The Legislature of the Hawaiian Kingdom was the bicameral (later unicameral) legislature of the Kingdom of Hawaii

Kingdom of Hawaii

The Kingdom of Hawaii was established during the years 1795 to 1810 with the subjugation of the smaller independent chiefdoms of Oahu, Maui, Molokai, Lānai, Kauai and Niihau by the chiefdom of Hawaii into one unified government...

. A royal legislature was first provided by the 1840 Constitution

1840 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii

The 1840 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii titled Ke Kumukānāwai a me nā Kānāwai o ko Hawai’i Pae ‘Āina, Honolulu, 1840 was the first fully written constitution for the Kingdom of Hawaii...

 and the 1852 Constitution

1852 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii

The Constitution of 1852 served as the Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii from 1852 through 1864. It was passed during the reign of King Kamehameha III...

 was the first to use the term "Legislature of the Hawaiian Kingdom", and the first to subject the monarch to certain democratic principles. Prior to this the monarchs have ruled under a Council of Chiefs.

Structure

The legislature originally consisted of a lower House of Representatives and a House of Nobles.

House of Nobles

The members of the House of Nobles were appointed by the Monarch with the advice of his Privy Council. It also served as the court of impeachment for any royal official. Members were usually Hawaiian aliis, nobles, and royals or wealthy individuals. The position had no salary.
It originally consisted of the king plus five women and ten men (women did not get the right to vote in the U.S. until 1920). Two of the members specified in the constitution were not able to attend until the 1842 session. Some notable members and terms:

Name	Term	Notes
Kamehameha III Kamehameha III Kamehameha III was the King of Hawaii from 1825 to 1854. His full Hawaiian name was Keaweaweula Kiwalao Kauikeaouli Kaleiopapa and then lengthened to Keaweaweula Kiwalao Kauikeaouli Kaleiopapa Kalani Waiakua Kalanikau Iokikilo Kiwalao i ke kapu Kamehameha when he ascended the throne.Under his...	1841–1854	Original members
Hoapili Wahine	1841
Kahekili	1841
John Adams Kuakini John Adams Kuakini John Adams Kiiapalaoku Kuakini was an important adviser to Kamehameha I in the early stages of the Kingdom of Hawaii. He was responsible for much building and other changes in the Kona District during this era.-Family life:...	1841–1843
Miram Kekāuluohi Kaahumanu III Queen consort Miriam Auhea Kalani Kui Kawakiu o Kekāuluohi Kealiiuhiwaihanau o Kalani Makahonua Ahilapalapa Kai Wikapu o Kaleilei a Kalakua also known as Kaahumanu III , was Kuhina Nui of the Kingdom of Hawaii, a queen consort of both King Kamehameha I and Kamehameha II, and mother of another...	1841–1845
William Pitt Leleiohoku I Leleiohoku I William Pitt Leleiohoku I was a Hawaiian noble during the Kingdom of Hawaii who married two notable princesses and served as Royal Governor of Hawaii island. On King Kalākaua's trip around the world, he noted that the Sultan of Johor resembled Leleiohoku.Leleiohoku was born on March 31, 1821 in...	1841–1846
Analea Keohokālole Keohokalole Analea, Ane or Annie Keohokālole was a Hawaiian chiefess and matriarch of the Kalākaua Dynasty that ruled Hawaii from 1874 to 1893.-Life:...	1841–1847
Keoni Ana (John Young II) Keoni Ana John Kaleipaihala Young II sometimes called Keoni Ana Opio was a politician in the Kingdom of Hawaii, serving as Kuhina Nui of the Hawaiian Islands and Minister of Interior.-Early life:...	1841–1856
Kekauōnohi Kekauonohi Anna Keahikuni-i-Kekauōnohi , sometimes called Miriam Kekauōnohi, was a Hawaiian princess and queen consort, member of the House of Kamehameha and granddaughter King Kamehameha I....	1841–1850
Laura Kōnia Pauli Konia Konia may refer to:* Kōnia a Hawaiian princess* Konia , a cichlid genus containing the Dikume and the Konye * Konia, Guinea* Konia, Paphos, a village in Cyprus* Konia Water, leaders in Water from Air technology...	1841–1851
Abner Pākī Abner Paki Abner Kuhooheiheipahu Pākī was a Hawaiian high chief during the reign of King Kamehameha III, the father of Bernice Pauahi Pākī, founder of Kamehameha Schools.-Early life:He was born about 1808 on the island of Molokai...	1841–1855
Mataio Kekūanāoa Mataio Kekuanaoa Mataio Kekūanāoa was descended from the high chiefs of the island of Oahu. His name Mataio was the Hawaiian form of Matthew, although the former remain the most common form used to referred to him....	1841–1868
John Papa Īī	1841–1870
Charles Kanaina	1841–1876
Timothy "Timoteo" Haalilio Timothy Haalilio Timoteo or Timothy Kamalehua Haalilio was a royal secretary and first diplomat of the Kingdom of Hawaii.-Life:Haalilio was born early in the 19th century, probably 1808. He was the son Haalou, the governor of Molokai, and his wife Kipa. He was the elder brother of Levi Haalelea, husband of...	1842
Kealiiahonui Kealiiahonui Aaron Kealiiahonui was member of the nobility of the Kingdom of Kauai and the Kingdom of Hawaii.-Family life:Keliiahonui was born August 17, 1800. His father was Kaumualii, the last ruling King of Kauai. His mother was Kaapuwai Kapuaamoku. His father agreed to become a vassal to Kamehameha I in...	1842–1848
James Young Kānehoa James Kanehoa James Young Kānehoa was a member of the court of King Kamehameha II and Kamehameha III during the Kingdom of Hawaii. Sometimes he is confused with his half-brother John Kaleipaihala Young II known as Keoni Ana.-Life:...	1845–1851
Joshua Kaeo Joshua Kaeo Joshua Kaeo , was a Hawaiian high chief or nobleman of Big Island descent, the uncle of Queen Emma of Hawaii, and an early Hawaiian politician and advisor of Kamehameha III....	1845–1856
Ruth Kauanahoahoa Keelikōlani Keelikolani Princess Ruth Luka Keanolani Kauanahoahoa Keelikōlani , was a member of the Kamehameha family, the founding dynasty of the Kingdom of Hawaii. She served as Royal Governor of the Island of Hawaii. As primary heir to the Kamehameha family, Ruth became a landholder of what would become the Bernice...	1845–1855
Juliana Alapai	1845–1849
Jonah Piikoi Jonah Piikoi Ionah Piikoi was a Hawaiian high chief, distantly descended from the King of Kauai. He was patriarch of a family of future nobles of the Kingdom of Hawaii.He served in the House of Nobles 1845–1859 and on the Privy Council 1852–1855...	1845–1859
Caesar Kapaakea Kapaakea Caesar Kaluaiku Kapaakea was a Hawaiian chief who was the patriarch of the House of Kalākaua that ruled the Kingdom of Hawaii during the last of its days.-Biography:...	1845–1866
Jonah Kapena	1845–1866
Alexander Liholiho Kamehameha IV Kamehameha IV, born Alexander Iolani Liholiho Keawenui , reigned as the fourth king of the Kingdom of Hawaii from January 11, 1855 to November 30, 1863.-Early life:...	1852–1854
Lot Kapuāiwa Kamehameha Kamehameha V aloghaKamehameha V , born as Lot Kapuāiwa, reigned as monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii from 1863 to 1872. His motto was "Onipa`a": immovable, firm, steadfast or determined; he worked diligently for his people and kingdom and was described as the last great traditional chief...	1852–1862
Elisha Hunt Allen Elisha Hunt Allen Elisha Hunt Allen was an American congressman, lawyer, diplomat, and judge and diplomat for the Kingdom of Hawaii.-Life:Elisha Hunt Allen was born January 28, 1804 in New Salem, Massachusetts. His father was Massachusetts minister, lawyer, and politician Samuel Clesson Allen and mother was Mary...	1854–1856
William Charles Lunalilo Lunalilo Lunalilo, born William Charles Lunalilo , was king of the Kingdom of Hawaii from January 8, 1873 until February 3, 1874...	1863–1872
Peter Young Kaeo Peter Kaeo Peter Young Kaeo Kekuaokalani was a Hawaiian noble and politician of the Kingdom of Hawaii.-Life:Peter was born March 4, 1836 at Paloha, Honolulu on the island of Oahu. His mother was Jane Lahilahi, the youngest daughter of John Young Olohana, the advisor to Kamehameha I, and Chiefess Kaōanaeha...	1863–1880
John Owen Dominis John Owen Dominis John Owen Dominis was an American-born statesman. He became Prince Consort of the Kingdom of Hawaii upon his marriage to the last reigning monarch, Queen Liliuokalani...	1864–1866
Albert Francis Judd Albert Francis Judd Albert Francis Judd was a judge of the Kingdom of Hawaii who served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court through its transition into part of the United States.-Life:...	1873–1875
Samuel Garner Wilder Samuel Garner Wilder Samuel Gardner Wilder was an American shipping magnate and politician who developed a major transportation company in the Kingdom of Hawaii.-Life:Samuel Gardner Wilder was born June 20, 1831 in Leominster, Massachusetts....	1874–1888
William Pitt Leleiohoku II	1877–1877
Paul Neumann	1884–1886 1892
Charles T. Gulick Charles T. Gulick Charles Thomas Gulick was a politician in the Kingdom of Hawaii. He was one of the few members of missionary families to side with the monarchy in the 1893 overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii.-Life:...	1884–1886 1892

House of Representatives

The members of the House of Representatives were elected by popular vote. Revenue-oriented bills were issued through the House of Representatives, and it served as the grand inquest of the Kingdom.

History

From 1840 to 1864, it existed as a bicameral parliament. However, with the 1864 constitution

1864 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii

The Constitution of 1864 of the Kingdom of Hawaii was a rewrite of the 1852 constitution issued by King Kamehameha III. It dramatically changed the way Hawaii's government worked by increasing the power of the king and changing the way the kingdom's legislature worked...

, the Legislature was unified into a single-house legislature. This constitution also created property and literacy requirements for both legislature members and voters; these requirements were repealed by the legislature in 1874 during the reign of Lunalilo

Lunalilo

Lunalilo, born William Charles Lunalilo , was king of the Kingdom of Hawaii from January 8, 1873 until February 3, 1874...

. The 1887 constitution

1887 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii

The 1887 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii was a legal document by anti-monarchists to strip the Hawaiian monarchy of much of its authority, initiating a transfer of power to American, European and native Hawaiian elites...

 made the House of Nobles elected to six year terms, with higher property requirements.

After 1893, it became the legislature of the Territory of Hawaii

Territory of Hawaii

The Territory of Hawaii or Hawaii Territory was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from July 7, 1898, until August 21, 1959, when its territory, with the exception of Johnston Atoll, was admitted to the Union as the fiftieth U.S. state, the State of Hawaii.The U.S...

, and then the Hawaii State Legislature in 1959. It now consists of the Hawaii House of Representatives

Hawaii House of Representatives

The Hawaii House of Representatives is the lower house of the Hawaii State Legislature. Accord to Article III, Section 3 of the Hawaii Constitution, amended during the 1978 constitutional convention, the House of Representatives consists of 51 members representing an equal amount of districts...

 and Hawaii Senate

Hawaii Senate

The Hawaii State Senate is the upper chamber of the Hawaii State Legislature. The senate consists of twenty-five members elected from an equal number of constituent districts across the islands. The senate is led by the President of the Senate, elected from the membership of the body, currently...

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