Legislature of the Hawaiian Kingdom

Legislature of the Hawaiian Islands1
Legislative Assembly of the Hawaiian Kingdom2
Coat of arms or logo
Coat of arms of the Hawaiian Kingdom from 1845 to 1893
Type
Type
Bicameral (1840–1864, 1887–1893)
Unicameral (1864–1887)
HousesHouse of Nobles3
House of Representatives3
History
Established1840
Disbanded1893
Preceded byCouncil of Chiefs (ʻAha Aliʻi)
Succeeded byLegislature of the Republic of Hawaii
Elections
House of Nobles voting system
Appointed by the monarch with the advice of the Privy Council
House of Representatives voting system
Elected by popular vote
Meeting place
Aliiolani Hale, Honolulu
Footnotes
1Name of Parliament from 1852 to 1864
2Name of Parliament from 1864 to 1893
3Structure in place from 1840 to 1864

The Legislature of the Hawaiian Kingdom (Hawaiian: ʻAhaʻōlelo o ke Aupuni o Hawaiʻi) was the bicameral (later unicameral) legislature of the Hawaiian Kingdom. A royal legislature was first provided by the 1840 Constitution[1] and the 1852 Constitution was the first to use the term Legislature of the Hawaiian Islands, and the first to subject the monarch to certain democratic principles. Prior to this the monarchs ruled under a Council of Chiefs (ʻAha Aliʻi).

  1. ^ "The 1840 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii". Hawaiian Electronic Library. 1840. Retrieved 2009-11-25.