Senate Leadership and Committees Rejiggered

Here's a rundown of the newly elected Hawaii State Senate leaders and the film-related committees:

It appears that there is no longer a Committee on Media, Arts & Technology (MAT). This was the subject committee to which all film-related bills were assigned. Film measures will probably now be vetted by the newly formed Committee on Economic Development and Taxation (EDT), which will be chaired and co-chaired by Carol Fukunaga and Will Espero, respectively.

The Committee on Ways & Means (WAM) has a new chair, Rosalyn Baker, but the co-chair is still Shan Tsutsui.

And the overall Senate leaders are:

President: Colleen Hanabusa
Vice President: Donna Mercado Kim
Majority Leader: Gary Hooser
Majority Floor Leader: David Ige

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