The Twenty-Ninth Legislature of the Territory of Hawaii was a session of the Hawaii Territorial Legislature. The session convened in Honolulu, Hawaii, and ran from February 20 until May 7, 1957.[1] This was the final session which comprised 15 senators and 30 representatives.
| 29th 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 | William H. Heen | ||||
| Vice President | Dee Duponte | ||||
| House of Representatives | |||||
| Members | 30 | ||||
| Speaker | O. Vincent Esposito | ||||
| Vice Speaker | Raymond M. Kobayashi | ||||
Legislative session edit
The session ran from February 20 until May 7, 1957. It passed 322 bills into law.[2]
Senators edit
| ↓ | ||
| 12 | 3 | |
| Democratic | Republican | |
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
|
Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ind | Republican | Vacant | ||
| End of previous legislature (1956)[3] | 9 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 0 |
| Begin (1957) | 12 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 0 |
| Latest voting share | 80% | 20% | |||
| District | Senator | Party | County | Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazuhisa Abe | D | Hawaiʻi | Hilo |
| Nelson K. Doi | D | |||
| William H. Hill | R | |||
| Tom Okino | D | |||
| 2 | John Gomes Duarte | D | Maui | Wailuku |
| Dee Duponte | D | |||
| George S. Fukuoka | D | |||
| 3 | William H. Heen | D | Oahu | Honolulu |
| Mitsuyuki Kido | D | |||
| Herbert K. H. Lee | D | |||
| Oren E. Long | D | |||
| Sakae Takahashi | D | |||
| Wilfred C. Tsukiyama | R | |||
| 4 | John B. Fernandes | D | Kauaʻi | Kapaa |
| Noboru Miyake | R | Waimea |
House of Representatives edit
| ↓ | ||
| 18 | 12 | |
| Democratic | Republican | |
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
|
Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ind | Republican | Vacant | ||
| End of previous legislature (1956) | 22 | 0 | 8 | 30 | 0 |
| Begin (1957) | 18 | 0 | 12 | 30 | 0 |
| Latest voting share | 60% | 40% | |||
| District | Representative | Party | County | Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stafford L. Austin | R | Hawaiʻi | Hilo |
| Stanley Ikuo Hara | D | |||
| Raymond M. Kobayashi | D | |||
| Mark Norman Olds | D | |||
| 2 | Bernard G. Kinney | R | Kamuela | |
| Sumio Nakashima | D | Kealakekua | ||
| Akoni Pule | D | Halaula | ||
| Thomas T. Toguchi | R | Naalehu | ||
| 3 | Ray F. Adams | D | Maui | Wailuku |
| Marquis F. Calmes | R | Kahului | ||
| Elmer F. Cravalho | D | Kula | ||
| E. P. Lydgate | R | Paia | ||
| Bernard Hiroshi Tokunaga | R | Kahului | ||
| Nadao Yoshinaga | D | Wailuku | ||
| 4 | Webley Edwards | R | Oahu | Honolulu |
| Daniel K. Inouye | D | |||
| Anna Furtado Kahanumoku | D | |||
| Spark M. Matsunaga | D | |||
| Hebden Porteus | R | |||
| J. Ward Russell | R | |||
| 5 | George R. Ariyoshi | D | Honolulu | |
| O. Vincent Esposito | D | |||
| Yasutaka Fukushima | R | Wahiawa | ||
| Patsy Takemoto Mink | D | Honolulu | ||
| Philip Minn | D | |||
| Steere G. Noda | D | |||
| 6 | Mutt Arashiro | D | Kauai | Kalaheo |
| Jack Bertrand | R | Lihue | ||
| Manuel Souza Henriques | D | Kapaa | ||
| Yoshiichi Yoshida | R |
References edit
- ^ "Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Twenty-Ninth Legislature - Regular Session 1957". LLMC Digital. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- ^ "Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Twenty-Ninth Legislature - Regular Session 1957". LLMC Digital. pp. 8–9. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ^ "Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Twenty-Eighth Legislature - Special Session 1956". LLMC Digital. Retrieved 24 February 2021.