Faculty Senate standing committees are listed in the Faculty Senate Charter and Bylaws and are considered a permanent part of the Senate. Standing committee members generally change when new officers are elected, but the committee's purpose, function, and duties do not change.

• Academic and Institutional Support (Gholam Khaleghi, chair)
• Assessment (Jeff Judd, chair)
• Budget and Planning (Stan May, chair)
• Curriculum Committee (Petersen Gross, chair)
• Distance Education ( Warren Kawano, chair)
• Elections (William Castillo chair)
• Faculty (Danny Wyatt and Genai Keliikuli, co-chairs)
• General Education (Suzette Scotti and Weirong Cai, co-chairs)
• Legislative Relations (Betty Ickes and Raymund Liongson, co-chairs)
• Student  (Jaydene (Kaleʻa) Silva and Summer Shimbukuro, co-chairs)

Faculty Senate ad hoc committees are created to perform a specific tasks not already covered by other committees.  Standing committees are created with a unique chair and membership. Ad Hoc committees are dissolved when the task is completed and a final report is provided. 

• Ad-Hoc Committee for the implementation of S-Designation (Sustainability-focused courses)