16th Hawaii Territorial Legislature

The Sixteenth Legislature of the Territory of Hawaii was a session of the Hawaii Territorial Legislature. The session convened in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, and ran from February 18 until May 23, 1931.[1]

16th Hawaiʻi Territorial Legislature
15th 17th
Seal of the Territory of Hawaii
Overview
Legislative bodyHawaii Territorial Legislature
JurisdictionTerritory of Hawaii, United States
Senate
Members15
PresidentRobert W. Shingle
Vice PresidentErnest A. K. Akina
House of Representatives
Members30
SpeakerRoy A. Vitousek
Vice SpeakerEvan Da Silva

Legislative session

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The session ran from February 18 until May 23, 1931. It passed 298 bills into law.[2]

A First Special Session convened on January 18, 1932, and adjourned on March 28, 1932.[3] It passed 19 bills into law.

The Second Special Session convened on March 29, 1932, and adjourned on June 3, 1932. It passed 76 bills into law.[4] Act 10 (House Bill No. 27), signed by Governor Lawrence M. Judd on April 22, 1932, amended Section 1222 of the Revised Laws of Hawaii 1925, as amended, which increased the fee for certified copies of birth, death, and marriage certificates from one dollar ($1.00) to two dollars ($2.00).[5]

Senators

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14 0 1
Republican Independent Democratic
Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Republican Ind Democratic Vacant
End of previous legislature (1929)[6] 14 0 1 15 0
Begin (1931) 14 0 1 15 0
Latest voting share 93.3% 0% 6.7%
District Senator Party County Address
1 Ernest A. K. Akina R Hawaiʻi Kohala
Stephen L. Desha Sr. R Hilo
Robert H. Hind R Kailua
William K. Kamau R Hilo
2 George P. Cooke R Maui Kaunakakai (Molokai)
A. Paul Low R Wailuku
Harold W. Rice R Pā'ia
3 Francis H. Ii Brown R Oʻahu Honolulu
Clarence H. Cooke R
William H. Heen D
James K. Jarrett R
Robert W. Shingle R
Joseph L. Sylva R
4 Henry K. Aki R Kauaʻi Kapaʻa
Charles A. Rice R Līhuʻe

House of Representatives

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28 2
Republican Democratic
Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Republican Ind Democratic Vacant
End of previous legislature (1929) 27 0 3 30 0
Begin (1931) 28 0 2 30 0
Latest voting share 93.3% 6.7%
District Representative Party County Address
1 Herbert N. Ahuna R Hawaiʻi Hilo
William J. Kimi R
T. (Tasaku) Oka[note 1][7] R
Evan Da Silva R
2 Arthur A. Akina R Kamuela
Francis K. Aona R Kealakekua
George K. Kawaha R Waiʻōhinu (Kaʻū)
John R. Smith R Hoʻokena
3 J. Walter Cameron R Maui Makawao
William H. Engle R Kahului
Manase K. Makekau R Hoʻolehua (Molokai)
Manuel Gomes Paschoal R Puʻunēnē
Henry P. Robinson Jr. R Lahaina
Samuel A. Sniffen R Pā'ia
4 Eugene H. Beebe R Oʻahu Honolulu
Eben P. Lowe R
Harry T. Mills R
Ray J. O'Brien R
Roy A. Vitousek R
J. Howard Worrall R
5 Albert K. Akana R
Charles H. K. Holt D
Wm. K. Isaacs Jr. R
R. N. Mossman R
Nolle R. Smith R
Andrew M. Yamashiro D
6 W. A. Fernandez[note 2] R Kauai Kapaʻa
Clement Gomes R Līhuʻe
A. Q. Marcallino R ʻEleʻele
Fred W. Wichman R Kapaʻa

References

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  1. ^ "Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Sixteenth Legislature – Regular Session 1931". LLMC Digital. p. 2. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  2. ^ "Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Sixteenth Legislature – Regular Session 1931". LLMC Digital. p. 26. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  3. ^ "Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Sixteenth Legislature – First Special Session 1932". LLMC Digital. p. 7. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  4. ^ "Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Sixteenth Legislature – Second Special Session 1932". LLMC Digital. p. 59. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  5. ^ "Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Sixteenth Legislature – Second Special Session 1932". LLMC Digital. p. 67. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  6. ^ "Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Fifteenth Legislature – Regular Session 1929". LLMC Digital. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  7. ^ "Dies on Hawaii". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Hilo. May 14, 1936. p. 1. Retrieved February 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

Notes

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  1. ^ According to the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Oka, an attorney, was the first AJA from Hawaiʻi island to sit in the territorial Legislature. He served a single term and passed away on May 13, 1936 in Pāpaʻikou.
  2. ^ Fernandez was elected at a Special Election held on December 20, 1930, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of C. A. Baggott, who was elected at the General Election held on November 4, 1930.