16th Hawaii Territorial Legislature
1931 session of the legislative body
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The Sixteenth Legislature of the Territory of Hawaii was a session of the Hawaii Territorial Legislature. The session convened in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, and ran from February 18 until May 23, 1931.[1]
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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 | Robert W. Shingle | ||||
| Vice President | Ernest A. K. Akina | ||||
| House of Representatives | |||||
| Members | 30 | ||||
| Speaker | Roy A. Vitousek | ||||
| Vice Speaker | Evan Da Silva | ||||
Legislative session
The session ran from February 18 until May 23, 1931. It passed 298 bills into law.[2]
A First Special Session convened on January 18, 1932, and adjourned on March 28, 1932.[3] It passed 19 bills into law.
The Second Special Session convened on March 29, 1932, and adjourned on June 3, 1932. It passed 76 bills into law.[4] Act 10 (House Bill No. 27), signed by Governor Lawrence M. Judd on April 22, 1932, amended Section 1222 of the Revised Laws of Hawaii 1925, as amended, which increased the fee for certified copies of birth, death, and marriage certificates from one dollar ($1.00) to two dollars ($2.00).[5]
Senators
| â | ||
| 14 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | Independent | Democratic |
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) |
Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ind | Democratic | Vacant | ||
| End of previous legislature (1929)[6] | 14 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| Begin (1931) | 14 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| Latest voting share | 93.3% | 0% | 6.7% | ||
| District | Senator | Party | County | Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ernest A. K. Akina | R | Hawaiʻi | Kohala |
| Stephen L. Desha Sr. | R | Hilo | ||
| Robert H. Hind | R | Kailua | ||
| William K. Kamau | R | Hilo | ||
| 2 | George P. Cooke | R | Maui | Kaunakakai (Molokai) |
| A. Paul Low | R | Wailuku | ||
| Harold W. Rice | R | PÄ'ia | ||
| 3 | Francis H. Ii Brown | R | Oʻahu | Honolulu |
| Clarence H. Cooke | R | |||
| William H. Heen | D | |||
| James K. Jarrett | R | |||
| Robert W. Shingle | R | |||
| Joseph L. Sylva | R | |||
| 4 | Henry K. Aki | R | Kauaʻi | Kapaʻa |
| Charles A. Rice | R | Līhuʻe | ||
House of Representatives
| â | ||
| 28 | 2 | |
| Republican | Democratic | |
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) |
Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ind | Democratic | Vacant | ||
| End of previous legislature (1929) | 27 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 0 |
| Begin (1931) | 28 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 0 |
| Latest voting share | 93.3% | 6.7% | |||
| District | Representative | Party | County | Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Herbert N. Ahuna | R | Hawaiʻi | Hilo |
| William J. Kimi | R | |||
| T. (Tasaku) Oka[note 1][7] | R | |||
| Evan Da Silva | R | |||
| 2 | Arthur A. Akina | R | Kamuela | |
| Francis K. Aona | R | Kealakekua | ||
| George K. Kawaha | R | WaiÊ»Åhinu (Kaʻū) | ||
| John R. Smith | R | Hoʻokena | ||
| 3 | J. Walter Cameron | R | Maui | Makawao |
| William H. Engle | R | Kahului | ||
| Manase K. Makekau | R | Hoʻolehua (Molokai) | ||
| Manuel Gomes Paschoal | R | PuÊ»unÄnÄ | ||
| Henry P. Robinson Jr. | R | Lahaina | ||
| Samuel A. Sniffen | R | PÄ'ia | ||
| 4 | Eugene H. Beebe | R | Oʻahu | Honolulu |
| Eben P. Lowe | R | |||
| Harry T. Mills | R | |||
| Ray J. O'Brien | R | |||
| Roy A. Vitousek | R | |||
| J. Howard Worrall | R | |||
| 5 | Albert K. Akana | R | ||
| Charles H. K. Holt | D | |||
| Wm. K. Isaacs Jr. | R | |||
| R. N. Mossman | R | |||
| Nolle R. Smith | R | |||
| Andrew M. Yamashiro | D | |||
| 6 | W. A. Fernandez[note 2] | R | Kauaʻi | Kapaʻa |
| Clement Gomes | R | Līhuʻe | ||
| A. Q. Marcallino | R | ʻEleʻele | ||
| Fred W. Wichman | R | Kapaʻa | ||