28th Hawaii Territorial Legislature

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28th Hawaiʻi Territorial Legislature
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Seal of the Territory of Hawaii.svg
Seal of the Territory of Hawaii
Overview
Legislative body Hawaii Territorial Legislature
Jurisdiction Territory of Hawaii, United States
Senate
Members15
President William H. Heen
Vice PresidentWilliam J. Nobriga
House of Representatives
Members30
Speaker Charles E. Kauhane
Vice SpeakerElmer 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.

Contents

Legislative sessions

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

96
DemocraticRepublican
AffiliationParty
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Democratic Ind Republican Vacant
End of previous legislature (1954) [4] 708150
Begin (1955)906150
Latest voting share
DistrictSenatorPartyCountyAddress
1 Kazuhisa Abe D Hawaiʻi Hilo
Nelson K. Doi D
William H. HillR
William J. NobrigaD
2Toshio AnsaiR Maui Wailuku
John Gomes DuarteD
Dee Duponte D
3 Benjamin F. Dillingham R Oahu Honolulu
William H. HeenD
Joseph R. ItagakiR
Herbert K. H. LeeD
Sakae Takahashi D
Wilfred C. Tsukiyama R
4John B. FernandesD Kauaʻi Kapaa
Noboru Miyake R Waimea

House of Representatives

228
DemocraticRepublican
AffiliationParty
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Democratic Ind Republican Vacant
End of previous legislature (1954)11019300
Begin (1955)2208300
Latest voting share
DistrictRepresentativePartyCountyAddress
1Peter A. AdujaR Hawaiʻi Hilo
Joseph R. Garcia, Jr.R Hakalau
Stanley Ikuo HaraD Hilo
Raymond M. KobayashiD
2Robert L. Hind, Jr.R Hookena
Sumio NakashimaD Holualoa
Akoni PuleD Halaula
Esther K. Richardson R Kealakekua
3Elmer F. CravalhoD Maui Waiakoa
Robert Nobuichi KimuraD Wailuku
E. P. LydgateR Makawao
Manuel Gomes PaschoalR Wailuku
David K. Trask, Jr. D Kahului
Nadao Yoshinaga D Wailuku
4Masato DoiD Oahu Honolulu
Daniel K. Inouye D
Anna Furtado KahanumokuD
Russell Katsuhiro KonoD
Spark M. Matsunaga D
Hebden PorteusR
5 George R. Ariyoshi D Honolulu
O. Vincent Esposito D
Yasutaka FukushimaR Wahiawa
Charles E. Kauhane D Honolulu
Philip P. MinnD
Steere G. Noda D
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-Eighth Legislature - Regular Session 1955". LLMC Digital. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  2. "Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Twenty-Eighth Legislature - Regular Session 1955". LLMC Digital. p. 27. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  3. "Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Twenty-Eighth Legislature - Special Session 1956". LLMC Digital. p. 8. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  4. "Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Twenty-Seventh Legislature - Special Session 1954". LLMC Digital. Retrieved 1 March 2021.