The Twenty-Sixth 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 19, 1951.[1]
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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 Akana Harrison | ||||
| House of Representatives | |||||
| Members | 30 | ||||
| Speaker | Hiram L. Fong | ||||
| Vice Speaker | Hebden Porteus | ||||
Legislative session
editThe session ran from February 21 until May 19, 1951. It passed 326 bills into law.[2]
Senators
edit| ↓ | ||
| 9 | 6 | |
| Republican | Democratic | |
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
|
Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ind | Democratic | Vacant | ||
| End of previous legislature (1950)[3] | 9 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 0 |
| Begin (1951) | 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 | |||
| Tom T. Okino | D | |||
| 2 | Toshio Ansai | R | Maui | Wailuku |
| Wendell F. Crockett | R | |||
| John Gomes Duarte | D | |||
| 3 | Benjamin F. Dillingham | R | Oahu | Honolulu |
| Thelma Akana Harrison | R | |||
| William H. Heen | D | |||
| Herbert K. H. Lee | D | |||
| Mary K. Robinson | R | |||
| Wilfred C. Tsukiyama | R | |||
| 4 | Manuel R. Aguiar, Jr. | D | Kauaʻi | Kapaa |
| John B. Fernandes | D |
House of Representatives
edit| ↓ | ||
| 21 | 9 | |
| Republican | Democratic | |
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
|
Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ind | Democratic | Vacant | ||
| End of previous legislature (1950) | 20 | 0 | 10 | 30 | 0 |
| Begin (1951) | 21 | 0 | 9 | 30 | 0 |
| Latest voting share | 70% | 30% | |||
| District | Representative | Party | County | Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joseph R. Garcia, Jr. | R | Hawaiʻi | Hakalau |
| Peter N. Pakele, Jr. | R | Hilo | ||
| Thomas T. Sakakihara | R | |||
| Joseph Takao Yamauchi | R | |||
| 2 | Robert L. Hind, Jr. | R | Holualoa | |
| Earl A. Nielsen | D | Kealakekua | ||
| Esther K. Richardson | R | |||
| Julian R. Yates, Sr. | R | |||
| 3 | Dee Duponte | D | Maui | Wailuku |
| Kaneo Kishimoto | D | |||
| E. P. Lydgate | R | Paia | ||
| Manuel Gomes Paschoal | R | Wailuku | ||
| Clarence K. Seong | D | |||
| Richard St. Sure | R | Paia | ||
| 4 | Flora Kaai Hayes | R | Oahu | Honolulu |
| Jack P. King | R | |||
| Walter F. McGuire | R | |||
| Hebden Porteus | R | |||
| J. Ward Russell | R | |||
| Russell Starr | R | |||
| 5 | O. Vincent Esposito | D | Honolulu | |
| Hiram L. Fong | R | |||
| Yasutaka Fukushima | R | Wahiawa | ||
| Mitsuyuki Kido | D | Honolulu | ||
| Steere G. Noda | D | |||
| Clarence Y. Shimamura | R | |||
| 6 | Manuel Souza Henriques | D | Kauai | Kapaa |
| William W. Y. Leong | D | |||
| Noboru Miyake | R | Lihue | ||
| Wallace Otsuka | R |
References
edit- ^ "Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Twenty-Sixth Legislature - Regular Session 1951". LLMC Digital. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ^ "Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Twenty-Sixth Legislature - Regular Session 1951". LLMC Digital. p. 8. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ^ "Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Twenty-Fifth Legislature - Special Session 1950". LLMC Digital. Retrieved 9 March 2021.