24th Hawaii Territorial Legislature

24th 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	Clement Gomes
Vice President	Thelma M. Akana
House of Representatives
Members	30
Speaker	Manuel Gomes Paschoal [note 1]
Vice Speaker	Hiram L. Fong and Charles E. Kauhane (Co-Vice Speakers) [note 2]

The Twenty-Fourth Legislature of the Territory of Hawaii was a session of the Hawaii Territorial Legislature. The session convened in Honolulu, Hawaii, and ran from February 19 until May 3, 1947. ^[1]

Legislative session

The session ran from February 19 until May 3, 1947. It passed 248 bills into law. ^[2] The Department of the Interior provided $47,200 for legislative expenses, including compensation and mileage of members. ^[3] This Legislature amended the territory's child labor law during this session by raising the certification age for minors employed in the agriculture industry from 16 to 18 years. The minimum employment age of minors was also raised from 12 to 14 years. ^[4]

Senators

↓
8	7
Republican	Democratic

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)			Total
	Republican	Ind	Democratic		Vacant
End of previous legislature (1945) [5]	8	0	7	15	0
Begin (1947)	8	0	7	15	0
Latest voting share	53.3%		46.7%

District	Senator	Party	County	Address
1	Eugene S. Capellas	R	Hawaiʻi	Hilo
	Raymond M. Y. Chang [note 3]	D
	William H. Hill	R
	Charles H. Silva	R		Kohala
2	Clarence A. Crozier	D	Maui	Kokomo
	Reuben Goodness	D		Wailuku
	Harold W. Rice	D		Kula
3	Thelma M. Akana	R	Oahu	Honolulu
	Neal S. Blaisdell	R
	Francis H. Ii Brown	R
	Ernest N. Heen	D		Aiea
	William H. Heen	D		Honolulu
	Wilfred C. Tsukiyama	R
4	John B. Fernandes	D	Kauaʻi	Kapaa
	Clement Gomes	R

House of Representatives

↓
15	15
Republican	Democratic

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)			Total
	Republican	Ind	Democratic		Vacant
End of previous legislature (1945)	21	0	9	30	0
Begin (1947)	15 [note 4]	0	15	30	0
Latest voting share	50%		50%

District	Representative	Party	County	Address
1	Joseph G. Andrews	R	Hawaiʻi	Hilo
	Amos A. Ignacio	D		Pepeekeo
	Peter N. Pakele, Jr.	R		Hilo
	Thomas T. Sakaklhara	R
2	Kenneth D. Bond	R		Hawi
	Earl A. Nielsen	D		Kealakekua
	Akoni Pule	D		Halaula
	Esther K. Richardson	R		Kealakekua
3	Alfred Afat Apaka [note 5]	R	Maui	Hoolehua (Molokai)
	Louis K. Fernandez	D		Kula (Waiakoa)
	Harry Hanakahi [note 6]	D		Kaunakakai (Molokai)
	Joseph A. Kaholokula, Jr.	D		Wailuku
	Manuel Gomes Paschoal	R
	John E. Pires	D		Kula (Waiakoa)
4	Walter H. Dillingham	R	Oahu	Honolulu
	James W. Glover	R
	Flora Kaai Hayes	R
	Herbert K. H. Lee	D
	Walter F. McGuire	R
	Hebden Porteus	R
5	Hiram L. Fong	R		Honolulu
	James F. Gilliland	R
	Joseph Itagaki	R		Schofield
	Frank Y. Kam	D		Honolulu
	Charles E. Kauhane	D
	Mitsuyuki Kido	D
6	George R. Aguiar	D	Kauai	Hanapepe
	Matsuki Arashiro	D		Kalaheo
	Manuel S. Henriques	D		Kapaa
	Thomas Ouye	D		Lihue

References

1. "Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Twenty-Fourth Legislature - Regular Session 1947". LLMC Digital. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
2. "Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Twenty-Fourth Legislature - Regular Session 1947". LLMC Digital. p. 12. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
3. "Digest of Appropriations for the Support of the Government of the United States". United States Government Printing Office. 1947. p. 527. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
4. "The Economy of Hawaii in 1947" (PDF). United States Government Printing Office. 1948. pp. 192–193. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
5. "Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Twenty-Third Legislature - Regular Session 1945". LLMC Digital. Retrieved March 16, 2021.

Notes

1. Manuel Gomes Paschoal, a Republican, was elected Speaker. In the event of tie vote, Paschoal would cast the deciding vote.
2. Two Vice Speakers were elected due to equal party representation in the House of Representatives.
3. Filled a vacancy caused by the death of Senator Thomas Pedro, Jr.
4. Manuel Gomes Paschoal, a Republican, was elected Speaker. In the event of tie vote, Paschoal would cast the deciding vote.
5. Apaka was a resident of the island of Molokai which is a constituent island of the County of Maui.
6. Hanakahi was a resident of the island of Molokai which is a constituent island of the County of Maui.