Legislature of the Hawaiian Kingdom

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bicameral legislature branch of government historical legislature

The Legislature of the Hawaiian Kingdom was the bicameral lawmaking body of the independent Hawaiian monarchy, composed of a House of Nobles and a House of Representatives that enacted laws and advised the king.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
House of Nobles of the Kingdom of Hawaii	1
Legislature of the Hawaiian Kingdom canonical	1
legislature of the Kingdom of Hawaii	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bicameral legislature ⓘ branch of government ⓘ historical legislature ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Legislative Assembly of the Hawaiian Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Legislative Assembly of the Hawaiian Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
constitutionalStatus	co-equal branch with the monarch under some constitutions ⓘ
country	Hawaiian Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryStatus	independent monarchy ⓘ
dissolvedFollowing	overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom in 1893 ⓘ
endTime	1893 ⓘ
establishedBy	Constitution of 1840 (Hawaiian Kingdom) NERFINISHED ⓘ
function	advising the monarch ⓘ initiation and passage of bills ⓘ review and approval of legislation ⓘ
governmentBranch	legislative branch ⓘ
hasPart	House of Nobles NERFINISHED ⓘ House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ
houseType	lower house ⓘ upper house ⓘ
jurisdiction	Hawaiian Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageUsed	English language ⓘ Hawaiian language ⓘ
legalBasis	Constitution of 1840 (Hawaiian Kingdom) NERFINISHED ⓘ Constitution of 1852 (Hawaiian Kingdom) NERFINISHED ⓘ Constitution of 1864 (Hawaiian Kingdom) NERFINISHED ⓘ
location	Honolulu NERFINISHED ⓘ
membershipType	hereditary nobles and high chiefs ⓘ
metInBuilding	Aliʻiōlani Hale NERFINISHED ⓘ ʻIolani Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ
monarch	Kalākaua NERFINISHED ⓘ Kamehameha III NERFINISHED ⓘ Kamehameha IV NERFINISHED ⓘ Kamehameha V NERFINISHED ⓘ Liliʻuokalani NERFINISHED ⓘ Lunalilo NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableEvent	curtailment of legislative powers under the 1887 Bayonet Constitution ⓘ
partOf	Legislature of the Hawaiian Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Legislature of the Hawaiian Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
power	appropriation of public funds ⓘ approval of taxes ⓘ enactment of statutes ⓘ ratification of treaties in some periods ⓘ
role	advisory body to the monarch ⓘ lawmaking body of the Hawaiian Kingdom ⓘ
selectionMethod	appointed by the monarch ⓘ elected by eligible voters ⓘ
startTime	1840 ⓘ
successor	legislature of the Provisional Government of Hawaii ⓘ legislature of the Republic of Hawaii ⓘ
votingSystemLowerHouse	restricted suffrage with property and literacy requirements in some periods ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kingdom of Hawaii → legislature → Legislature of the Hawaiian Kingdom ⓘ

John Owen Dominis → memberOf → Legislature of the Hawaiian Kingdom ⓘ

this entity surface form: House of Nobles of the Kingdom of Hawaii

Bayonet Constitution → strengthenedPowersOf → Legislature of the Hawaiian Kingdom ⓘ

this entity surface form: legislature of the Kingdom of Hawaii