The Twenty-Fourth Legislature of the Territory of Hawaii was a session of the Hawaii Territorial Legislature. The session convened in Honolulu, Hawaii, and ran from February 19 until May 3, 1947.

Legislative session The session ran from February 19 until May 3, 1947. It passed 248 bills into law. The Department of the Interior provided $47,200 for legislative expenses, including compensation and mileage of members. This Legislature amended the territory's child labor law during this session by raising the certification age for minors employed in the agriculture industry from 16 to 18 years. The minimum employment age of minors was also raised from 12 to 14 years.

Senators

8 7 Republican Democratic

Affiliation Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) TotalRepublicanIndDemocraticVacantEnd of previous legislature (1945) 8 0 7 150Begin (1947) 8 0 715 0Latest voting share

District Senator Party County Address 1 Eugene S. Capellas R Hawaii Hilo Raymond M. Y. Chang D William H. Hill R Charles H. Silva R Kohala 2 Clarence A. Crozier D Maui Kokomo Reuben Goodness D Wailuku Harold W. Rice D Kula 3 Thelma M. Akana R Oahu Honolulu Neal S. Blaisdell R Francis H. Ii Brown R Ernest N. Heen D Aiea William H. Heen D Honolulu Wilfred C. Tsukiyama R 4 John B. Fernandes D Kauaʻi Kapaa Clement Gomes R

House of Representatives

15 15 Republican Democratic

Affiliation Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) TotalRepublicanIndDemocraticVacantEnd of previous legislature (1945) 21 0 9 300Begin (1947) 15 0 1530 0Latest voting share

District Representative Party County Address 1 Joseph G. Andrews R Hawaii Hilo Amos A. Ignacio D Pepeekeo Peter N. Pakele, Jr. R Hilo Thomas T. Sakaklhara R 2 Kenneth D. Bond R Hawi Earl A. Nielsen D Kealakekua Akoni Pule D Halaula Esther K. Richardson R Kealakekua 3 Alfred Afat Apaka R Maui Hoolehua (Molokai) Louis K. Fernandez D Kula (Waiakoa) Harry Hanakahi D Kaunakakai (Molokai) Joseph A. Kaholokula, Jr. D Wailuku Manuel Gomes Paschoal R John E. Pires D Kula (Waiakoa) 4 Walter H. Dillingham R Oahu Honolulu James W. Glover R Flora Kaai Hayes R Herbert K. H. Lee D Walter F. McGuire R Hebden Porteus R 5 Hiram L. Fong R Honolulu James F. Gilliland R Joseph Itagaki R Schofield Frank Y. Kam D Honolulu Charles E. Kauhane D Mitsuyuki Kido D 6 George R. Aguiar D Kauaʻi Hanapepe Matsuki Arashiro D Kalaheo Manuel S. Henriques D Kapaa Thomas Ouye D Lihue

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