27th Hawaii Territorial Legislature

Session of the Hawaii Territorial Legislature

27th 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| Wendell F. Crockett
House of Representatives
Members| 30
Speaker| Hiram L. Fong
Vice Speaker| Richard St. Sure

The Twenty-Seventh Legislature of the Territory of Hawaii was a session of the Hawaii Territorial Legislature. The session convened in Honolulu, Hawaii, and ran from February 18 until May 19, 1953.[1]

## Legislative sessions

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The session ran from February 18 until May 19, 1953. It passed 282 bills into law.[2]

A special session ran from April 20 until August 5, 1954. It passed two bills into law, including Act 2, to provide additional funding to the Hawaii Statehood Commission, which was founded in 1947 to pursue statehood status for the territory.[3][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 (1951)[5] | 9  | 0  | 6  | 15  | 0
Begin (1953)  | 8  | 0  | 7  | 15  | 0
Latest voting share  | 53.3%  | 46.7%  |
District | Senator | Party | County | Address

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1  | Kazuhisa Abe | D  | Hawaiʻi | Hilo
William H. Hill  | R
William J. Nobriga[note 1] | D
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
William H. Heen  | D
Joseph R. Itagaki  | R
Herbert K. H. Lee  | D
Mary K. Robinson | R
Wilfred C. Tsukiyama | R
4  | John B. Fernandes  | D  | Kauaʻi | Kapaa
Noboru Miyake | R  | Waimea

## House of Representatives

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19 | 11
Republican | Democratic
Affiliation  | Party

(Shading indicates majority caucus)

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Republican | Ind | Democratic | Vacant
End of previous legislature (1951)  | 21  | 0  | 9  | 30  | 0
Begin (1953)  | 19  | 0  | 11  | 30  | 0
Latest voting share  | 63.3%  | 36.7%  |
District | Representative | Party | County | Address

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1  | Joseph R. Garcia, Jr.  | R  | Hawaiʻi | Hakalau
Raymond M. Kobayashi  | D  | Hilo
Thomas T. Sakakihara | R
Joseph Takao Yamauchi  | R
2  | Robert L. Hind, Jr.  | R  | Holualoa
Akoni Pule  | D  | Halaula
Esther K. Richardson | R  | Kealakekua
Thomas T. Toguchi  | R  | Naalehu
3  | Dee Duponte | D  | Maui | Wailuku
E. P. Lydgate  | R  | Paia
Manuel Gomes Paschoal  | R  | Wailuku
Richard St. Sure  | R  | Paia
Clarence K. Seong  | D  | Wailuku
Bernard H. Tokunaga  | R
4  | Webley Edwards  | R  | Oahu | Honolulu
Jack P. King  | R  | Lanikai
Walter F. McGuire  | R  | Honolulu
Hebden Porteus  | R
J. Ward Russell  | R
W. Russell Starr  | R
5  | O. Vincent Esposito | D  | Honolulu
Hiram L. Fong | R
Yasutaka Fukushima  | R  | Wahiawa
Charles E. Kauhane | D  | Honolulu
Steere G. Noda | D
Clarence Y. Shimamura  | R
6  | William E. Fernandes  | D  | Kauai | Kapaa
Manuel S. Henriques  | D
Toshio Serizawa  | D  | Lihue
Toshiharu Yama  | D

## References

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1. ^ "Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Twenty-Seventh Legislature - Regular Session 1953". LLMC Digital. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
2. ^ "Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Twenty-Seventh Legislature - Regular Session 1953". LLMC Digital. p. 7. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
3. ^ "Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Twenty-Seventh Legislature - Special Session 1954". LLMC Digital. p. 9. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
4. ^ "Hawaii Statehood Commission" (PDF). State of Hawaii - Hawaii State Archives. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
5. ^ "Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Twenty-Sixth Legislature - Regular Session 1951". LLMC Digital. Retrieved March 9, 2021.

## Notes

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1. ^ William J. Nobriga changed party affiliation after the 26th Hawaii Territorial Legislature. He was previously elected as a Republican to represent the 2nd Senatorial District in 1950.

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