20th Hawaii Territorial Legislature
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.
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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 | George P. Cooke | ||||
| Vice President | Eugene H. Beebe | ||||
| House of Representatives | |||||
| Members | 30 | ||||
| Speaker | Roy A. Vitousek | ||||
| Vice Speaker | Emil M. Muller | ||||
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
- "Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Twentieth Legislature – Regular Session 1939". LLMC Digital. p. 25. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
- "Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Nineteenth Legislature – Regular Session 1937". LLMC Digital. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
- "Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Twentieth Legislature – Regular Session 1939". LLMC Digital. p. 4. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
- "Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Twentieth Legislature – Regular Session 1939". LLMC Digital. p. 4. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
Notes
- Kealoha filled the vacancy caused by the death of Senator James Campsie.
- Cooke was a resident of the island of Molokai which is a constituent island of the County of Maui.
- F.K. Sylva filled the vacancy caused by the death of Senator Joseph L. Sylva.
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