House of Nobles
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The House of Nobles was the hereditary upper legislative chamber of the Kingdom of Hawaii, composed of high-ranking chiefs and royal appointees who shared lawmaking authority with the elected lower house.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| House of Nobles canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legislative body
ⓘ
upper legislative chamber ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hawaiian monarchy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hawaiian nobility NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composition |
hereditary nobles
ⓘ
high-ranking chiefs ⓘ royal appointees ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Hawaii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolvedFollowing |
end of the Hawaiian monarchy
ⓘ
establishment of the Provisional Government of Hawaii ⓘ overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii ⓘ |
| establishedUnder |
Constitution of 1840 (Kingdom of Hawaii)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Constitution of 1852 (Kingdom of Hawaii) NERFINISHED ⓘ Constitution of 1864 (Kingdom of Hawaii) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingDocument | Hawaiian Kingdom constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
advising the monarch
ⓘ
participation in constitutional changes ⓘ review and approval of legislation ⓘ upper house in the Hawaiian legislature ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Polynesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
British House of Lords
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
European-style bicameral parliaments ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Kingdom of Hawaii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
English language
ⓘ
Hawaiian language ⓘ |
| legislativeSystem | bicameral legislature of the Kingdom of Hawaii ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hawaiian Islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Honolulu NERFINISHED ⓘ Oʻahu NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| meetsIn |
Honolulu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ʻIolani Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchDuringCreation | Kamehameha III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Legislature of the Kingdom of Hawaii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | constitutional monarchy ⓘ |
| power | coequal legislative authority with the lower house ⓘ |
| predecessor | traditional council of chiefs (aliʻi) of Hawaii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedInstitution |
House of Representatives of the Kingdom of Hawaii
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Monarch of Hawaii ⓘ Privy Council of State (Kingdom of Hawaii) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represents | hereditary aristocracy of the Kingdom of Hawaii ⓘ |
| selectionMethod |
hereditary succession
ⓘ
royal appointment ⓘ |
| sharesLawmakingAuthorityWith | House of Representatives of the Kingdom of Hawaii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| typeOfMembership | non-elected upper house ⓘ |
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