23rd Hawaii Territorial Legislature

23rd Hawaiʻi Territorial Legislature
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Seal of the Territory of Hawaii
Overview
Legislative bodyHawaii Territorial Legislature
JurisdictionTerritory of Hawaii, United States
Senate
Members15
PresidentEugene S. Capellas
Vice PresidentClement Gomes
House of Representatives
Members30
SpeakerManuel Gomes Paschoal
Vice SpeakerHiram L. Fong

The Twenty-Third Legislature of the Territory of Hawaii was a session of the Hawaii Territorial Legislature. The session convened in Honolulu, Hawaii, and ran from February 21 until May 4, 1945. It was the final session convened in Hawaii during World War II, and the first session convened after martial law ended on October 24, 1944.[1][2]

Legislative session

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The session ran from February 21 until May 4, 1945. It passed 277 bills into law, including Act 1, which enacted the Revised Laws of Hawaii 1945, a major repeal, consolidation and enactment of territorial law.[3][4]

Senators

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8 7
Republican Democratic
Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total
Republican Ind Democratic Vacant
End of previous legislature (1943)[5] 11 0 4 15 0
Begin (1945) 8 0 7 15 0
Latest voting share 53.3% 46.7%
District Senator Party County Address
1 Eugene S. Capellas R Hawaiʻi Hilo
William H. Hill R
Thomas Pedro Jr. D
Charles H. Silva R Kohala
2 A. Kamokila Campbell[note 1] D Maui Kalae (Molokai)
Clarence A. Crozier D Kokomo
Harold W. Rice D Kula
3 Thelma M. Akana R Oahu Honolulu
Francis H. Ii Brown R
Charles S. Crane R
Ernest N. Heen D Aiea
William H. Heen D Honolulu
Francis K. Sylva R
4 John B. Fernandes D Kauaʻi Kapaa
Clement Gomes R Lihue

House of Representatives

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21 9
Republican Democratic
Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total
Republican Ind Democratic Vacant
End of previous legislature (1943) 25 0 5 30 0
Begin (1945) 21 0 9 30 0
Latest voting share 70% 30%
District Representative Party County Address
1 Joseph G. Andrews R Hawaiʻi Hilo
Amos A. Ignacio D Pepeekeo
William J. Nobriga R Hilo
William J. Payne R
2 Francis K. Aona R Kealakekua
Kenneth D. Bond R Hawi
Esther K. Richardson R Kealakekua
Robert L. Wilhelm R Naalehu
3 Alfred Apaka Afat[note 2] R Maui Hoolehua (Molokai)
Reuben Goodness R Wailuku
Hal F. Hanna D
Joseph A. Kaholokula D Paia
Manuel Gomes Paschoal R Wailuku
Isabelle N. Thompson D Kihei
4 Neal S. Blaisdell R Oahu Honolulu
James W. Glover R
Flora Kaai Hayes R
Herbert K. H. Lee D
Walter F. McGuire R
Hebden Porteus R
5 Yew Char D Honolulu
Hiram L. Fong R
William M. Furtado R
George H. Holt Jr. D Waianae
Charles E. Kauhane D Honolulu
Bina Mossman R
6 Nicholas A. Akana R Kauai Kalaheo
M. S. Carvalho R Lihue
Manuel S. Henriques D Kapaa
A. Q. Marcallino R Eleele

References

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  1. ^ "Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Twenty-Third Legislature - Regular Session 1945". LLMC Digital. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Martial Law in Hawaii". Cornell Law School - Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Twenty-Third Legislature - Regular Session 1945". LLMC Digital. p. 15. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Twenty-Third Legislature - Regular Session 1945". LLMC Digital. pp. 34–36. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Twenty-Second Legislature - Regular Session 1943". LLMC Digital. Retrieved 20 April 2021.

Notes

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  1. ^ Campbell was a resident of the island of Molokai which is a constituent island of the County of Maui.
  2. ^ Afat was a resident of the island of Molokai which is a constituent island of the County of Maui.
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