Ministry of Finance (Hawaii)

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Foreign Minister of
the Kingdom (Republic) of Hawaii
Kuhina Waiwai
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Appointer Monarchs of Hawaii
President of Hawaii
Inaugural holder Gerrit P. Judd
Formation1842

The Minister of Finance (Hawaiian : Kuhina Waiwai) was a powerful office in the Kingdom of Hawaii, the Provisional Government of Hawaii and the Republic of Hawaii from 1842 to 1900. It made up one of the four offices of the monarchical or presidential cabinet which advised the Head of State of Hawaii on executive affairs. During the monarchy, ministers were also ex-officio members of the Privy Council and the House of Nobles in the legislature. During the republic, ministers were ex-officio members of both houses of the legislature. The head of state had the power to appoint the ministers but later Hawaiian constitutions limited the power the head of state had in removing the cabinet ministers by requiring a vote of no confidence from a majority of the elective members of the legislature. All acts of the head of state had to be countersigned by a minister.

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Ministers of Finance

#NamePictureBirthDeathAssumed officeLeft officeNotesHead of state
1 Gerrit Parmele Judd
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April 23, 1803July 12, 1873May 10, 1842September 6, 1849 Kamehameha III
Edwin Oscar Hall
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October 21, 1810September 19, 1883September 6, 1849September 26, 1850 Kamehameha III
2 Gerrit Parmele Judd
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April 23, 1803July 12, 1873September 26, 1850September 6, 18532nd term Kamehameha III
3 Elisha Hunt Allen
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January 28, 1804January 1, 1883September 6, 1853June 11, 1857 Kamehameha III, Kamehameha IV
4 Robert Crichton Wyllie
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October 13, 1798October 19, 1865June 11, 1857May 26, 18581st term Kamehameha IV
5 David Lawrence Gregg
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May 9, c. 1814December 23, 1868May 26, 1858August 18, 1862 Kamehameha IV
6 Robert Crichton Wyllie
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October 13, 1798October 19, 1865August 18, 1862November 5, 18632nd term Kamehameha IV
7 Charles Gordon Hopkins
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18221886November 5, 1863December 24, 1863 Kamehameha IV
Kamehameha V
8 Charles de Varigny
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November 25, 1829November 9, 1899December 24, 1863December 21, 1865 Kamehameha V
9 Charles Coffin Harris
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June 9, 1822July 2, 1881December 21, 1865December 21, 1869 Kamehameha V
10 John Mott-Smith
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November 25, 1824August 10, 1895December 21, 1869August 25, 18721st term Kamehameha V
11 Robert Stirling -January 6, 1889August 25, 1872February 17, 1874 Kamehameha V, Lunalilo
12 Paul Nahaolelua
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cirac 1808September 15, 1875February 17, 1874October 31, 1874 Kalākaua
13 John Smith Walker
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July 10, 1820May 29, 1893October 31, 1874December 5, 18761st term Kalākaua
14 John Mākini Kapena
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1843October 23, 1887December 5, 1876July 3, 18781st term Kalākaua
15 Simon Kaloa Kaai
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-March 22, 1884July 3, 1878August 14, 18801st term Kalākaua
16 Moses Kuaea
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1824May 5, 1884August 14, 1880September 27, 1880 Kalākaua
17 John Smith Walker
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July 10, 1820May 29, 1893September 27, 1880May 20, 18822nd term Kalākaua
18 John Edward Bush
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February 15, 1842June 28, 1906May 20, 1882August 8, 1882 Kalākaua
19 Simon Kaloa Kaai
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-March 22, 1884August 8, 1882February 13, 18832nd term Kalākaua
20 John Mākini Kapena
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1843October 23, 1887February 13, 1883June 30, 18862nd term, part of it Gulick served as acting finance minister [1] Kalākaua
Charles Thomas Gulick
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June, 1841November 7, 1897September 1, 1885 [1] ---acting Kalākaua
21 Paul Puhiula Kanoa
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June 10, 1832March 18, 1895June 30, 1886July 1, 1887 Kalākaua
22 William Lowthian Green
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-December 7, 1890July 1, 1887July 22, 18891st term Kalākaua
23 Samuel Mills Damon
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March 13, 1845July 1, 1924July 22, 1889June 17, 18901st term Kalākaua
24 Godfrey Brown
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-January 9, 1928July 17, 1890February 25, 18912nd term Kalākaua, Liliuokalani
25 Hermann Adam Widemann
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December 24, 1822February 7, 1899February 25, 1891March 10, 18911st term Liliuokalani
Samuel Parker
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June 23, 1853July 4, 1920March 10, 1891June 28, 1891acting Liliuokalani
26 John Mott-Smith
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November 25, 1824August 10, 1895July 28, 1891October 17, 18912nd term Liliuokalani
Samuel Parker
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June 23, 1853July 4, 1920October 17, 1891January 28, 1892acting Liliuokalani
27 Hermann Adam Widemann
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December 24, 1822February 7, 1899July 28, 1892September 12, 18922nd term Liliuokalani
28 Edward Creamor Macfarlane
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October 8, 1848February 16, 1902September 12, 1892November 1, 1892 Liliuokalani
29 William H. Cornwell
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May 30, 1843November 18, 1903November 1, 1892November 1, 18921st term Liliuokalani
30 Peter Cushman Jones
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October 12, 1837April 23, 1922November 8, 1892January 12, 18931st term Liliuokalani
31 William H. Cornwell
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May 30, 1843November 18, 1903January 13, 1893January 17, 18932nd term Liliuokalani
32 Peter Cushman Jones
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October 12, 1837April 23, 1922January 17, 1893March 15, 18932nd term President Dole
33 Theodore C. Porter
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1848February 28, 1898March 15, 1893May 29, 1893 President Dole
34 Samuel Mills Damon
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March 13, 1845July 1, 1924May 29, 1893June 3, 18962nd term President Dole
James Anderson King
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December 4, 1832October 16, 1899June 3, 1896July 1, 1896acting President Dole
35 Samuel Mills Damon
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March 13, 1845July 1, 1924July 1, 1896May 5, 18973rd term President Dole
Henry Ernest Cooper
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August 28, 1857May 15, 1929May 5, 1897September 12, 1897acting President Dole
35 Theodore F. Lansing
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1852?-September 12, 1897August 11, 1897 President Dole
36 Samuel Mills Damon
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March 13, 1845July 1, 1924August 11, 1897June 14, 19004th term President Dole

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  1. 1 2 Alexander, William DeWitt (1891). A Brief History of the Hawaiian People. New York: American Book Company. p. 335. OCLC   187412143.

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