The Seventeenth Legislature of the Territory of Hawaii was a session of the Hawaii Territorial Legislature. The session convened in Honolulu, Hawaii, and ran from February 15 until June 1, 1933. On April 26, 1933, Governor Lawrence M. Judd extended the session by Executive Order.[1]
| 17th 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 | George P. Cooke | ||||
| Vice President | Francis H. Ii Brown | ||||
| House of Representatives | |||||
| Members | 30 | ||||
| Speaker | Herbert N. Ahuna | ||||
| Vice Speaker | Manuel Gomes Paschoal | ||||
Legislative session
editThe session ran from February 15 until June 1, 1933. It passed 212 bills into law.[2]
Senators
edit| ↓ | ||
| 11 | 0 | 4 |
| Republican | Independent | Democratic |
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ind | Democratic | Vacant | ||
| End of previous legislature (1932)[3] | 14 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| Begin (1933) | 11 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 0 |
| Latest voting share | 73.3% | 0% | 26.7% | ||
| District | Senator | Party | County | Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Campsie | R | Hawaiʻi | Pāhala |
| Stephen L. Desha Sr. | R | Hilo | ||
| William H. Hill | R | |||
| Robert H. Hind | R | Kailua | ||
| 2 | George P. Cooke | R | Maui | Kaunakakai (Molokai) |
| Harry H. Holt | R | Wailuku | ||
| Harold W. Rice | R | Pā'ia | ||
| 3 | Francis H. Ii Brown | R | Oahu | Honolulu |
| Henry Freitas | D | |||
| William H. Heen | D | |||
| Lester Petrie | D | |||
| Joseph L. Sylva | R | |||
| David K. Trask | D | |||
| 4 | Charles A. Rice | R | Kauaʻi | Līhuʻe |
| Elsie H. Wilcox | R |
House of Representatives
edit| ↓ | ||
| 20 | 10 | |
| Republican | Democratic | |
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
|
Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ind | Democratic | Vacant | ||
| End of previous legislature (1932) | 28 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 0 |
| Begin (1933) | 20 | 0 | 10 | 30 | 0 |
| Latest voting share | 66.7% | 33.3% | |||
| District | Representative | Party | County | Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Herbert N. Ahuna | R | Hawaiʻi | Hilo |
| Daniel A. Devine | D | |||
| John A. Lee | R | |||
| Thomas T. Sakakihara | R | |||
| 2 | Arthur A. Akina | R | Kamuela | |
| Francis K. Aona | R | Kealakekua | ||
| George K. Kawaha | R | Waiʻōhinu (Kaʻū) | ||
| Shunzo Ushiroda | R | Kealakekua | ||
| 3 | Y.H. Char | R | Maui | Makawao |
| William H. Engle | R | Kahului | ||
| Thomas Holstein | R | Wailuku | ||
| Manuel G. Paschoal | R | Puʻunēnē | ||
| Henry P. Robinson Jr. | R | Lahaina | ||
| Samuel A. Sniffen | R | Pā'ia | ||
| 4 | Eugene H. Beebe | R | Oahu | Honolulu |
| Ezra J. Crane[note 1] | R | |||
| William H. Crozier Jr. | D | |||
| O.P. Soares | R | |||
| Ralph E. Woolley | R | |||
| J. Howard Worrall | R | |||
| 5 | William Borthwick | D | ||
| Yew Char | D | |||
| Christopher K. Holt | D | |||
| George H. Holt Jr. | D | |||
| Jonah Kumalae | D | |||
| Andrew M. Yamashiro | D | |||
| 6 | Theodore Anderson | D | Kauai | Kekaha |
| John J. Gomez | D | Līhuʻe | ||
| Thomas Ouye | R | |||
| Fred W. Wichman | R | Kapaʻa |
References
edit- ^ "Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Seventeenth Legislature – Regular Session 1933". LLMC Digital. p. 2. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
- ^ "Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Seventeenth Legislature – Regular Session 1933". LLMC Digital. p. 23. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
- ^ "Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Sixteenth Legislature – First Special Session 1932". LLMC Digital. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
Notes
edit- ^ Crane was elected at a Special Election held on January 7, 1933 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Representative-elect Honorable Thomas V. King, who was elected at the General Election held on November 8, 1932.