Legislative Members

31st Legislature, 2022
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Floor session convene time for January 20, 2022:
Senate: 11:30 a.m. | House of Representatives: 12:00 p.m.

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House District 45
Hawaii State Capitol
Room: 443
phone: 808-586-9490
fax: 808-586-9496
repmatsumoto@Capitol.hawaii.gov

Leadership: Minority Floor Leader
Member of the following committees:

Agriculture

Consumer Protection & Commerce

Energy & Environmental Protection

Transportation

District Information
45 - Schofield, Mokuleia, Waialua, Kunia, Waipio Acres, Mililani

Rep. Matsumoto's Website

Measures Introduced

	Title
HB112	RELATING TO WASTEWATER SYSTEMS.
HB228	RELATING TO UNITED STATES SENATOR DANIEL K. INOUYE DAY.
HB229 HD1	RELATING TO UNITED STATES SENATOR DANIEL K. AKAKA DAY.
HB245 HD1	RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION.
HB322	RELATING TO MANUFACTURING.
HB324	RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL LEASES.
HB384	RELATING TO TELEHEALTH.
HB386	RELATING TO CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES.
HB388	RELATING TO PLANNED COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS.
HB420	RELATING TO FIREWORKS.
HB422	RELATING TO CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES.
HB423	RELATING TO A DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.
HB435	RELATING TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.
HB436	RELATING TO DEPENDENT CARE FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNTS.
HB437	RELATING TO TAXATION.
HB456	RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT.
HB464	RELATING TO STREAM PROTECTION.
HB484	RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION.
HB498 HD1 SD1	RELATING TO AQUATIC RESOURCES.
HB550 HD2 SD1	RELATING TO ENERGY EFFICIENCY.
HB555 HD1	RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION.
HB562 HD1	RELATING TO BOTTLED WATER.
HB563	RELATING TO SEX OFFENDERS.
HB564	RELATING TO BREAST CANCER SCREENING.
HB565 HD1	RELATING TO DIVORCE.
HB567 HD1	RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT.
HB568	RELATING TO SEX TRAFFICKING.
HB691	RELATING TO CAMPUS SAFETY.
HB692	RELATING TO SEX TRAFFICKING PREVENTION.
HB770 HD1 SD1	RELATING TO HEALTH.
HB794	RELATING TO ONLINE ACCOUNT PRIVACY.
HB801 HD1	RELATING TO MOPEDS.
HB803 HD1 SD1	RELATING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLES.
HB842 HD1	RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS.
HB843	RELATING TO FILM TAX CREDIT EXTENSION.
HB844	RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.
HB845	RELATING TO FILM CREDIT CAP REMOVAL.
HB846	RELATING TO FILM.
HB1090 HD1 SD1	RELATING TO CHILD PASSENGER RESTRAINTS.
HB1091	RELATING TO THEFT.
HB1092 HD1	RELATING TO CARBON OFFSETS.
HB1133	RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
HB1156	RELATING TO FILM CREDIT CAP REMOVAL.
HB1157	RELATING TO AIRFIELDS.
HB1158	RELATING TO AIRFIELDS.
HB1159	RELATING TO EDUCATION.
HB1160	RELATING TO AIRFIELDS.
HB1182	RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT SECURITY.
HB1221 HD1	RELATING TO CHARTER SCHOOLS.
HB1223 HD1	RELATING TO EDUCATION.
HB1234	RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT.
HB1235	RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES.
HB1246 HD2	RELATING TO FIREWORKS.
HB1293	RELATING TO REMOTE WORK.
HB1306	RELATING TO SEXUAL VIOLENCE PREVENTION EDUCATION.
HB1307	RELATING TO FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY.
HB1308 HD1	RELATING TO JUNETEENTH DAY.
HB1309	RELATING TO HEALTH.
HB1310	RELATING TO HEALTH.
HB1330	RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION.
HB1331	RELATING TO FIREWORKS.
HB1332	RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES.
HB1368	RELATING TO FILM CREDIT CAP REMOVAL.
HB1369	RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FORTY-FIFTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.
HB1370	RELATING TO AN AIRFIELD AUTHORITY.
HB1371	RELATING TO ENERGY USE.
HB1372	RELATING TO AIRPORTS.
HB1384	RELATING TO MEDICAL LOSS RATIOS.
HB1385 HD1	RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.

Representative Lauren Cheape Matsumoto traces her roots in Hawai‘i back to 1859. She is the 6th generation to be born and raised in the islands and is a member of the prestigious Daughters of Hawai‘i. Her great-grandfather founded Peterson’s Upland Farm in 1910, and the farm continues the over 100-year-long family-run business of supplying fresh eggs to our communities.

Lauren is a product of the Hawai‘i public school system, having attended Mililani Waena Elementary School, Mililani Middle School, and Mililani High School. After graduating from Mililani High, Lauren spent time volunteering at an orphanage in Malawi, Africa. When she returned, Lauren attended the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa, where she earned a BA in Film Production from the Academy of Creative Media and minored in both Business and Japanese. Lauren was a four-year Division I scholar-athlete, playing Wahine (Women's) Water Polo. She also served on the Student Athletic Advisory Committee. Continuing her education, in 2015 she earned an MBA from Hawaii Pacific University, where she was a Valedictorian and was selected as the commencement speaker. Lauren is continuing her studies, currently pursuing a doctorate in Organizational Development.

After graduating from the University of Hawai‘i, Lauren went on to win the title of Miss Hawai‘i 2011. She represented our state at the Miss America pageant in Las Vegas, where she was a Quality of Life Finalist (recognizing community service efforts) and was awarded for raising the most money nationally for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals. She also won the talent portion of the pageant by performing a jump rope routine to the theme of Hawai‘i 5-0. To this day, Lauren continues to perform her jump rope routine while speaking to children across the state and encouraging them to lead a healthy lifestyle and volunteer in their community.

Representative Matsumoto's political career followed soon after Miss Hawaii. She began serving in the House of Representatives in 2012 at the age of 25. She is an active member of the Council of State Government (CSG) and was selected to attend their Western Legislative Academy program in 2014. She was then named a Toll Fellow in 2015, participating in CSG’s selective leadership development program for state officials. In 2015 she was also chosen to be a part of Governing Institute inaugural class of women in government. In addition, she was elected as the Western Regional Board director on the Women In Government National Board, having previously served as the Hawaii State Director. Lauren also serves as a founding member of the Echelon Board of the Salvation Army - Hawaiian and Pacific Islands.

Outside of the legislature Lauren enjoys spending time with her family and lifelong hobbies. She shares her love for dance as a professional hula dancer in Waikiki. Lauren is an active member of her church, One Love, where she met her husband Scott Matsumoto, a firefighter with the Honolulu Fire Department. In August of 2017 they were blessed with the birth of their first child, Noah Matsumoto. The couple reside in Mililani, in the heart of District 45.

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