The Twenty-Seventh Legislature of the Territory of Hawaii was a session of the Hawaii Territorial Legislature. The session convened in Honolulu, Hawaii, and ran from February 18 until May 19, 1953.[1]
| 27th 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 | Wendell F. Crockett | ||||
| House of Representatives | |||||
| Members | 30 | ||||
| Speaker | Hiram L. Fong | ||||
| Vice Speaker | Richard St. Sure | ||||
Legislative sessions
editThe session ran from February 18 until May 19, 1953. It passed 282 bills into law.[2]
A special session ran from April 20 until August 5, 1954. It passed two bills into law, including Act 2, to provide additional funding to the Hawaii Statehood Commission, which was founded in 1947 to pursue statehood status for the territory.[3][4]
Senators
edit| ↓ | ||
| 8 | 7 | |
| Republican | Democratic | |
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ind | Democratic | Vacant | ||
| End of previous legislature (1951)[5] | 9 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 0 |
| Begin (1953) | 8 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 0 |
| Latest voting share | 53.3% | 46.7% | |||
| District | Senator | Party | County | Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazuhisa Abe | D | Hawaiʻi | Hilo |
| William H. Hill | R | |||
| William J. Nobriga[note 1] | D | |||
| 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 |
| William H. Heen | D | |||
| Joseph R. Itagaki | R | |||
| Herbert K. H. Lee | D | |||
| Mary K. Robinson | R | |||
| Wilfred C. Tsukiyama | R | |||
| 4 | John B. Fernandes | D | Kauaʻi | Kapaa |
| Noboru Miyake | R | Waimea |
House of Representatives
edit| ↓ | ||
| 19 | 11 | |
| Republican | Democratic | |
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
|
Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ind | Democratic | Vacant | ||
| End of previous legislature (1951) | 21 | 0 | 9 | 30 | 0 |
| Begin (1953) | 19 | 0 | 11 | 30 | 0 |
| Latest voting share | 63.3% | 36.7% | |||
| District | Representative | Party | County | Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joseph R. Garcia, Jr. | R | Hawaiʻi | Hakalau |
| Raymond M. Kobayashi | D | Hilo | ||
| Thomas T. Sakakihara | R | |||
| Joseph Takao Yamauchi | R | |||
| 2 | Robert L. Hind, Jr. | R | Holualoa | |
| Akoni Pule | D | Halaula | ||
| Esther K. Richardson | R | Kealakekua | ||
| Thomas T. Toguchi | R | Naalehu | ||
| 3 | Dee Duponte | D | Maui | Wailuku |
| E. P. Lydgate | R | Paia | ||
| Manuel Gomes Paschoal | R | Wailuku | ||
| Richard St. Sure | R | Paia | ||
| Clarence K. Seong | D | Wailuku | ||
| Bernard H. Tokunaga | R | |||
| 4 | Webley Edwards | R | Oahu | Honolulu |
| Jack P. King | R | Lanikai | ||
| Walter F. McGuire | R | Honolulu | ||
| Hebden Porteus | R | |||
| J. Ward Russell | R | |||
| W. Russell Starr | R | |||
| 5 | O. Vincent Esposito | D | Honolulu | |
| Hiram L. Fong | R | |||
| Yasutaka Fukushima | R | Wahiawa | ||
| Charles E. Kauhane | D | Honolulu | ||
| Steere G. Noda | D | |||
| Clarence Y. Shimamura | R | |||
| 6 | William E. Fernandes | D | Kauai | Kapaa |
| Manuel S. Henriques | D | |||
| Toshio Serizawa | D | Lihue | ||
| Toshiharu Yama | D |
References
edit- ^ "Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Twenty-Seventh Legislature - Regular Session 1953". LLMC Digital. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ^ "Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Twenty-Seventh Legislature - Regular Session 1953". LLMC Digital. p. 7. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ^ "Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Twenty-Seventh Legislature - Special Session 1954". LLMC Digital. p. 9. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ^ "Hawaii Statehood Commission" (PDF). State of Hawaii - Hawaii State Archives. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ^ "Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Twenty-Sixth Legislature - Regular Session 1951". LLMC Digital. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
Notes
edit- ^ William J. Nobriga changed party affiliation after the 26th Hawaii Territorial Legislature. He was previously elected as a Republican to represent the 2nd Senatorial District in 1950.