25th Hawaii Territorial Legislature

Session of the Hawaii Territorial Legislature

25th 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| Wilfred C. Tsukiyama
Vice President| Thelma M. Akana
House of Representatives
Members| 30
Speaker| Hiram L. Fong
Vice Speaker| Hebden Porteus

The Twenty-Fifth Legislature of the Territory of Hawaii was a session of the Hawaii Territorial Legislature. A special session convened in Honolulu, Hawaii, and ran from July 26 until October 15, 1949.[1]

## Legislative session

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The special session ran from July 26 until October 15, 1949. It passed 67 bills into law.[2] A second special session ran from September 29 until October 13, 1950. It passed 6 bills into law.[3]

## Senators

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9 | 6
Republican | Democratic
Affiliation  | Party

(Shading indicates majority caucus)

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Republican | Ind | Democratic | Vacant
End of previous legislature (1947)[4] | 8  | 0  | 7  | 15  | 0
Begin (1949)  | 9  | 0  | 6  | 15  | 0
Latest voting share  | 60%  | 40%  |
District | Senator | Party | County | Address

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1  | Eugene S. Capellas  | R  | Hawaiʻi | Hilo
William H. Hill  | R
William J. Nobriga  | R
Charles H. Silva  | R  | Kohala
2  | Toshio Ansai  | R  | Maui | Wailuku
John G. Duarte  | D
Reuben Goodness  | D
3  | Thelma M. Akana | R  | Oahu | Honolulu
Neal S. Blaisdell | R
Benjamin F. Dillingham | R
William H. Heen  | D
Herbert K. H. Lee  | D
Wilfred C. Tsukiyama | R
4  | Manuel R. Aguiar, Jr.  | D  | Kauaʻi | Kapaa
John B. Fernandes  | D

## House of Representatives

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20 | 10
Republican | Democratic
Affiliation  | Party

(Shading indicates majority caucus)

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Republican | Ind | Democratic | Vacant
End of previous legislature (1947)  | 15  | 0  | 15  | 30  | 0
Begin (1949)  | 20  | 0  | 10  | 30  | 0
Latest voting share  | 66.7%  | 33.3%  |
District | Representative | Party | County | Address

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1  | Joseph G. Andrews  | R  | Hawaiʻi | Hilo
Joseph R. Garcia, Jr.  | R  | Hakalau
Thomas T. Sakakihara | R  | Hilo
Joseph T. Yamauchi  | R
2  | Robert L. Hind, Jr.  | R  | Holualoa
Earl A. Nielsen  | D  | Kealakekua
Akoni Pule  | D  | Halaula
Esther K. Richardson | R  | Kealakekua
3  | Alfred Afat Apaka[note 1] | R  | Maui | Hoolehua (Molokai)
Allan Hart Ezell  | D  | Wailuku
E. P. Lydgate  | R  | Makawao
Manuel Gomes Paschoal  | R  | Wailuku
Clarence K. Seong  | D
Thomas T. Tagawa  | D
4  | Flora Kaai Hayes | R  | Oahu | Honolulu
Samuel M. Ichinose  | R
Jack P. King  | R
Walter F. McGuire  | R
Kenneth T. Olds  | R
Hebden Porteus  | R
5  | Hiram L. Fong | R  | Honolulu
Joseph Itagaki  | R  | Wahiawa
Charles E. Kauhane | D  | Honolulu
Mitsuyuki Kido  | D
Steere G. Noda | D
James K. Trask  | D  | Kaneohe
6  | Matsuki Arashiro  | D  | Kauai | Kalaheo
Norito Kawakami  | R  | Lihue
A. Q. Marcallino  | R  | Eleele
Noboru Miyake | R  | Waimea

## References

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1. ^ "Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Twenty-Fifth Legislature - Special Session 1949". LLMC Digital. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
2. ^ "Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Twenty-Fifth Legislature - Special Session 1949". LLMC Digital. p. 7. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
3. ^ "Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Twenty-Fifth Legislature - Special Session 1950". LLMC Digital. p. 8. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
4. ^ "Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Twenty-Fourth Legislature - Regular Session 1947". LLMC Digital. Retrieved March 16, 2021.

## Notes

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1. ^ Apaka was the last Representative from the County of Maui to reside on another island besides Maui until Pedro Dela Cruz was elected to serve in the Thirtieth Territorial Legislature on November 4, 1958.

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