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31st Legislature, 2021
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Senate District 11
Hawaii State Capitol
Room 219
phone: 808-586-6460
fax: 808-586-6461
sentaniguchi@capitol.hawaii.gov

Member of the following committees:

Labor, Culture and the Arts

Ways and Means

District Information

11th Senatorial District Map - Manoa, Makiki, Punchbowl, Papakolea

Professional Experience

• Legal Counsel, Corporate Marketing/Attorney, City Bank
• Attorney, Private practice
• Law Clerk, Judge Hiroshi Kato, State Circuit Court
• Project Coordinator, Hawaii Housing Authority
• Advisor, Waimanalo Residents Housing Development

Community Accomplishments

• Advocate, Ota Camp Residents Association
• Program Coordinator, Waipahu Youth Project
• Research Aid, Governor John Burns
• Board Member, Koga Engineering

Measures Introduced

	Title
SB1 SD2	RELATING TO HOUSING.
SB16	RELATING TO STATE HOLIDAYS.
SB149	RELATING TO PROPERTY FORFEITURE.
SB314	RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE STATE ARCHIVES.
SB315 SD1 HD1	RELATING TO THE STATE OF HAWAII MUSEUM OF NATURAL AND CULTURAL HISTORY.
SB316	RELATING TO JUNETEENTH.
SB600	RELATING TO OFFENSES AGAINST HEALTH CARE SECURITY PROFESSIONALS.
SB607 SD3 HD1	RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
SB670 SD1	RELATING TO THE EMPLOYMENT OF A MINOR.
SB671	RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS.
SB672	RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS.
SB673	RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
SB674	RELATING TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
SB675 SD1 HD1	RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS FUND.
SB676 SD1	RELATING TO THE MINIMUM WAGE.
SB677	RELATING TO THE MINIMUM WAGE.
SB678 SD1 HD1	RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.
SB679	RELATING TO FAMILY LEAVE AND TEMPORARY DISABILITY INSURANCE.
SB680	RELATING TO VIOLATION OF PRIVACY.
SB681	RELATING TO LABOR.
SB682	RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT SECURITY.
SB793 SD1 HD1 CD1	RELATING TO THE MINIMUM WAGE.
SB992	RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS.
SB993	RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS.
SB994	RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS.
SB995	RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS.
SB996	RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS.
SB1263	RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR PRESIDENT THEODORE ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL.
SB1264	RELATING TO TAXATION.
SB1265	RELATING TO TAXATION.
SB1266	RELATING TO TAXATION.
SB1267	RELATING TO EMERGENCY POWERS.
SB1330	RELATING TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
SB1377	RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS.
SB1378	RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS.
SB1379	RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS.
SB1380 SD1	RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR IOLANI PALACE.
SCR97 SD1	REQUESTING THE CONVENING OF A RETIREMENT SAVINGS PROGRAM TASK FORCE TO ASSESS THE FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING A HAWAII RETIREMENT SAVINGS PROGRAM FOR PRIVATE SECTOR EMPLOYEES WITHOUT ACCESS TO EMPLOYER-SPONSORED RETIREMENT PLANS.
SCR98 HD1	REQUESTING THE DIRECTOR OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS TO CONVENE A TASK FORCE ON PAID FAMILY LEAVE.
SCR99 SD1 HD1	RATIFYING A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES GIVING THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES POWER TO LIMIT, REGULATE, AND PROHIBIT THE LABOR OF PERSONS UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE.
SCR140 SD1	ASSERTING THAT RACISM IS A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS AND URGING THE STATE TO COMMIT TO RECOGNIZING AND ADDRESSING THE RESULTING INEQUITIES, AND STUDY AND REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE ON ECONOMIC DISPARITIES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE DETRIMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH EFFECTS OF RACISM.
SCR145	CONDEMNING ALL FORMS OF ANTI-ASIAN SENTIMENT AS RELATED TO COVID-19 AND URGING GREATER INVESTMENT IN FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL RESOURCES TO DEVELOP AND SUPPORT COMMUNITYWIDE SOLUTIONS.
SCR146 SD1	REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU TO CONDUCT A STUDY RELATING TO A STATE'S AUTHORITY TO ALLOW COLLECTIVE NEGOTIATION BETWEEN PHYSICIANS AND HEALTH CARE INSURERS.
SCR147	REQUESTING THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII TO INTRODUCE AND CONSIDER DURING THE REGULAR SESSION OF 2022, A BILL ASSESSING A CARBON TAX ON FOSSIL FUELS AND RETURNING THE TAX REVENUES TO HAWAII HOUSEHOLDS IN EQUAL SHARES.
SCR148	URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO FORGIVE THE STATE'S OUTSTANDING FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE LOAN BALANCE FOR FEDERAL LOANS BORROWED TO CONTINUE TO PAY FOR UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.
SCR164 SD1 HD1	URGING THE UNITED STATES SENATE AND PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TO ENACT THE PROTECTING THE RIGHT TO ORGANIZE ACT AS EXPEDITIOUSLY AS POSSIBLE.
SCR216	REQUESTING THE GOVERNOR TO CONVENE A TASK FORCE TO DISCUSS FUTURE DEVELOPMENT PLANS IN KAKAAKO MAKAI INCLUDING EXPLORING THE FEASIBILITY OF A LAND EXCHANGE OF CERTAIN PARCELS OWNED BY THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS IN THE MAKAI AREA OF THE KAKAAKO DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.
SCR236 SD1 HD1	URGING UNITED STATES PRESIDENT JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. AND THE ASIA-PACIFIC ECONOMIC COOPERATION TO HOLD THE 2023 ASIAPACIFIC ECONOMIC COOPERATION SUMMIT IN HONOLULU, HAWAII.
SCR241 SD1	ESTABLISHING A SISTER-STATE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE STATE OF HAWAII, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND THE PREFECTURE OF YAMAGUCHI, JAPAN.
SCR242 SD1 HD1	REQUESTING THE CONVENING OF A CREATIVE RESURGENCE TASK FORCE TO BUILD AND FOSTER CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION THROUGH THE ARTS, CULTURE, AND HUMANITIES.
SCR243 SD1	REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU TO CONDUCT A STUDY AND DEVELOP STATUTORY DEFINITIONS OF "CREATIVE WORK" AND "CREATIVE WORKERS" BY TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION HAWAII'S EXISTING CREATIVE WORK INDUSTRY, AS GROUNDWORK FOR THE LEGISLATURE TO ADOPT MEASURES TO SUPPORT HAWAII'S CREATIVE WORKERS.
SCR244	URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS TO ESTABLISH A REGISTRY OF CREATIVE ARTIST GIG WORKERS TO ENABLE THE WORKERS TO ACCESS UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS THROUGH THE PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
SR76 SD1	REQUESTING THE CONVENING OF A RETIREMENT SAVINGS PROGRAM TASK FORCE TO ASSESS THE FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING A HAWAII RETIREMENT SAVINGS PROGRAM FOR PRIVATE SECTOR EMPLOYEES WITHOUT ACCESS TO EMPLOYER-SPONSORED RETIREMENT PLANS.
SR113	CONDEMNING ALL FORMS OF ANTI-ASIAN SENTIMENT AS RELATED TO COVID-19 AND URGING GREATER INVESTMENT IN FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL RESOURCES TO DEVELOP AND SUPPORT COMMUNITYWIDE SOLUTIONS.
SR114	URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO FORGIVE THE STATE'S OUTSTANDING FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE LOAN BALANCE FOR FEDERAL LOANS BORROWED TO CONTINUE TO PAY FOR UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.
SR129 SD1	URGING THE UNITED STATES SENATE AND PRESIDENT JOSEPH R. BIDEN TO ENACT THE PROTECTING THE RIGHT TO ORGANIZE ACT.
SR196 SD1	URGING UNITED STATES PRESIDENT JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. AND THE ASIAPACIFIC ECONOMIC COOPERATION TO HOLD THE 2023 ASIAPACIFIC ECONOMIC COOPERATION SUMMIT IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU, STATE OF HAWAII.
SR201 SD1	REQUESTING THE CONVENING OF A CREATIVE RESURGENCE TASK FORCE TO BUILD AND FOSTER CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION THROUGH THE ARTS, CULTURE, AND HUMANITIES.
SR202 SD1	REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU TO CONDUCT A STUDY AND DEVELOP STATUTORY DEFINITIONS OF "CREATIVE WORK" AND "CREATIVE WORKERS" BY TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION HAWAII'S EXISTING CREATIVE WORK INDUSTRY, AS GROUNDWORK FOR THE LEGISLATURE TO ADOPT MEASURES TO SUPPORT HAWAII'S CREATIVE WORKERS.
SR203	URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS TO ESTABLISH A REGISTRY OF CREATIVE ARTIST GIG WORKERS TO ENABLE THE WORKERS TO ACCESS UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS THROUGH THE PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

Senator Brian Taniguchi has served as an elected member of the Hawaii State Legislature since 1980 - in the House of Representatives from 1980 to 1994, and in the Senate since 1994. He represents Hawaii's 11th Senatorial District, which includes the areas of Mānoa, Makiki, Punchbowl, and Papakōlea in Honolulu, O‘ahu. Senator Taniguchi presently serves as Chair of the Committee on Labor, Culture and the Arts; Vice Chair of the Committee on Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism; and is a member of the Committee on Ways and Means.

Senator Taniguchi had previously served as chair of Judiciary and Labor; Ways and Means; and Commerce and Consumer Protection. He represented the Mānoa, Makiki, Punchbowl, and Papakōlea communities from 1980 to 1994 as State Representative in the House.

Born on November 7, 1951, Senator Taniguchi and his wife, Janice, have two children (Karli and Daniel) and three grandchildren (Roysen, Lucy, and Hunter). Senator Taniguchi is a graduate from Roosevelt High School and received a B.A. from the University of Hawai‘i in 1973. He continued his education receiving his J.D. from the University of Hawai‘i Richardson School of Law in 1978.

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Friday, March 28, 2014

Art at the Capitol 2014: What's on Your Wall, Senator Taniguchi?

Join us for the 6th Annual Art at the Capitol on First Friday in April

Friday, April 4, 2014 | Hawaii State Capitol | 4:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

The Legislature is opening its office doors for an evening of art, culture and history during downtown Honolulu's First Friday in April. View over 500 works of public art, purchased through the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, showcased in state lawmakers' offices. Talk story with your state lawmakers, mingle with original artists and enjoy entertainment from Hawaii Youth Symphony. Featured artist: Otto Piene, kinetic sculptor who created the "Sun" and "Moon" chandeliers in the House and Senate chambers. A pre-recorded interview with Piene will be shown in Room 423.

4:30 p.m. - Program will start on the 3rd Floor
5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. - Self guided tour of the participating offices
Admission: FREE

For more information call (808) 586-6460 or email artatthecapitol@capitol.hawaii.gov.