26th Hawaii Territorial Legislature

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]

26th Hawaiʻi Territorial Legislature
25th 27th
Seal of the Territory of Hawaii
Overview
Legislative bodyHawaii Territorial Legislature
JurisdictionTerritory of Hawaii, United States
Senate
Members15
PresidentWilfred C. Tsukiyama
Vice PresidentThelma Akana Harrison
House of Representatives
Members30
SpeakerHiram L. Fong
Vice SpeakerHebden Porteus

Legislative session

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The session ran from February 21 until May 19, 1951. It passed 326 bills into law.[2]

Senators

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Twenty-Sixth Legislature - Regular Session 1951". LLMC Digital. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Twenty-Sixth Legislature - Regular Session 1951". LLMC Digital. p. 8. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Twenty-Fifth Legislature - Special Session 1950". LLMC Digital. Retrieved 9 March 2021.