16th Hawaii Territorial Legislature

1931 session of the legislative body February 2026 November 2022 16th Seal_of_the_Territory_of_Hawaii.svg Seal of the Territory of Hawaii 15 Robert W. Shingle Ernest A. K. Akina 30 Roy A. Vitousek Evan Da Silva 15th 17th The Sixteenth 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 23, 1931.Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Sixteenth Legislature – Regular Session 1931 https://llmc.com/OpenAccess/docDisplay5.aspx?textid=26240800 2 LLMC Digital February 14, 2024 Legislative session The session ran from February 18 until May 23, 1931. It passed 298 bills into law.Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Sixteenth Legislature – Regular Session 1931 https://llmc.com/OpenAccess/docDisplay5.aspx?textid=26240800 26 LLMC Digital February 14, 2024 A First Special Session convened on January 18, 1932, and adjourned on March 28, 1932.Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Sixteenth Legislature – First Special Session 1932 https://llmc.com/OpenAccess/docDisplay5.aspx?textid=26230357 7 LLMC Digital February 15, 2024 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.Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Sixteenth Legislature – Second Special Session 1932 https://llmc.com/OpenAccess/docDisplay5.aspx?textid=26230357 59 LLMC Digital February 15, 2024 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).Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Sixteenth Legislature – Second Special Session 1932 https://llmc.com/OpenAccess/docDisplay5.aspx?textid=26230357 67 LLMC Digital February 15, 2024 Senators Midpoint 14 0 1 Republican Independent Democratic Affiliation Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) TotalRepublicanIndDemocraticVacantEnd of previous legislature (1929)Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Fifteenth Legislature – Regular Session 1929 https://llmc.com/OpenAccess/docDisplay5.aspx?textid=26258536 LLMC Digital February 14, 2024 14 0 1 150Begin (1931) 14 0 115 0Latest voting share14 15 10 15 11 15 1 District Senator Party County Address 1 Ernest A. K. Akina R Hawaii 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 Pā'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 Midpoint 28 2 Republican Democratic Affiliation Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) TotalRepublicanIndDemocraticVacantEnd of previous legislature (1929) 27 0 3 300Begin (1931) 28 0 230 0Latest voting share28 30 12 30 1 District Representative Party County Address 1 Herbert N. Ahuna R Hawaii Hilo William J. Kimi R T. (Tasaku) OkaAccording to the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Oka, an attorney, was the first AJA from Hawaii island to sit in the territorial Legislature. He served a single term and passed away on May 13, 1936 in Pāpaʻikou. notehttps://www.newspapers.com/article/honolulu-star-bulletin-oka-tasaku-may-1/11459992/ Dies on Hawaii May 14, 1936 Honolulu Star-Bulletin February 15, 2024 Hilo 1 Newspapers.com R Evan Da Silva R 2 Arthur A. Akina R Kamuela Francis K. Aona R Kealakekua George K. Kawaha R Waiʻōhinu (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 Puʻunēnē Henry P. Robinson Jr. R Lahaina Samuel A. Sniffen R Pā'ia 4 Eugene H. Beebe R Oahu 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 Fernandez was elected at a Special Election held on December 20, 1930, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of C. A. Baggott, who was elected at the General Election held on November 4, 1930. note R Kauaʻi Kapaʻa Clement Gomes R Līhuʻe A. Q. Marcallino R ʻEleʻele Fred W. Wichman R Kapaʻa References Notes note 30em Category:Hawaii legislative sessions Category:1931 in Hawaii Category:1931 U.S. legislative sessions