The Twenty-Third Legislature of the Territory of Hawaii was a session of the Hawaii Territorial Legislature. The session convened in Honolulu, Hawaii, and ran from February 21 until May 4, 1945. It was the final session convened in Hawaii during World War II, and the first session convened after martial law ended on October 24, 1944.

Legislative session The session ran from February 21 until May 4, 1945. It passed 277 bills into law, including Act 1, which enacted the Revised Laws of Hawaii 1945, a major repeal, consolidation and enactment of territorial law.

Senators

8 7 Republican Democratic

Affiliation Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) TotalRepublicanIndDemocraticVacantEnd of previous legislature (1943) 11 0 4 150Begin (1945) 8 0 715 0Latest voting share

District Senator Party County Address 1 Eugene S. Capellas R Hawaii Hilo William H. Hill R Thomas Pedro Jr. D Charles H. Silva R Kohala 2 A. Kamokila Campbell D Maui Kalae (Molokai) Clarence A. Crozier D Kokomo Harold W. Rice D Kula 3 Thelma M. Akana R Oahu Honolulu Francis H. Ii Brown R Charles S. Crane R Ernest N. Heen D Aiea William H. Heen D Honolulu Francis K. Sylva R 4 John B. Fernandes D Kauaʻi Kapaa Clement Gomes R Lihue

House of Representatives

21 9 Republican Democratic

Affiliation Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) TotalRepublicanIndDemocraticVacantEnd of previous legislature (1943) 25 0 5 300Begin (1945) 21 0 930 0Latest voting share

District Representative Party County Address 1 Joseph G. Andrews R Hawaii Hilo Amos A. Ignacio D Pepeekeo William J. Nobriga R Hilo William J. Payne R 2 Francis K. Aona R Kealakekua Kenneth D. Bond R Hawi Esther K. Richardson R Kealakekua Robert L. Wilhelm R Naalehu 3 Alfred Apaka Afat R Maui Hoolehua (Molokai) Reuben Goodness R Wailuku Hal F. Hanna D Joseph A. Kaholokula D Paia Manuel Gomes Paschoal R Wailuku Isabelle N. Thompson D Kihei 4 Neal S. Blaisdell R Oahu Honolulu James W. Glover R Flora Kaai Hayes R Herbert K. H. Lee D Walter F. McGuire R Hebden Porteus R 5 Yew Char D Honolulu Hiram L. Fong R William M. Furtado R George H. Holt Jr. D Waianae Charles E. Kauhane D Honolulu Bina Mossman R 6 Nicholas A. Akana R Kauaʻi Kalaheo M. S. Carvalho R Lihue Manuel S. Henriques D Kapaa A. Q. Marcallino R Eleele

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