Ministry of the Interior (Hawaii) explained

Post:Interior Minister
Body:
the Kingdom (Republic) of Hawaii
Kuhina Kalaianaina
Insignia:Flag of Hawaii.svg
Insigniasize:100px
Insigniacaption:Flag of Hawaii
Appointer:Monarchs of Hawaii
President of Hawaii
Formation:1845
Inaugural:Gerrit P. Judd

The Minister of the Interior (Hawaiian: Kuhina Kalaianaina) was a powerful office in the Kingdom of Hawaii, the Provisional Government of Hawaii and the Republic of Hawaii from 1845 to 1900. It made up one of the four offices of the monarchical or presidential cabinet which advised the Head of State of Hawaii on executive affairs. During the monarchy, ministers were also ex-officio members of the Privy Council and the House of Nobles in the legislature. During the republic, ministers were ex-officio members of both houses of the legislature. The head of state had the power to appoint the ministers but later Hawaiian constitutions limited the power the head of state had in removing the cabinet ministers by requiring a vote of no confidence from a majority of the elective members of the legislature. All acts of the head of state had to be countersigned by a minister.

Ministers of the Interior

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1Gerrit Parmele JuddApril 23, 1803July 12, 1873March 26, 1845March 4, 1846Kamehameha III
2John Kalaipaihala Young IIMarch 12, 1810July 18, 1857March 4, 1846June 6, 1857Served as Kuhina Nui from 1845 to 1855Kamehameha III, Kamehameha IV
3Lot KapuāiwaDecember 11, 1830December 11, 1872June 6, 1857 December 24, 1863Resigned and became KingKamehameha IV
4George Morison RobertsonFebruary 26, 1821March 12, 1867December 24, 1863February 18, 1864Kamehameha V
5Charles Gordon Hopkins18221886February 18, 1864April 26, 1865Kamehameha V
6Ferdinand William Hutchisoncirca 1819May 20, 1893April 26, 1865January 10, 1873Kamehameha V, Lunalilo
7Edwin Oscar HallOctober 21, 1810September 19, 1883 January 10, 1873February 17, 1874 Lunalilo, Kalākaua
8Hermann Adam WidemannDecember 24, 1822February 7, 1899February 17, 1874 May 28, 1874Kalākaua
9William Lowthian GreenSeptember 13, 1819December 7, 1890May 28, 1874October 31, 1874actingKalākaua
10William Luther MoehonuaMay 5, 1824September 8, 1878October 31, 1874December 5, 1876Kalākaua
11John Mott-SmithNovember 25, 1824August 10, 1895December 5, 1876 July 3, 1878Kalākaua
12Samuel Gardner WilderJune 20, 1831July 28, 1888July 3, 1878August 14, 1880Kalākaua
13John Edward BushFebruary 15, 1842June 28, 1906August 14, 1880September 27, 18801st termKalākaua
14Henry Alpheus Peirce CarterAugust 7, 1837November 1, 1891September 27, 1880May 20, 1882Kalākaua
15Simon Kaloa Kaʻai-March 22, 1884May 20, 1882August 8, 1882Kalākaua
16John Edward BushFebruary 15, 1842June 28, 1906August 8, 1882May 14, 18832nd termKalākaua
17Walter Murray GibsonMarch 6, 1822January 21, 1888May 14, 1883August 6, 1883 (acting from July 6)1st term (acting from July 6)Kalākaua
18Charles Thomas GulickJune, 1841November 7, 1897August 6, 1883June 30, 18861st termKalākaua
19Walter Murray GibsonMarch 6, 1822January 21, 1888June 30, 1886October 13, 18862nd termKalākaua
20Luther Aholoc. 1833March 16, 1888October 13, 1886July 1, 1887Kalākaua
21Lorrin Andrews ThurstonJuly 31, 1858May 11, 1931July 1, 1887September 27, 18881st termKalākaua
22Jonathan AustinNovember 7, 1829December 7, 1892September 27, 1888October 27, 1888actingKalākaua
23Lorrin Andrews ThurstonJuly 31, 1858May 11, 1931October 27, 1888June 17, 18902nd termKalākaua
24Charles Nichols Spencer1837March 6, 1893June 17, 1890September 12, 1892Kalākaua, Liliuokalani
25Charles Thomas GulickJune, 1841November 7, 1897September 12, 1892November 1, 18922nd termLiliuokalani
26George Norton WilcoxAugust 15, 1839January 21, 1933November 8, 1892January 12, 1893Liliuokalani
27John Francis ColburnSeptember 30, 1859March 16, 1920January 13, 1893January 17, 1893Liliuokalani
28James Anderson KingDecember 4, 1832October 16, 1899January 17, 1893March 4, 1898President Dole
29Henry Ernest CooperAugust 28, 1857May 15, 1929March 4, 1898July 1, 1898actingPresident Dole
30James Anderson KingDecember 4, 1832October 16, 1899July 1, 1898October 16, 1899President Dole
31Alexander YoungDecember 14, 1833July 2, 1910October 27, 1899May 18, 1900President Dole

See also

Other members of the Hawaiian Cabinet

Sources