24th Hawaii Territorial Legislature

Session of the Hawaii Territorial Legislature

24th 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| Clement Gomes
Vice President| Thelma M. Akana
House of Representatives
Members| 30
Speaker| Manuel Gomes Paschoal[note 1]
Vice Speaker| Hiram L. Fong and Charles E. Kauhane (Co-Vice Speakers)[note 2]

The Twenty-Fourth Legislature of the Territory of Hawaii was a session of the Hawaii Territorial Legislature. The session convened in Honolulu, Hawaii, and ran from February 19 until May 3, 1947.[1]

## Legislative session

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The session ran from February 19 until May 3, 1947. It passed 248 bills into law.[2] The Department of the Interior provided $47,200 for legislative expenses, including compensation and mileage of members.[3] This Legislature amended the territory's child labor law during this session by raising the certification age for minors employed in the agriculture industry from 16 to 18 years. The minimum employment age of minors was also raised from 12 to 14 years.[4]

## Senators

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8 | 7
Republican | Democratic
Affiliation  | Party

(Shading indicates majority caucus)

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Republican | Ind | Democratic | Vacant
End of previous legislature (1945)[5] | 8  | 0  | 7  | 15  | 0
Begin (1947)  | 8  | 0  | 7  | 15  | 0
Latest voting share  | 53.3%  | 46.7%  |
District | Senator | Party | County | Address

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1  | Eugene S. Capellas  | R  | Hawaiʻi | Hilo
Raymond M. Y. Chang[note 3] | D
William H. Hill  | R
Charles H. Silva  | R  | Kohala
2  | Clarence A. Crozier  | D  | Maui | Kokomo
Reuben Goodness  | D  | Wailuku
Harold W. Rice  | D  | Kula
3  | Thelma M. Akana | R  | Oahu | Honolulu
Neal S. Blaisdell | R
Francis H. Ii Brown  | R
Ernest N. Heen  | D  | Aiea
William H. Heen  | D  | Honolulu
Wilfred C. Tsukiyama | R
4  | John B. Fernandes  | D  | Kauaʻi | Kapaa
Clement Gomes  | R

## House of Representatives

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15 | 15
Republican | Democratic
Affiliation  | Party

(Shading indicates majority caucus)

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Republican | Ind | Democratic | Vacant
End of previous legislature (1945)  | 21  | 0  | 9  | 30  | 0
Begin (1947)  | 15[note 4] | 0  | 15  | 30  | 0
Latest voting share  | 50%  | 50%  |
District | Representative | Party | County | Address

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1  | Joseph G. Andrews  | R  | Hawaiʻi | Hilo
Amos A. Ignacio  | D  | Pepeekeo
Peter N. Pakele, Jr.  | R  | Hilo
Thomas T. Sakaklhara | R
2  | Kenneth D. Bond  | R  | Hawi
Earl A. Nielsen  | D  | Kealakekua
Akoni Pule  | D  | Halaula
Esther K. Richardson | R  | Kealakekua
3  | Alfred Afat Apaka[note 5] | R  | Maui | Hoolehua (Molokai)
Louis K. Fernandez  | D  | Kula (Waiakoa)
Harry Hanakahi[note 6] | D  | Kaunakakai (Molokai)
Joseph A. Kaholokula, Jr.  | D  | Wailuku
Manuel Gomes Paschoal  | R
John E. Pires  | D  | Kula (Waiakoa)
4  | Walter H. Dillingham  | R  | Oahu | Honolulu
James W. Glover  | R
Flora Kaai Hayes | R
Herbert K. H. Lee  | D
Walter F. McGuire  | R
Hebden Porteus  | R
5  | Hiram L. Fong | R  | Honolulu
James F. Gilliland  | R
Joseph Itagaki  | R  | Schofield
Frank Y. Kam  | D  | Honolulu
Charles E. Kauhane | D
Mitsuyuki Kido  | D
6  | George R. Aguiar  | D  | Kauai | Hanapepe
Matsuki Arashiro  | D  | Kalaheo
Manuel S. Henriques  | D  | Kapaa
Thomas Ouye  | D  | Lihue

## References

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1. ^ "Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Twenty-Fourth Legislature - Regular Session 1947". LLMC Digital. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
2. ^ "Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Twenty-Fourth Legislature - Regular Session 1947". LLMC Digital. p. 12. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
3. ^ "Digest of Appropriations for the Support of the Government of the United States". United States Government Printing Office. 1947. p. 527. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
4. ^ "The Economy of Hawaii in 1947" (PDF). United States Government Printing Office. 1948. pp. 192–193. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
5. ^ "Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Twenty-Third Legislature - Regular Session 1945". LLMC Digital. Retrieved March 16, 2021.

## Notes

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1. ^ Manuel Gomes Paschoal, a Republican, was elected Speaker. In the event of tie vote, Paschoal would cast the deciding vote.
2. ^ Two Vice Speakers were elected due to equal party representation in the House of Representatives.
3. ^ Filled a vacancy caused by the death of Senator Thomas Pedro, Jr.
4. ^ Manuel Gomes Paschoal, a Republican, was elected Speaker. In the event of tie vote, Paschoal would cast the deciding vote.
5. ^ Apaka was a resident of the island of Molokai which is a constituent island of the County of Maui.
6. ^ Hanakahi was a resident of the island of Molokai which is a constituent island of the County of Maui.

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