23rd Hawaii Territorial Legislature

23rd 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	Eugene S. Capellas
Vice President	Clement Gomes
House of Representatives
Members	30
Speaker	Manuel Gomes Paschoal
Vice Speaker	Hiram L. Fong

The Twenty-Third 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 4, 1945. It was the final session convened in Hawaii during World War II, and the first session convened after martial law ended on October 24, 1944. ^{[1] [2]}

Legislative session

The session ran from February 21 until May 4, 1945. It passed 277 bills into law, including Act 1, which enacted the Revised Laws of Hawaii 1945, a major repeal, consolidation and enactment of territorial law. ^{[3] [4]}

Senators

↓
8	7
Republican	Democratic

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)			Total
	Republican	Ind	Democratic		Vacant
End of previous legislature (1943) [5]	11	0	4	15	0
Begin (1945)	8	0	7	15	0
Latest voting share	53.3%		46.7%

District	Senator	Party	County	Address
1	Eugene S. Capellas	R	Hawaiʻi	Hilo
	William H. Hill	R
	Thomas Pedro Jr.	D
	Charles H. Silva	R		Kohala
2	A. Kamokila Campbell [note 1]	D	Maui	Kalae (Molokai)
	Clarence A. Crozier	D		Kokomo
	Harold W. Rice	D		Kula
3	Thelma M. Akana	R	Oahu	Honolulu
	Francis H. Ii Brown	R
	Charles S. Crane	R
	Ernest N. Heen	D		Aiea
	William H. Heen	D		Honolulu
	Francis K. Sylva	R
4	John B. Fernandes	D	Kauaʻi	Kapaa
	Clement Gomes	R		Lihue

House of Representatives

↓
21	9
Republican	Democratic

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)			Total
	Republican	Ind	Democratic		Vacant
End of previous legislature (1943)	25	0	5	30	0
Begin (1945)	21	0	9	30	0
Latest voting share	70%		30%

District	Representative	Party	County	Address
1	Joseph G. Andrews	R	Hawaiʻi	Hilo
	Amos A. Ignacio	D		Pepeekeo
	William J. Nobriga	R		Hilo
	William J. Payne	R
2	Francis K. Aona	R		Kealakekua
	Kenneth D. Bond	R		Hawi
	Esther K. Richardson	R		Kealakekua
	Robert L. Wilhelm	R		Naalehu
3	Alfred Apaka Afat [note 2]	R	Maui	Hoolehua (Molokai)
	Reuben Goodness	R		Wailuku
	Hal F. Hanna	D
	Joseph A. Kaholokula	D		Paia
	Manuel Gomes Paschoal	R		Wailuku
	Isabelle N. Thompson	D		Kihei
4	Neal S. Blaisdell	R	Oahu	Honolulu
	James W. Glover	R
	Flora Kaai Hayes	R
	Herbert K. H. Lee	D
	Walter F. McGuire	R
	Hebden Porteus	R
5	Yew Char	D		Honolulu
	Hiram L. Fong	R
	William M. Furtado	R
	George H. Holt Jr.	D		Waianae
	Charles E. Kauhane	D		Honolulu
	Bina Mossman	R
6	Nicholas A. Akana	R	Kauai	Kalaheo
	M. S. Carvalho	R		Lihue
	Manuel S. Henriques	D		Kapaa
	A. Q. Marcallino	R		Eleele

References

1. "Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Twenty-Third Legislature - Regular Session 1945". LLMC Digital. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
2. "Martial Law in Hawaii". Cornell Law School - Legal Information Institute. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
3. "Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Twenty-Third Legislature - Regular Session 1945". LLMC Digital. p. 15. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
4. "Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Twenty-Third Legislature - Regular Session 1945". LLMC Digital. pp. 34–36. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
5. "Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Twenty-Second Legislature - Regular Session 1943". LLMC Digital. Retrieved April 20, 2021.

Notes

1. Campbell was a resident of the island of Molokai which is a constituent island of the County of Maui.
2. Afat was a resident of the island of Molokai which is a constituent island of the County of Maui.