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 45
Hawaii State Capitol
Room 315
phone: 808-586-9490
fax: 808-586-9496
repmatsumoto@Capitol.hawaii.gov

Member of the following committees:

Consumer Protection & Commerce

Economic Development & Business

Labor & Public Employment

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

Rep. Matsumoto's Website

Measures Introduced

	Title
HB326	RELATING TO COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSES.
HB343	RELATING TO A SMALL CRAFT BEER PRODUCER TAX CREDIT.
HB379	RELATING TO HEALTH.
HB380	RELATING TO HEALTH.
HB382	RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
HB383	RELATING TO CHILD WELFARE SERVICES.
HB386	RELATING TO SEXUAL VIOLENCE PREVENTION EDUCATION.
HB436	RELATING TO CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCY.
HB465	RELATING TO AGING.
HB466	RELATING TO PARKING REQUIREMENTS.
HB467	RELATING TO THE KUPUNA CAREGIVERS PROGRAM.
HB468	RELATING TO THE HEALTHY AGING PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.
HB469	RELATING TO HEARING AIDS.
HB471	RELATING TO AGING.
HB472	RELATING TO ACTIVE AGING.
HB481	RELATING TO INSURANCE.
HB473	RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS.
HB482	RELATING TO SEXUAL VIOLENCE.
HB474	RELATING TO HEALTH.
HB484	RELATING TO CLINICAL VICTIM SUPPORT SERVICES.
HB485	RELATING TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
HB486	RELATING TO PROSTITUTION.
HB488	RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES.
HB489	RELATING TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
HB490	RELATING TO THE LICENSURE OF MIDWIVES.
HB605	RELATING TO DOWN PAYMENTS.
HB606	RELATING TO RENT TO BUILD EQUITY.
HB607	RELATING TO CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION.
HB608	RELATING TO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FUNDING.
HB609	RELATING TO RESIDENCY PROGRAMS FOR HAWAII MEDICAL SCHOOL GRADUATES.
HB610	RELATING TO GENERAL EXCISE TAX EXEMPTIONS.
HB657	RELATING TO BULLYING.
HCR5	REQUESTING MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO AMEND FEDERAL LAW TO ENSURE THAT VICTIMS OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND SEXUAL ASSAULT WHO MIGHT OTHERWISE BE FORCED INTO ARBITRATION AND SILENCE INSTEAD HAVE ACCESS TO THE COURTS.
HR6	REQUESTING MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO AMEND FEDERAL LAW TO ENSURE THAT VICTIMS OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND SEXUAL ASSAULT WHO MIGHT OTHERWISE BE FORCED INTO ARBITRATION AND SILENCE INSTEAD HAVE ACCESS TO THE COURTS.

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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