Courts

Awards:
• Hawaii Farm Bureau Legislator of the Year, 2017
• AARP Hawaii Certificate of Appreciation for CARE Act, 2016
• Guide Dogs of Hawaii Certificate of Appreciation for supporting Visually Impaired Children in Hawaii, 2016
• Hawaii State Hospital Door to Hawaii's Future for supporting the Goddard Project, 2015
• Hawaii Wholesale Liquor Dealers Association Legislator of the Year Award, 2013
• Easter Seals Hawaii Certificate of Appreciation, 2013
• Humane Society of the United States Humane State Legislator Award, 2006
• Republic of Korea National Assembly Congratulatory Award, 2006
• AARP Hawaii Certificate of Appreciation for Consumer Protection, 2006
• Korean American Coalition Pioneer Award in Leadership, 2003
• Hawaii Jaycees Three Outstanding Young Persons, 2001
• Hawaii Technology Trade Association Outstanding Civic Leadership Award, 2000

Community Activities:
• Nuuanu Valley Association
• Pacific Heights Coalition
• Roosevelt High School Alumni Association
• Kawananakoa Middle School PTSA
• Pauoa School PTA
• Nuuanu Elementary School PTA
• Pauoa HI-PAL Baseball

Measures Introduced

	Title
HB2	RELATING TO THE STATE BUDGET.
HB87	RELATING TO INDUSTRIAL HEMP.
HB96	RELATING TO MINIMUM WAGE.
HB112	RELATING TO TAXATION.
HB108	RELATING TO THE STATE BUDGET.
HB113	RELATING TO MARKETPLACE FACILITATORS.
HB109	RELATING TO STATE FINANCES.
HB110	RELATING TO TAXATION.
HB111	RELATING TO STATE PROGRAMS.
HB114	RELATING TO AMENDING OR REPEALING HAWAII INCOME TAX LAWS FOR THE PURPOSE OF DELETING OBSOLETE OR UNNECESSARY PROVISIONS.
HB115	RELATING TO AUTHORITY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION TO CORRECT ERRORS ON TAX RETURNS.
HB116	RELATING TO THE STATE BUDGET.
HB117	RELATING TO STATE FUNDS.
HB118	RELATING TO GOVERNMENT.
HB119	RELATING TO GOVERNMENT SERVICES.
HB120	RELATING TO STATE BONDS.
HB121	RELATED TO NON-GENERAL FUNDS.
HB122	RELATING TO NON-GENERAL FUNDS.
HB123	RELATING TO NON-GENERAL FUNDS.
HB124	RELATING TO NON-GENERAL FUNDS.
HB125	RELATING TO NON-GENERAL FUNDS.
HB299	RELATING TO GRANTS.
HB310	RELATING TO ON-SITE EARLY CHILDHOOD FACILITIES.
HB311	RELATING TO THE GENERAL EXCISE TAX.
HB312	RELATING TO CREATIVE MEDIA.
HB313	RELATING TO FUEL TAX FUNDS.
HB352	RELATING TO THE STATE CAPITOL.
HB364	RELATING TO VACANCIES.
HB365	RELATING TO THE HAWAII PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY.
HB418	RELATING TO THE STATE FOUNDATION ON CULTURE AND THE ARTS.
HB419	RELATING TO TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS.
HB420	RELATING TO HAWAIIAN CULTURE.
HB421	RELATING TO THE GENERAL EXCISE TAX.
HB422	RELATING TO THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY.
HB527	RELATING TO THE HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION.
HB530	RELATING TO MANAGEMENT OF STATE FUNDS.
HB531	RELATING TO ENTERPRISE TECHNOLOGY SERVICES.
HB532	RELATING TO GOVERNMENT DATA.
HB533	RELATING TO BROADBAND.
HB535	RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST PEARL HARBOR FLOATING DRYDOCK, LLC.
HB551	RELATING TO CESSPOOLS.
HB618	RELATING TO STATE FUNDS.
HB623	RELATING TO THE HAWAII TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
HB619	RELATING TO EDUCATION.
HB624	RELATING TO THE STRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENT.
HB625	RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT.
HB626	RELATING TO VACANCIES.
HB627	RELATING TO CAMPAIGN FINANCE.
HB620	PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION TO REQUIRE THE ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
HB628	RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
HB629	RELATING TO MEDICAL RELEASE.
HB630	RELATING TO GLASS CONTAINER RECOVERY.
HB631	RELATING TO TAXATION.
HB621	RELATING TO EDUCATION.
HB632	RELATING TO THE GENERAL EXCISE TAX.
HB622	RELATING TO PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS.
HB712	RELATING TO ELECTIONS.
HB713	RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS.
HB708	RELATING TO CANNABIS.
HB714	RELATING TO NATURAL DISASTER PROTECTION.
HB709	PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE II OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII.
HB710	RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES.

Representative Sylvia Luke represents the 25th House District (Makiki, Punchbowl, Nuuanu, Dowsett Highlands, Pacific Heights and Pauoa) and is serving her tenth term. She currently Chairs the House Finance Committee but has served on other committees, most notably as the Vice Speaker of the House; Chair of the House Committee on Judiciary; and Vice Chair of the House Committee on Economic Development and Business Concerns.

Born on December 15, 1967 in Seoul, Korea, Representative Luke attended Lincoln Elementary School, Kawananakoa Middle School and graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1985. She received a B.A. from the University of Hawaii at Manoa in 1989 and received her J.D. from the University of San Francisco School of Law in 1995. In addition to serving as a legislator, Representative Luke is an attorney in private practice.

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