:Hawaii Senate

{{short description|Upper house of the Hawaii State Legislature}}

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| background_color = {{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}

| name = Hawaii State Senate
Ka ‘Aha Kenekoa

| legislature = 33rd Hawaii State Legislature

| coa_pic = Seal of the State of Hawaii.svg

| term_limits = None

| new_session = January 20, 2021

| house_type = Upper house

| leader1_type = President

| leader1 = Ron Kouchi (D)

| election1 = May 5, 2015

| leader2_type = Vice President

| leader2 = Michelle Kidani (D)

| election2 = November 10, 2016

| leader3_type = Majority Leader

| leader3 = Dru Kanuha (D)

| election3 = May 5, 2021

| leader4_type = Minority Leader

| leader4 = Brenton Awa (R)

| election4 = November 8, 2024

| term_length = 4 years

| authority = Article III, Constitution of Hawaii

| salary = $72,348 per year +
$225 per diem for non-Oʻahu members (2023){{cite web | title=2023 Legislator Compensation by State | author=National Conference of State Legislatures | url=https://www.ncsl.org/about-state-legislatures/2023-legislator-compensation | access-date=15 November 2023 | archive-date=November 15, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231115170933/https://www.ncsl.org/about-state-legislatures/2023-legislator-compensation | url-status=live }}

| redistricting= Hawaii Reapportionment Commission

| members = 25

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Majority

• {{Color box|{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}|border=darkgray}} Democratic (22)

Minority

• {{Color box|{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}|border=darkgray}} Republican (3)

| last_election1 = November 5, 2024

| next_election1 = November 3, 2026

| meeting_place = State Senate Chamber
Hawaii State Capitol
Honolulu, Hawaii

| website = {{URL|https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/senate.aspx|capitol.hawaii.gov/senate}}

|rules=[https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/docs/SenateRules.pdf Rules of the Senate]| session_room = Hawaii State Medal of Honor ceremony pays tribute to fallen service members, Image 4.jpg

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The Hawaii State Senate (Hawaiian: Ka ‘Aha Kenekoa) is the upper house of the Hawaii State Legislature. It consists of twenty-five members elected from an equal number of constituent districts across the islands and is led by the President of the Senate, elected from the membership of the body, currently Ron Kouchi. The forerunner of the Hawaii Senate during the government of the Kingdom of Hawaii was the House of Nobles originated in 1840. In 1894, the Constitution of the Republic of Hawaii renamed the upper house the present senate. Senators are elected to four-year terms and are not subject to term limits.

Like most state legislatures in the United States, the Hawaii State Senate is a part-time body and senators often have active careers outside government. The lower house of the legislature is the Hawaii House of Representatives. The membership of the Senate also elects additional officers to include the Senate Vice President, Senate Chief Clerk, Assistant Chief Clerk, Senate Sergeant at Arms, and Assistant Sergeant at Arms. The Hawaii Senate convenes in the Hawaii State Capitol in Honolulu.

According to Article III, section 4 of the Hawaii State Constitution, a legislator's term begins on the day of the general election and ends the day of the general election if a new member is elected.{{Cite web|url=https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol01_Ch0001-0042F/05-CONST/CONST%200003-0004.htm|title=ELECTION OF MEMBERS; TERM|access-date=June 25, 2023|archive-date=June 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230625224639/https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol01_Ch0001-0042F/05-CONST/CONST%200003-0004.htm|url-status=live}}