20th Hawaii Territorial Legislature

20th 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
PresidentGeorge P. Cooke
Vice PresidentEugene H. Beebe
House of Representatives
Members30
SpeakerRoy A. Vitousek
Vice SpeakerEmil M. Muller

The Twentieth Legislature of the Territory of Hawaii was a session of the Hawaii Territorial Legislature. The session convened in Honolulu, Hawaii, and ran from February 15 until April 26, 1939.

Legislative session

The session ran from February 15 until April 26, 1939. It passed 264 bills into law.[1]

Senators

↓
11 1 3
Republican Independent Democratic
Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total
Republican Ind Democratic Vacant
End of previous legislature (1937)[2] 10 1 4 15 0
Begin (1939) 11 1 3 15 0
Latest voting share 73.3% 6.7% 20%
District Senator Party County Address
1 Sarah Todd Cunningham R Hawaiʻi Hilo
William H. Hill R
James Kealoha[note 1][3] R
Charles H. Silva R Kohala
2 George P. Cooke[note 2] R Maui Kaunakakai (Molokai)
Clarence A. Crozier NP Wailuku
Harry H. Holt R Wailuku
3 Eugene H. Beebe R Oahu Honolulu
Francis H. Ii Brown R
Joseph R. Farrington R
William H. Heen D
Francis K. Sylva[note 3][4] R
David K. Trask D Kaneohe
4 John B. Fernandes D Kauaʻi Kapaa
Elsie H. Wilcox R Lihue

House of Representatives

↓
28 2
Republican Democratic
Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total
Republican Ind Democratic Vacant
End of previous legislature (1937) 26 0 4 30 0
Begin (1939) 28 0 2 30 0
Latest voting share 93.3% 6.7%
District Representative Party County Address
1 V. A. Carvalho R Hawaiʻi Hilo
August Costa, Jr. R
Albert Kazuo Kimura R
Henry Lai Hipp R
2 Arthur A. Akina R Kamuela
James Ako R Kailua
Francis K. Aona R Kealakekua
Robert L. Wilhelm R Naalehu
3 Edward Baker R Maui Makawao
William H. Engle R Kahului
Reuben Goodness R Wailuku
Emil M. Muller R Wailuku
Manuel G. Paschoal R Puʻunēnē
Henry P. Robinson, Jr. R Lahaina
4 Flora Kaai Hayes R Oahu Honolulu
Richard King Kimball R
Walter K. Macfarlane R
Roy A. Vitousek R
Ralph E. Woolley R
J. Howard Worrall R
5 Henry C. Akina R Honolulu
George M. Eguchi R
Hiram L. Fong R
George H. Holt, Jr. D Waianae
Kam Tai Lee R Honolulu
Bina Mossmann R
6 Clement Gomes R Kauai Lihue
Thomas Ouye R
Fred L. Schumacher D
William H. Wright R Waimea

References

  1. ^ "Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Twentieth Legislature – Regular Session 1939". LLMC Digital. p. 25. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
  2. ^ "Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Nineteenth Legislature – Regular Session 1937". LLMC Digital. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
  3. ^ "Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Twentieth Legislature – Regular Session 1939". LLMC Digital. p. 4. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
  4. ^ "Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Twentieth Legislature – Regular Session 1939". LLMC Digital. p. 4. Retrieved December 15, 2022.

Notes

  1. ^ Kealoha filled the vacancy caused by the death of Senator James Campsie.
  2. ^ Cooke was a resident of the island of Molokai which is a constituent island of the County of Maui.
  3. ^ F.K. Sylva filled the vacancy caused by the death of Senator Joseph L. Sylva.