28th Hawaii Territorial Legislature
| 28th 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 | William H. Heen | ||||
| Vice President | William J. Nobriga | ||||
| House of Representatives | |||||
| Members | 30 | ||||
| Speaker | Charles E. Kauhane | ||||
| Vice Speaker | Elmer F. Cravalho | ||||
The Twenty-Eighth Legislature of the Territory of Hawaii was a session of the Hawaii Territorial Legislature. The session convened in Honolulu, Hawaii, and ran from February 16 until April 29, 1955.[1] The majority of members of this Legislature were elected during the Hawaii Democratic Revolution of 1954.
Legislative sessions[edit]
The session ran from February 16 until April 29, 1955. It passed 277 bills into law.[2]
A special session ran from September 17 until September 25, 1956. It passed two bills into law, including Act 2, which provided compensation for public school officials.[3]
Senators[edit]
| ↓ | ||
| 9 | 6 | |
| Democratic | Republican | |
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
|
Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ind | Republican | Vacant | ||
| End of previous legislature (1954)[4] | 7 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 0 |
| Begin (1955) | 9 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 0 |
| Latest voting share | 60% | 40% | |||
| District | Senator | Party | County | Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazuhisa Abe | D | Hawaiʻi | Hilo |
| Nelson K. Doi | D | |||
| William H. Hill | R | |||
| William J. Nobriga | D | |||
| 2 | Toshio Ansai | R | Maui | Wailuku |
| John Gomes Duarte | D | |||
| Dee Duponte | D | |||
| 3 | Benjamin F. Dillingham | R | Oahu | Honolulu |
| William H. Heen | D | |||
| Joseph R. Itagaki | R | |||
| Herbert K. H. Lee | D | |||
| Sakae Takahashi | D | |||
| Wilfred C. Tsukiyama | R | |||
| 4 | John B. Fernandes | D | Kauaʻi | Kapaa |
| Noboru Miyake | R | Waimea |
House of Representatives[edit]
| ↓ | ||
| 22 | 8 | |
| Democratic | Republican | |
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
|
Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ind | Republican | Vacant | ||
| End of previous legislature (1954) | 11 | 0 | 19 | 30 | 0 |
| Begin (1955) | 22 | 0 | 8 | 30 | 0 |
| Latest voting share | 73.3% | 26.7% | |||
| District | Representative | Party | County | Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter A. Aduja | R | Hawaiʻi | Hilo |
| Joseph R. Garcia, Jr. | R | Hakalau | ||
| Stanley Ikuo Hara | D | Hilo | ||
| Raymond M. Kobayashi | D | |||
| 2 | Robert L. Hind, Jr. | R | Hookena | |
| Sumio Nakashima | D | Holualoa | ||
| Akoni Pule | D | Halaula | ||
| Esther K. Richardson | R | Kealakekua | ||
| 3 | Elmer F. Cravalho | D | Maui | Waiakoa |
| Robert Nobuichi Kimura | D | Wailuku | ||
| E. P. Lydgate | R | Makawao | ||
| Manuel Gomes Paschoal | R | Wailuku | ||
| David K. Trask, Jr. | D | Kahului | ||
| Nadao Yoshinaga | D | Wailuku | ||
| 4 | Masato Doi | D | Oahu | Honolulu |
| Daniel K. Inouye | D | |||
| Anna Furtado Kahanumoku | D | |||
| Russell Katsuhiro Kono | D | |||
| Spark M. Matsunaga | D | |||
| Hebden Porteus | R | |||
| 5 | George R. Ariyoshi | D | Honolulu | |
| O. Vincent Esposito | D | |||
| Yasutaka Fukushima | R | Wahiawa | ||
| Charles E. Kauhane | D | Honolulu | ||
| Philip P. Minn | D | |||
| Steere G. Noda | D | |||
| 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-Eighth Legislature - Regular Session 1955". LLMC Digital. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ^ "Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Twenty-Eighth Legislature - Regular Session 1955". LLMC Digital. p. 27. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ^ "Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Twenty-Eighth Legislature - Special Session 1956". LLMC Digital. p. 8. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ^ "Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Twenty-Seventh Legislature - Special Session 1954". LLMC Digital. Retrieved 1 March 2021.