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The Hawaii State Senate is the upper chamber of the Hawaii State Legislature which governs from Honolulu, Hawaii , USA . There are twenty-five members from various electoral districts. It is led by the President of the Senate elected from the membership of the majority Political Party , usually a member of the Democratic Party Of Hawaii or the Hawaii Republican Party . The forerunner of the Hawaii State Senate during the government of the Kingdom Of Hawaii was the House of Nobles. Senators are elected to two-year terms and are not subject to term limits. Like in most state legislatures in the United States, the Hawaii State Senate is a part-time body and senators often have active careers outside of government. The lower chamber of the legislature is the Hawaii State House Of Representatives . CAPITOL The Hawaii State Senate has been governing from the Hawaii State Capitol in Downtown Honolulu since March 15 , 1969 . Previous to the decision of Governor Of Hawaii John A. Burns to build the new Capitol building, the Hawaii State Senate met in Iolani Palace . EXTERNAL LINKS
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