Territorial Legislature of Hawaii

E1011998

The Territorial Legislature of Hawaii was the bicameral lawmaking body that governed the Territory of Hawaii from its establishment in 1900 until statehood in 1959.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bicameral legislature
historical organization
territorial legislature
appliesToJurisdiction Hawaiian Islands NERFINISHED
Pacific Ocean territory
Territory of Hawaii NERFINISHED
United States territory
authorizedBy United States Congress NERFINISHED
coordinatesWith Territorial courts of Hawaii NERFINISHED
Territorial executive of Hawaii
country United States of America
dissolved 1959
endTime 1959
followedBy Hawaii State Legislature NERFINISHED
follows Republic of Hawaii legislature NERFINISHED
governmentBranch legislative branch
hasJurisdictionOver territorial law of Hawaii
hasPart Hawaii Territorial House of Representatives NERFINISHED
Hawaii Territorial Senate NERFINISHED
hasRole budget approval
lawmaking body
oversight of territorial executive
historicalPeriod 20th century
inception 1900
languageOfWorkOrName English
Hawaiian
legalBasis Hawaiian Organic Act NERFINISHED
legalForm territorial government body
legislativeBodyFor Territory of Hawaii NERFINISHED
legislativeChambers lower house
upper house
legislativePeriod territorial era of Hawaii
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Hawaii NERFINISHED
Honolulu NERFINISHED
Oahu NERFINISHED
meetsAt ʻIolani Palace NERFINISHED
numberOfChambers 2
partOf Government of the Territory of Hawaii NERFINISHED
reasonForEnd admission of Hawaii as a U.S. state
replaced monarchical and republican legislative institutions of Hawaii
replacedBy Hawaii State Legislature NERFINISHED
seat Hawaii State Capitol predecessor buildings
significantEvent Organic Act of 1900 implementation NERFINISHED
World War II martial law era in Hawaii NERFINISHED
transition to statehood in 1959
startTime 1900
subordinateTo Governor of the Territory of Hawaii NERFINISHED
United States Congress NERFINISHED

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Hawaii State Legislature replaces Territorial Legislature of Hawaii