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Session of the Hawaii Territorial Legislature
28th Hawaiʻi Territorial Legislature
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Seal of the Territory of Hawaii
Overview
Legislative bodyHawaii Territorial Legislature
JurisdictionTerritory of Hawaii, United States
Senate
Members15
PresidentWilliam H. Heen
Vice PresidentWilliam J. Nobriga
House of Representatives
Members30
SpeakerCharles E. Kauhane
Vice SpeakerElmer F. Cravalho

The Twenty-Eighth Legislature of the Territory of Hawaii was a session of the Hawaii Territorial Legislature. The session convened in Honolulu, Hawaii, and ran from February 16 until April 29, 1955. The majority of members of this Legislature were elected during the Hawaii Democratic Revolution of 1954.

Legislative sessions

The session ran from February 16 until April 29, 1955. It passed 277 bills into law.

A special session ran from September 17 until September 25, 1956. It passed two bills into law, including Act 2, which provided compensation for public school officials.

Senators

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9 6
Democratic Republican
Affiliation Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) Total
Democratic Ind Republican Vacant
End of previous legislature (1954) 7 0 8 15 0
Begin (1955) 9 0 6 15 0
Latest voting share 60% 40%
District Senator Party County Address
1 Kazuhisa Abe D Hawaiʻi Hilo
Nelson K. Doi D
William H. Hill R
William J. Nobriga D
2 Toshio Ansai R Maui Wailuku
John Gomes Duarte D
Dee Duponte D
3 Benjamin F. Dillingham R Oahu Honolulu
William H. Heen D
Joseph R. Itagaki R
Herbert K. H. Lee D
Sakae Takahashi D
Wilfred C. Tsukiyama R
4 John B. Fernandes D Kauaʻi Kapaa
Noboru Miyake R Waimea

House of Representatives

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22 8
Democratic Republican
Affiliation Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) Total
Democratic Ind Republican Vacant
End of previous legislature (1954) 11 0 19 30 0
Begin (1955) 22 0 8 30 0
Latest voting share 73.3% 26.7%
District Representative Party County Address
1 Peter A. Aduja R Hawaiʻi Hilo
Joseph R. Garcia, Jr. R Hakalau
Stanley Ikuo Hara D Hilo
Raymond M. Kobayashi D
2 Robert L. Hind, Jr. R Hookena
Sumio Nakashima D Holualoa
Akoni Pule D Halaula
Esther K. Richardson R Kealakekua
3 Elmer F. Cravalho D Maui Waiakoa
Robert Nobuichi Kimura D Wailuku
E. P. Lydgate R Makawao
Manuel Gomes Paschoal R Wailuku
David K. Trask, Jr. D Kahului
Nadao Yoshinaga D Wailuku
4 Masato Doi D Oahu Honolulu
Daniel K. Inouye D
Anna Furtado Kahanumoku D
Russell Katsuhiro Kono D
Spark M. Matsunaga D
Hebden Porteus R
5 George R. Ariyoshi D Honolulu
O. Vincent Esposito D
Yasutaka Fukushima R Wahiawa
Charles E. Kauhane D Honolulu
Philip P. Minn D
Steere G. Noda D
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-Eighth Legislature - Regular Session 1955". LLMC Digital. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  2. "Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Twenty-Eighth Legislature - Regular Session 1955". LLMC Digital. p. 27. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  3. "Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Twenty-Eighth Legislature - Special Session 1956". LLMC Digital. p. 8. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  4. "Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Twenty-Seventh Legislature - Special Session 1954". LLMC Digital. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
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