Senators and representatives, by parties and races, in each legislature

1 At the beginning of the session 1913 there were 9 Republicans, 4 Democrats, 2 Home Rule, 5 Hawaiians, and 10 white senators, but during the session one white Republican senator died and a Hawaiian Democrat was elected in his place at a special election.

Votes cast for Delegate to Congress at each general election

Total..

Votes not cast or not counted.

163

9, 589 11, 326 11, 990 12, 430 12, 316 13, 541 13, 340 11, 809 13, 339 13, 375 22, 336 24, 213 25, 972

1,627 1,286 1, 263 1, 148 958 901 1,845 5, 890 5, 642 5, 749 3,999 4, 593 6, 519

1 Jonah Kumalae, 2,239 votes; L. L. McCandless, 6,874 votes.

Race

Registered voters, by race and sex, county elections, 1923

Under the statutes of Hawaii providing "for the issuance of certificates of Hawaiian birth" by the secretary of Hawaii, 10,987 males and 2,461 females, a total of 13,448 births, have been registered. Those whose births are established by birth certificates are citizens of the United States and are therefore entitled to every right of citizenship. The question of the right of persons of oriental parentage, born in Hawaii and carrying Hawaiian birth certificates, to travel between Hawaii and the mainland, has been attacked, however, and bona fide holders of such certificates have not been accorded the privileges of travel, between Hawaii and the mainland, as other nationalities. This practice has been protested as unjust and discriminatory. Under the Constitution of the United States and under the organic act by which Hawaii became an integral part of the United States, all persons who are born in Hawaii, irrespective of race, are in fact citizens and entitled to the same rights and privileges as other citizens.

The following table will be valuable in determining the number of persons carrying birth certificates coming into voting age by years. For example, under the heading "Chinese," it will be noted that in 1921 there were 1,960 males and 478 females. Add to these the figures for 1922, 83 males and 22 females, and it will be shown that 2,043 Chinese males and 500 Chinese females were qualified to vote in 1922. In the same manner, add to these figures 64 males and 24 females who reached their majority in 1923 and it will be shown that 2,107 Chinese males and 524 Chinese females, to whom were issued Hawaiian birth certificates, were eligible to vote in 1923.

In the same course the numbers for each subsequent year can be added to determine the sex and number of the Chinese coming into voting age in any given year. These figures are somewhat at variance with the number of Chinese voters as but 1,565 Chinese males and 275 Chinese females registered as voters in the county elections of 1923, indicating that 791 Chinese who were eligible did not qualify and vote in the county elections.

Distribution of birth certificates into years when applicants arrive at voting age

COUNTY AND CITY AND COUNTY GOVERNMENTS

Local governments in Hawaii were first established on July 1, 1905, the Territory being divided into four counties. On July 1, 1909, the county comprising the island of Oahu was converted into a city and county, known as the city and county of Honolulu, with a mayor.

The other counties are Hawaii, including the island of that name; Maui, including the islands of Maui, Kahoolawe, Lanai, and all of Molokai except the leper settlement; and Kauai, including the islands of Kauai and Niihau. The leper settlement on Molokai constitutes a fifth county, Kalawao, but is under the control of the Territorial board of health.

Following is a table showing the income of the various counties for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1924. It will be noted that there is an increase of $929,277.25 over the income for the previous period.

The total bonded debt on June 30, 1923, was $14,515,000, which was decreased by the payments of $40,000 of July 1, 1919, issue of 5 per cent memorial park bonds and of $50,000 of December 30, 1922, issue of 5 per cent, war memorial bonds and increased by the sale of $1,800,000 of October 1, 1923, issue of 42 per cent, public improvement bonds, of $75,000 of October 1, 1923, issue of 42 per cent Hawaiian home lands bonds, and of $2,285,000 of April 1, 1924, issue of 42 per cent public improvement bonds.