15th Hawaii Territorial Legislature
| 15th 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 | Robert W. Shingle | ||||
| Vice President | Ernest A. K. Akina | ||||
| House of Representatives | |||||
| Members | 30 | ||||
| Speaker | Frederick D. Lowrey | ||||
| Vice Speaker | John H. Coney | ||||
The Fifteenth Legislature of the Territory of Hawaii was a session of the Hawaii Territorial Legislature. The session convened in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, and ran from February 20 until May 1, 1929.[1]
Legislative session
The session ran from February 20 until May 1, 1929. It passed 258 bills into law.[2]
Senators
| ↓ | ||
| 14 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | Independent | Democratic |
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ind | Democratic | Vacant | ||
| End of previous legislature (1927)[3] | 13 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| Begin (1929) | 14 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| Latest voting share | 93.3% | 0% | 6.7% | ||
| District | Senator | Party | County | Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ernest A. K. Akina | R | Hawaiʻi | 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 | |||
| William H. McInerny | R | |||
| Robert W. Shingle | R | |||
| 4 | Henry K. Aki | R | Kauaʻi | Kapaʻa |
| Charles A. Rice | R | Līhuʻe |
House of Representatives
| ↓ | ||
| 27 | 3 | |
| Republican | Democratic | |
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ind | Democratic | Vacant | ||
| End of previous legislature (1927) | 28 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 0 |
| Begin (1929) | 27 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 0 |
| Latest voting share | 90% | 10% | |||
| District | Representative | Party | County | Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A. M. Cabrinha | R | Hawaiʻi | Hilo |
| William H. Hill | R | |||
| William J. Kimi | R | |||
| Evan Da Silva | R | |||
| 2 | Francis K. Aona | R | Kealakekua | |
| George K. Kawaha | R | Waiʻōhinu (Kaʻū) | ||
| John R. Smith | R | Hoʻokena | ||
| Charles K. Stillman | R | Kohala | ||
| 3 | Frank Archer | R | Maui | Hoʻolehua (Molokai) |
| William H. Engle | R | Kahului | ||
| P. J. Goodness | R | Kula (Waiakoa) | ||
| Henry L. Holstein | R | Wailuku | ||
| Manuel Gomes Paschoal | R | Puʻunēnē | ||
| Henry P. Robinson Jr. | R | Lahaina | ||
| 4 | Frederick D. Lowrey | R | Oʻahu | Honolulu |
| Harry T. Mills | R | |||
| Ray J. O'Brien | R | |||
| T. H. Petrie | R | |||
| O. P. Soares | R | |||
| Roy A. Vitousek | R | |||
| 5 | Albert K. Akana | R | ||
| John C. Anderson | R | |||
| Yew Char | D | |||
| Charles H. K. Holt | D | |||
| George H. Holt, Jr. | D | Waiʻanae | ||
| Nolle R. Smith | R | Honolulu | ||
| 6 | Alfred U. Alohikea | R | Kauai | Hanalei |
| John H. Coney | R | Līhuʻe | ||
| Clement Gomes | R | |||
| A. Q. Marcallino | R | Waimea |
References
- ^ "Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Fifteenth Legislature – Regular Session 1929". HathiTrust Digital Library. p. 5. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
- ^ "Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Fifteenth Legislature – Regular Session 1929". HathiTrust Digital Library. p. 29. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
- ^ "Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Fourteenth Legislature – Regular Session 1927". HathiTrust Digital Library. p. 5. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
