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Session of the Hawaii Territorial Legislature
27th Hawaiʻi Territorial Legislature
←26th 28th→
Seal of the Territory of Hawaii
Overview
Legislative bodyHawaii Territorial Legislature
JurisdictionTerritory of Hawaii, United States
Senate
Members15
PresidentWilfred C. Tsukiyama
Vice PresidentWendell F. Crockett
House of Representatives
Members30
SpeakerHiram L. Fong
Vice SpeakerRichard 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.

Legislative sessions

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

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.

Senators

↓
8 7
Republican Democratic
Affiliation Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) Total
Republican Ind Democratic Vacant
End of previous legislature (1951) 9 0 6 15 0
Begin (1953) 8 0 7 15 0
Latest voting share 53.3% 46.7%
District Senator Party County Address
1 Kazuhisa Abe D Hawaiʻi Hilo
William H. Hill R
William J. Nobriga 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) Total
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
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

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

Notes

  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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