HRS §22-1
Leaders keep their jobs between sessions
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗The top leaders of each house of the legislature stay in their positions between sessions. They keep doing their jobs until their replacements are ready or the house removes them.
The statute, as written — Presiding officer, tenure
A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
The presiding officer and vice-presiding officer of each house of the legislature shall retain their respective offices, and shall discharge duties appropriate to their offices in the interim between sessions of the legislature, until such time as their successors are qualified in accordance with the rules of the respective houses or unless their tenure be terminated by action of the respective houses.
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