27th Hawaii Territorial Legislature

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27th 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
Members15
President Wilfred C. Tsukiyama
Vice PresidentWendell F. Crockett
House of Representatives
Members30
Speaker Hiram L. Fong
Vice SpeakerRichard St. Sure

The Twenty-Seventh Legislature of the Territory of Hawaii was a session of the Hawaii Territorial Legislature. The session convened in Honolulu, Hawaii, and ran from February 18 until May 19, 1953. [1]

Contents

Legislative sessions

The session ran from February 18 until May 19, 1953. It passed 282 bills into law. [2]

A special session ran from April 20 until August 5, 1954. It passed two bills into law, including Act 2, to provide additional funding to the Hawaii Statehood Commission, which was founded in 1947 to pursue statehood status for the territory. [3] [4]

Senators

87
RepublicanDemocratic
AffiliationParty
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Republican Ind Democratic Vacant
End of previous legislature (1951) [5] 906150
Begin (1953)807150
Latest voting share
DistrictSenatorPartyCountyAddress
1 Kazuhisa Abe D Hawaiʻi Hilo
William H. HillR
William J. Nobriga [note 1] D
Tom T. OkinoD
2Toshio AnsaiR Maui Wailuku
Wendell F. CrockettR
John Gomes DuarteD
3 Benjamin F. Dillingham R Oahu Honolulu
William H. HeenD
Joseph R. ItagakiR
Herbert K. H. LeeD
Mary K. Robinson R
Wilfred C. Tsukiyama R
4John B. FernandesD Kauaʻi Kapaa
Noboru Miyake R Waimea

House of Representatives

1911
RepublicanDemocratic
AffiliationParty
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Republican Ind Democratic Vacant
End of previous legislature (1951)2109300
Begin (1953)19011300
Latest voting share
DistrictRepresentativePartyCountyAddress
1Joseph R. Garcia, Jr.R Hawaiʻi Hakalau
Raymond M. KobayashiD Hilo
Thomas T. Sakakihara R
Joseph Takao YamauchiR
2Robert L. Hind, Jr.R Holualoa
Akoni PuleD Halaula
Esther K. Richardson R Kealakekua
Thomas T. ToguchiR Naalehu
3 Dee Duponte D Maui Wailuku
E. P. LydgateR Paia
Manuel Gomes PaschoalR Wailuku
Richard St. SureR Paia
Clarence K. SeongD Wailuku
Bernard H. TokunagaR
4Webley EdwardsR Oahu Honolulu
Jack P. KingR Lanikai
Walter F. McGuireR Honolulu
Hebden PorteusR
J. Ward RussellR
W. Russell StarrR
5 O. Vincent Esposito D Honolulu
Hiram L. Fong R
Yasutaka FukushimaR Wahiawa
Charles E. Kauhane D Honolulu
Steere G. Noda D
Clarence Y. ShimamuraR
6William E. FernandesD Kauai Kapaa
Manuel S. HenriquesD
Toshio SerizawaD Lihue
Toshiharu YamaD

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References

  1. "Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Twenty-Seventh Legislature - Regular Session 1953". LLMC Digital. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  2. "Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Twenty-Seventh Legislature - Regular Session 1953". LLMC Digital. p. 7. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  3. "Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Twenty-Seventh Legislature - Special Session 1954". LLMC Digital. p. 9. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  4. "Hawaii Statehood Commission" (PDF). State of Hawaii - Hawaii State Archives. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  5. "Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Twenty-Sixth Legislature - Regular Session 1951". LLMC Digital. Retrieved 9 March 2021.

Notes

  1. William J. Nobriga changed party affiliation after the 26th Hawaii Territorial Legislature. He was previously elected as a Republican to represent the 2nd Senatorial District in 1950.