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Supreme Court of Hawaii. Chief judge. Mark E. Recktenwald. Seat. Honolulu, Hawaii. The Government of Hawaii (Hawaiian: Aupuni o Hawaiʻi) is the governmental structure as established by the Constitution of Hawaii, the 50th state to have joined the United States.
12/01/1978. The Hawaii State Capitol is the official statehouse or capitol building of the U.S. state of Hawaii. From its chambers, the executive and legislative branches perform the duties involved in governing the state. The Hawaii State Legislature —composed of the twenty-five member Hawaii State Senate led by the President of the Senate ...
Hawaii State Legislature. The Hawaii State Legislature (Hawaiian: Ka ‘Aha‘ōlelo kau kānāwai o ka Moku‘āina o Hawai‘i) is the bicameral state legislature of the U.S. state of Hawaii, consisting of the Hawaii State Senate (upper house with 25 member) and the Hawaii State House of Representatives (lower house with 51 representatives).
The politics of the U.S. state of Hawaii are typically dominated by the Democratic Party of Hawaii. The Democratic Party in Hawaii was formed in 1900, by supporters of Queen Liliʻuokalani. For the first half of the twentieth century, the Republican Party ruled comfortably, dominating local politics until the end of World War II. [ 2 ]
The governor of the State of Hawaii is the head of government of Hawaii, [1] and commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. [2] The governor has a duty to enforce state laws; [2] the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Hawaii Legislature; [3] the power to convene the legislature; [4] and the power to grant pardons, except in cases of treason and impeachment.
The governor of Hawaii (Hawaiian: Ke Kiaʻaina o Hawaiʻi) is the head of government of the U.S. state of Hawaii and its various agencies and departments, as provided in the Hawaii State Constitution Article V, Sections 1 through 6. It is a directly elected position, votes being cast by popular suffrage of residents of the state. Governor of ...
The Constitution of the State of Hawaii (Hawaiian: Kumukānāwai o Hawaiʻi), also known as the Hawaii State Constitution,[1] is the fundamental governing document of the U.S. state of Hawaiʻi. As an organic text, it establishes the principles and framework of government, enumerates the rights and freedoms of Hawaiian citizens, and serves as ...
The Hawaii House of Representatives (Hawaiian: Hale o nā Luna Maka‘āinana) is the lower house of the Hawaii State Legislature.Pursuant to Article III, Section 3 of the Constitution of Hawaii, amended during the 1978 constitutional convention, the House of Representatives consists of 51 members representing an equal number of districts across the islands.