26th Hawaii Territorial Legislature

Session of the Hawaii Territorial Legislature

26th 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 Akana Harrison
House of Representatives
Members| 30
Speaker| Hiram L. Fong
Vice Speaker| Hebden Porteus

The Twenty-Sixth Legislature of the Territory of Hawaii was a session of the Hawaii Territorial Legislature. The session convened in Honolulu, Hawaii, and ran from February 21 until May 19, 1951.[1]

## Legislative session

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The session ran from February 21 until May 19, 1951. It passed 326 bills into law.[2]

## 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 (1950)[3] | 9  | 0  | 6  | 15  | 0
Begin (1951)  | 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
Tom T. Okino  | D
2  | Toshio Ansai  | R  | Maui | Wailuku
Wendell F. Crockett  | R
John Gomes Duarte  | D
3  | Benjamin F. Dillingham | R  | Oahu | Honolulu
Thelma Akana Harrison | R
William H. Heen  | D
Herbert K. H. Lee  | D
Mary K. Robinson | R
Wilfred C. Tsukiyama | R
4  | Manuel R. Aguiar, Jr.  | D  | Kauaʻi | Kapaa
John B. Fernandes  | D

## House of Representatives

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21 | 9
Republican | Democratic
Affiliation  | Party

(Shading indicates majority caucus)

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Republican | Ind | Democratic | Vacant
End of previous legislature (1950)  | 20  | 0  | 10  | 30  | 0
Begin (1951)  | 21  | 0  | 9  | 30  | 0
Latest voting share  | 70%  | 30%  |
District | Representative | Party | County | Address

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1  | Joseph R. Garcia, Jr.  | R  | Hawaiʻi | Hakalau
Peter N. Pakele, Jr.  | R  | Hilo
Thomas T. Sakakihara | R
Joseph Takao Yamauchi  | R
2  | Robert L. Hind, Jr.  | R  | Holualoa
Earl A. Nielsen  | D  | Kealakekua
Esther K. Richardson | R
Julian R. Yates, Sr.  | R
3  | Dee Duponte | D  | Maui | Wailuku
Kaneo Kishimoto  | D
E. P. Lydgate  | R  | Paia
Manuel Gomes Paschoal  | R  | Wailuku
Clarence K. Seong  | D
Richard St. Sure  | R  | Paia
4  | Flora Kaai Hayes | R  | Oahu | Honolulu
Jack P. King  | R
Walter F. McGuire  | R
Hebden Porteus  | R
J. Ward Russell  | R
Russell Starr  | R
5  | O. Vincent Esposito | D  | Honolulu
Hiram L. Fong | R
Yasutaka Fukushima  | R  | Wahiawa
Mitsuyuki Kido  | D  | Honolulu
Steere G. Noda | D
Clarence Y. Shimamura  | R
6  | Manuel Souza Henriques  | D  | Kauai | Kapaa
William W. Y. Leong  | D
Noboru Miyake | R  | Lihue
Wallace Otsuka  | R

## References

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1. ^ "Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Twenty-Sixth Legislature - Regular Session 1951". LLMC Digital. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
2. ^ "Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Twenty-Sixth Legislature - Regular Session 1951". LLMC Digital. p. 8. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
3. ^ "Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Twenty-Fifth Legislature - Special Session 1950". LLMC Digital. Retrieved March 9, 2021.

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* 16th (1931)
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* 21st (1941)
* 22nd (1943)
* 23rd (1945)
* 24th (1947)
* 25th (1949)
* 26th (1951)
* 27th (1953)
* 28th (1955)
* 29th (1957)
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