25th Hawaii Territorial Legislature
| 25th Hawaiʻi Territorial Legislature | |||||
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 Seal of the Territory of Hawaii | |||||
| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Hawaii Territorial Legislature | ||||
| Jurisdiction | Territory of Hawaii, United States | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| Members | 15 | ||||
| President | Wilfred C. Tsukiyama | ||||
| Vice President | Thelma M. Akana | ||||
| House of Representatives | |||||
| Members | 30 | ||||
| Speaker | Hiram L. Fong | ||||
| Vice Speaker | Hebden Porteus | ||||
The Twenty-Fifth Legislature of the Territory of Hawaii was a session of the Hawaii Territorial Legislature. A special session convened in Honolulu, Hawaii, and ran from July 26 until October 15, 1949.[1]
Legislative session[edit]
The special session ran from July 26 until October 15, 1949. It passed 67 bills into law.[2] A second special session ran from September 29 until October 13, 1950. It passed 6 bills into law.[3]
Senators[edit]
| ↓ | ||
| 9 | 6 | |
| Republican | Democratic | |
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
|
Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ind | Democratic | Vacant | ||
| End of previous legislature (1947)[4] | 8 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 0 |
| Begin (1949) | 9 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 0 |
| Latest voting share | 60% | 40% | |||
| District | Senator | Party | County | Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eugene S. Capellas | R | Hawaiʻi | Hilo |
| William H. Hill | R | |||
| William J. Nobriga | R | |||
| Charles H. Silva | R | Kohala | ||
| 2 | Toshio Ansai | R | Maui | Wailuku |
| John G. Duarte | D | |||
| Reuben Goodness | D | |||
| 3 | Thelma M. Akana | R | Oahu | Honolulu |
| Neal S. Blaisdell | R | |||
| Benjamin F. Dillingham | R | |||
| William H. Heen | D | |||
| Herbert K. H. Lee | D | |||
| Wilfred C. Tsukiyama | R | |||
| 4 | Manuel R. Aguiar, Jr. | D | Kauaʻi | Kapaa |
| John B. Fernandes | D |
House of Representatives[edit]
| ↓ | ||
| 20 | 10 | |
| Republican | Democratic | |
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
|
Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ind | Democratic | Vacant | ||
| End of previous legislature (1947) | 15 | 0 | 15 | 30 | 0 |
| Begin (1949) | 20 | 0 | 10 | 30 | 0 |
| Latest voting share | 66.7% | 33.3% | |||
| District | Representative | Party | County | Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joseph G. Andrews | R | Hawaiʻi | Hilo |
| Joseph R. Garcia, Jr. | R | Hakalau | ||
| Thomas T. Sakakihara | R | Hilo | ||
| Joseph T. Yamauchi | R | |||
| 2 | Robert L. Hind, Jr. | R | Holualoa | |
| Earl A. Nielsen | D | Kealakekua | ||
| Akoni Pule | D | Halaula | ||
| Esther K. Richardson | R | Kealakekua | ||
| 3 | Alfred Afat Apaka[note 1] | R | Maui | Hoolehua (Molokai) |
| Allan Hart Ezell | D | Wailuku | ||
| E. P. Lydgate | R | Makawao | ||
| Manuel Gomes Paschoal | R | Wailuku | ||
| Clarence K. Seong | D | |||
| Thomas T. Tagawa | D | |||
| 4 | Flora Kaai Hayes | R | Oahu | Honolulu |
| Samuel M. Ichinose | R | |||
| Jack P. King | R | |||
| Walter F. McGuire | R | |||
| Kenneth T. Olds | R | |||
| Hebden Porteus | R | |||
| 5 | Hiram L. Fong | R | Honolulu | |
| Joseph Itagaki | R | Wahiawa | ||
| Charles E. Kauhane | D | Honolulu | ||
| Mitsuyuki Kido | D | |||
| Steere G. Noda | D | |||
| James K. Trask | D | Kaneohe | ||
| 6 | Matsuki Arashiro | D | Kauai | Kalaheo |
| Norito Kawakami | R | Lihue | ||
| A. Q. Marcallino | R | Eleele | ||
| Noboru Miyake | R | Waimea |
References[edit]
- ^ "Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Twenty-Fifth Legislature - Special Session 1949". LLMC Digital. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ "Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Twenty-Fifth Legislature - Special Session 1949". LLMC Digital. p. 7. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ "Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Twenty-Fifth Legislature - Special Session 1950". LLMC Digital. p. 8. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ "Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Twenty-Fourth Legislature - Regular Session 1947". LLMC Digital. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
Notes[edit]
- ^ Apaka was the last Representative from the County of Maui to reside on another island besides Maui until Pedro Dela Cruz was elected to serve in the Thirtieth Territorial Legislature on November 4, 1958.