Ministry of the Interior (Hawaii)

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Interior Minister of
the Kingdom (Republic) of Hawaii
Kuhina Kalaianaina
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Appointer Monarchs of Hawaii
President of Hawaii
Inaugural holder Gerrit P. Judd
Formation1845

The Minister of the Interior (Hawaiian : Kuhina Kalaianaina) was a powerful office in the Kingdom of Hawaii, the Provisional Government of Hawaii and the Republic of Hawaii from 1845 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 the Interior

#NamePictureBirthDeathAssumed officeLeft officeNotesHead of state
1 Gerrit Parmele Judd
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April 23, 1803July 12, 1873March 26, 1845March 4, 1846 Kamehameha III
2 John Kalaipaihala Young II
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March 12, 1810July 18, 1857March 4, 1846June 6, 1857Served as Kuhina Nui from 1845 to 1855 Kamehameha III, Kamehameha IV
3 Lot Kapuāiwa
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December 11, 1830December 11, 1872June 6, 1857December 24, 1863Resigned and became King Kamehameha IV
4 George Morison Robertson
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February 26, 1821March 12, 1867December 24, 1863February 18, 1864 Kamehameha V
5 Charles Gordon Hopkins
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18221886February 18, 1864April 26, 1865 Kamehameha V
6 Ferdinand William Hutchison
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circa 1819May 20, 1893April 26, 1865January 10, 1873 Kamehameha V, Lunalilo
7 Edwin Oscar Hall
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October 21, 1810September 19, 1883January 10, 1873February 17, 1874 Lunalilo, Kalākaua
8 Hermann Adam Widemann
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December 24, 1822February 7, 1899February 17, 1874May 28, 1874 Kalākaua
9 William Lowthian Green
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September 13, 1819December 7, 1890May 28, 1874October 31, 1874acting Kalākaua
10 William Luther Moehonua
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May 5, 1824September 8, 1878October 31, 1874December 5, 1876 Kalākaua
11 John Mott-Smith
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November 25, 1824August 10, 1895December 5, 1876July 3, 1878 Kalākaua
12 Samuel Gardner Wilder
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June 20, 1831July 28, 1888July 3, 1878August 14, 1880 Kalākaua
13 John Edward Bush
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February 15, 1842June 28, 1906August 14, 1880September 27, 18801st term Kalākaua
14 Henry Alpheus Peirce Carter
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August 7, 1837November 1, 1891September 27, 1880May 20, 1882 Kalākaua
15 Simon Kaloa Kaʻai
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-March 22, 1884May 20, 1882August 8, 1882 Kalākaua
16 John Edward Bush
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February 15, 1842June 28, 1906August 8, 1882May 14, 18832nd term Kalākaua
17 Walter Murray Gibson
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March 6, 1822January 21, 1888May 14, 1883August 6, 1883 (acting from July 6)1st term (acting from July 6) Kalākaua
18 Charles Thomas Gulick
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June, 1841November 7, 1897August 6, 1883June 30, 18861st term Kalākaua
19 Walter Murray Gibson
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March 6, 1822January 21, 1888June 30, 1886October 13, 18862nd term Kalākaua
20 Luther Aholo
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c. 1833March 16, 1888October 13, 1886July 1, 1887 Kalākaua
21 Lorrin Andrews Thurston
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July 31, 1858May 11, 1931July 1, 1887September 27, 18881st term Kalākaua
22 Jonathan Austin November 7, 1829December 7, 1892September 27, 1888October 27, 1888acting Kalākaua
23 Lorrin Andrews Thurston
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July 31, 1858May 11, 1931October 27, 1888June 17, 18902nd term Kalākaua
24 Charles Nichols Spencer
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1837March 6, 1893June 17, 1890September 12, 1892 Kalākaua, Liliuokalani
25 Charles Thomas Gulick
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June, 1841November 7, 1897September 12, 1892November 1, 18922nd term Liliuokalani
26 George Norton Wilcox
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August 15, 1839January 21, 1933November 8, 1892January 12, 1893 Liliuokalani
27 John Francis Colburn
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September 30, 1859March 16, 1920January 13, 1893January 17, 1893 Liliuokalani
28 James Anderson King
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December 4, 1832October 16, 1899January 17, 1893March 4, 1898 President Dole
29 Henry Ernest Cooper
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August 28, 1857May 15, 1929March 4, 1898July 1, 1898acting President Dole
30 James Anderson King
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December 4, 1832October 16, 1899July 1, 1898October 16, 1899 President Dole
31 Alexander Young
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December 14, 1833July 2, 1910October 27, 1899May 18, 1900 President Dole

See also

Other members of the Hawaiian Cabinet

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