23rd Hawaii Territorial Legislature
Session of the Hawaii Territorial Legislature
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The Twenty-Third 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 4, 1945. It was the final session convened in Hawaii during World War II, and the first session convened after martial law ended on October 24, 1944.[1][2]
Legislative bodyHawaii Territorial Legislature
JurisdictionTerritory of Hawaii, United States
Members15
PresidentEugene S. Capellas
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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 | Eugene S. Capellas | ||||
| Vice President | Clement Gomes | ||||
| House of Representatives | |||||
| Members | 30 | ||||
| Speaker | Manuel Gomes Paschoal | ||||
| Vice Speaker | Hiram L. Fong | ||||
Legislative session
Senators
| ↓ | ||
| 8 | 7 | |
| Republican | Democratic | |
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) |
Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ind | Democratic | Vacant | ||
| End of previous legislature (1943)[5] | 11 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 0 |
| Begin (1945) | 8 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 0 |
| Latest voting share | 53.3% | 46.7% | |||
| District | Senator | Party | County | Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eugene S. Capellas | R | Hawaiʻi | Hilo |
| William H. Hill | R | |||
| Thomas Pedro Jr. | D | |||
| Charles H. Silva | R | Kohala | ||
| 2 | A. Kamokila Campbell[note 1] | D | Maui | Kalae (Molokai) |
| Clarence A. Crozier | D | Kokomo | ||
| Harold W. Rice | D | Kula | ||
| 3 | Thelma M. Akana | R | Oahu | Honolulu |
| Francis H. Ii Brown | R | |||
| Charles S. Crane | R | |||
| Ernest N. Heen | D | Aiea | ||
| William H. Heen | D | Honolulu | ||
| Francis K. Sylva | R | |||
| 4 | John B. Fernandes | D | Kauaʻi | Kapaa |
| Clement Gomes | R | Lihue | ||
House of Representatives
| ↓ | ||
| 21 | 9 | |
| Republican | Democratic | |
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) |
Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ind | Democratic | Vacant | ||
| End of previous legislature (1943) | 25 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 0 |
| Begin (1945) | 21 | 0 | 9 | 30 | 0 |
| Latest voting share | 70% | 30% | |||
| District | Representative | Party | County | Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joseph G. Andrews | R | Hawaiʻi | Hilo |
| Amos A. Ignacio | D | Pepeekeo | ||
| William J. Nobriga | R | Hilo | ||
| William J. Payne | R | |||
| 2 | Francis K. Aona | R | Kealakekua | |
| Kenneth D. Bond | R | Hawi | ||
| Esther K. Richardson | R | Kealakekua | ||
| Robert L. Wilhelm | R | Naalehu | ||
| 3 | Alfred Apaka Afat[note 2] | R | Maui | Hoolehua (Molokai) |
| Reuben Goodness | R | Wailuku | ||
| Hal F. Hanna | D | |||
| Joseph A. Kaholokula | D | Paia | ||
| Manuel Gomes Paschoal | R | Wailuku | ||
| Isabelle N. Thompson | D | Kihei | ||
| 4 | Neal S. Blaisdell | R | Oahu | Honolulu |
| James W. Glover | R | |||
| Flora Kaai Hayes | R | |||
| Herbert K. H. Lee | D | |||
| Walter F. McGuire | R | |||
| Hebden Porteus | R | |||
| 5 | Yew Char | D | Honolulu | |
| Hiram L. Fong | R | |||
| William M. Furtado | R | |||
| George H. Holt Jr. | D | Waianae | ||
| Charles E. Kauhane | D | Honolulu | ||
| Bina Mossman | R | |||
| 6 | Nicholas A. Akana | R | Kauaʻi | Kalaheo |
| M. S. Carvalho | R | Lihue | ||
| Manuel S. Henriques | D | Kapaa | ||
| A. Q. Marcallino | R | Eleele | ||