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Kahului, Pu‘unēnē, portion of Wailuku

Representative Justin Woodson has been elected to serve and representative Central Maui since 2013. He currently chairs the House Committee on Education and has served in various other leadership roles in the State Legislature for several years. Recently, Representative Woodson has aided House legislative efforts to codify quality mechanisms in statute which has enabled Hawaiʻi to maintain one of the most effective pre-kindergarten programs in the nation, according to the National Institute for Early Education and Research, a leading institution in the United States on the topic of early learning and education. During this time frame, Representative Woodson has also helped establish the Hawaiʻi Promise Program in all University of Hawaiʻi Community Colleges. The Promise Program provides free college to Hawaiʻi students with any financial need. In 2018, Representative Woodson strengthened STEM education Hawaiʻi's public schools by introducing and passing a measure to formalize computer science within the DOE's K-12 grade curriculum, strengthening STEM education in Hawaiʻi's public schools. In 2020, Representative Woodson helped legislative efforts on behalf of the State House to set up the necessary program infrastructure to expand universal access to high-quality early learning opportunities across the state. The San Francisco Federal Reserve recognized this bill as one of the most forward leaning early childhood bills passed out of state legislatures across the country in 2020. In 2022, Representative Woodson worked with other Legislators and community stakeholders to increase teacher compensation for educators across the state.

• State Representative for Central Maui 2013 - Present
• Chair of the House Committee on Education 2021 - Present
• House of Representatives Majority Whip 2018 - 2020
• Chair of the House Committee on Lower and Higher Education 2017 - 2020
• Vice Chair of the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce 2015 - 2016
• Vice Chair of the House Committee on Housing 2013 - 2014

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2025 Committee Member of

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Measures Introduced in 2025

Measure and Title
HB152 RELATING TO EDUCATION.
HB153 RELATING TO EARLY LEARNING.
HB154 RELATING TO THE EMPLOYMENT OF ATTORNEYS BY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS.
HB427 HD2 SD2 CD1 RELATING TO BIOSECURITY.
HB428 HD1 SD1 RELATING TO FARM TO FAMILIES.
HB429 HD1 SD1 RELATING TO EARLY LEARNING.
HB430 HD2 SD2 CD1 RELATING TO INTERNSHIPS.
HB431 HD2 SD2 CD1 RELATING TO HOUSING.
HB432 HD1 SD2 RELATING TO THE RENTAL HOUSING REVOLVING FUND.
HB433 HD1 SD1 RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY.
HB436 RELATING TO ENTERPRISE ZONES.
HB437 HD1 SD1 RELATING TO OUT-OF-STATE OFFICES.
HB438 HD2 RELATING TO DUE PROCESS PROTECTIONS.
HB439 HD1 RELATING TO EDUCATION.
HB440 RELATING TO IMMIGRATION.
HB616 HD2 RELATING TO THE SAFETY OF EDUCATIONAL WORKERS.
HB617 HD1 RELATING TO NURSING.
HB618 RELATING TO HAZARD PAY BONUS.
HB619 HD1 RELATING TO EDUCATION.
HB620 HD1 SD1 RELATING TO EDUCATION.
HB621 HD1 RELATING TO EDUCATION.
HB622 HD1 SD1 RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
HB623 RELATING TO EDUCATION.
HB624 HD1 SD1 RELATING TO SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS.
HB625 HD1 RELATING TO EDUCATION.
HB626 HD1 RELATING TO EDUCATION.
HB627 HD1 RELATING TO SCHOOL SAFETY.
HB628 HD1 RELATING TO EDUCATION.
HB629 HD1 RELATING TO THERAPY SERVICES.
HB637 HD1 RELATING TO EDUCATION.
HB754 HD2 RELATING TO COMMUNITY SCHOOLS.
HB861 HD1 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
HB862 HD1 SD1 CD1 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION SERVICES.
HB901 HD2 RELATING TO PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS.
HB902 HD1 RELATING TO EDUCATION.
HB903 HD1 RELATING TO STUDENT HEALTH.
HB904 HD1 SD1 RELATING TO CHARTER SCHOOLS.
HB905 HD1 RELATING TO AMBULANCES.
HB1178 RELATING TO EDUCATION.
HB1179 HD1 SD2 CD1 RELATING TO RURAL EMERGENCY HOSPITALS.
HB1181 HD1 RELATING TO COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT.
HB1183 HD2 RELATING TO ALLOWANCE ON SERVICE RETIREMENTS.
HB1343 HD1 RELATING TO EDUCATION.
HB1344 RELATING TO EDUCATION.
HB1345 HD1 SD2 RELATING TO TEACHER EDUCATION.
HB1346 HD1 RELATING TO EDUCATION.
HB1442 HD1 RELATING TO OFFICE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP.
HB1488 RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS.
HB1489 RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS.
HB1500 HD1 RELATING TO SCHOOL MEALS.
HCR73 URGING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF REGENTS TO ESTABLISH A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII MAUI CAMPUS.
HR66 URGING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF REGENTS TO ESTABLISH A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII MAUI CAMPUS.
HR207 CONGRATULATING THE 2025 HAWAIʻI STATE TEACHER OF THE YEAR, 2023 MILKEN EDUCATOR AWARDEES, 2024 MILKEN EDUCATOR AWARDEE, AND 2024 MILKEN TEACHER OF PROMISE AWARDEE.

Hawai'i State Legislature

Representative Justin H. Woodson (D)