"“This leadership team is the face of Hawaii,” Saiki said. “It also represents the change in demographics in the state."

The most important demographic is that the outer islands have less than 30% of the population and generate only 20% of the state's revenues. The rest is all here on Oahu. 

We are representated based on where we live, not based on age or ethnicity.

Demographics do not justify further marginalizing the experienced representatives of Oahu while empowering the outer island reps. This imballance had been worse in the Senate in recent years, but looks like team Saiki may be taking the House that way too.

The Representatives of the people of Oahu should dominate 70-80% of the leadership and committee positions (the important committees). If not, there will be no accountability for continued failure to tackle the growing problems on this island, and the treatment of Oahu taxpayers as the state's cash cows.

The forthcoming committee assignments will be telling.