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The Supreme Court established by the Constitution of 1840 was abolished in December 1852 and reestablished by an 1853 act which mandated the transfer of the civil and criminal jurisdiction from the Superior Court to a new Supreme Court consisting of the three members of the former Superior Court. Pending cases in both courts were taken up by the new one

By 1864, the First Circuit Court on Oahu was gradually phased out of existence and its judicial powers were transferred to the Supreme Court. In 1865 the circuit court was abolished, but the appellate jurisdictions in chambers remained as a function. Such proceedings were referred to as Intermediary Court, but the person presiding was called the First Circuit Court Judge. Appeals from the District Court of the First Circuit were heard in Intermediary Court. In 1874, the intermediary function of the First Circuit Court judge was transferred to the Supreme Court which now held both original and appellate jurisdiction for the island of Oahu. The term Intermediary Court continued to be used when a Supreme Court Justice presided in that role.

In 1892, the functions of the Supreme Court were restricted to those of an appellate court. Its functions as a circuit court were assumed by a reestablished First Circuit Court.

On October 8, 1840, Kamehameha III granted the first constitution of the Hawaiian Kingdom, which vested the judicial power of government in a Supreme Court, consisting of the King as chief judge, Premier (kuhina nui), and four individuals appointed by the representative body. Island courts held by their respective governors functioned as circuit courts on their respective island. The island governors were given powers to appoint judges who functioned as district magistrates for the island. Chapter XLVII of the Laws of 1842 mandated that the Supreme judges assemble in Honolulu each June and in Lahaina each December to try cases appealed to them. Selection criteria for foreign and native juries were provided for in the Laws of 1842. The Third Act of Kamehameha III in 1847 titled "An Act to Organize the Judiciary Department of the Hawaiian Islands" created four levels of courts - the Supreme Court, the Superior Court of Law and Equity, four circuit court jurisdictions, and district courts.

An 1853 law mandated the transfer of the civil and criminal jurisdiction from the Superior Court to a new Supreme Court consisting of the three members of the former Superior Court. Pending cases in both courts were taken up by the new one.

Act 197, approved June 28, 1965, "established a Statuary Hall Commission to make the necessary recommendations and preparations for the placement of appropriate statues in the National Statuary Hall..." (Session Laws, 1965). At the first meeting of the Statuary Hall Commission on August 16, 1966, the seven members were sworn in. They were:

Louis A. Lopez
Leiai K. Laa, Jr.
Mrs. Helen A. Cailliet
Carl A. Farden, Jr.
Mrs. Jan Moon
Mrs. Eliz. F. Rice
Henry Gomez

The Commission asked to be disbanded in September 1969 after completing their task of placing two statues in the national capitol, Washington, D.C. King Kamehameha was permanently placed in Statuary Hall on June 27, 1969, and Father Damien was placed in the House Hall of Columns on July 2, 1969.

The State Plan Policy Council existed from 1975 to 1991. It was concerned primarily with monitoring and coordinating the development of the Hawaii State Plan and its component functional plans per Chapter 226, Hawaii Revised Statutes. The records consist primarily of agendas and minutes of council meetings, supplemented by reports dealing with their activities.
Established: By Act 189, SLH 1975, as the Policy Council. It became generally known as the State Plan Policy Council, and used that title in its official publications and correspondence.

Organization: An independent executive agency with membership specified in statute. Initially, it was composed of the four county planning directors and the heads of eight state agencies. It was expanded by the Hawaii State Planning Act (Act 100, SLH 1978, which became Chapter 226, HRS) to include heads of five more state agencies and nine members of the public. A 14th state agency head was added by Act 336, SLH 1987. Organizational relations were not defined in statute. The Council was provided with "assistance and staff services" by the Department of Planning and Economic Development until 1987 and thereafter by the Office of State Planning.

Sophie Boyd Judd Cooke was born to Albert Francis and Agnes Hall Boyd Judd on May 17, 1883. She received her education at Punahou School, Miss Winsor’s School, Boston; Miss Porter’s School, Farmington, Connecticut, studied one year in Europe. She married George Paul Cooke on April 4, 1906. Together, they had six chldren. In 1906, Sshe moved to Moloka‘i when her husband was appointed Assistant Manager of Molokaʻi Ranch. In 1918, she founded Hanahauoli School in Honolulu, a progressive elementary school. She was active in cultural and civic affairs on Molokaʻi and Oahu. In 1957, Sophie was chosen "Mother of the Year" for Hawaiʻi. She died in Honolulu on January 28, 1966.

The Honolulu Social Science Association was founded on February 27, 1882, for the purpose of "social and intellectual advancement." Initially it met at the home of the Rev. Charles M. Hyde in Honolulu. After 1882 it met once a month from October through June of each year.

The Association’s main purpose was to hear conversation and a presentation on contemporary social, political and economic questions. For that purpose it invited speakers from among its own membership, and occasionally from among nonmembers. It was modeled on the Monday Evening Club of Haverhill, Massachusetts, of which the Rev. Hyde had been a member. In its early years, the membership grew from 14 in 1882 to 40 in 1905. In 1905 the membership was capped at 40.

Among other duties, the secretary of the Association kept the minutes and a file of all the essays read to the Association. These records comprise this collection. Notable secretaries of the Association included the Rev. Charles M. Hyde, Col. Harold H. Kent, and Mr. Aaron Levine.

The Marshal of the Hawaiian Islands, in one of his capacities, was the Sheriff of Oahu and Prefect (Chief) of Police of Honolulu.

The last legislature of the Republic of Hawaii adjourned sine die on July 7, 1898. Annexation of Hawaii to the United States followed quickly, but the Organic Act, which established the Government for the Territory of Hawaii, did not take effect until June 14, 1900. Consequently, Hawaii was without a formal legislative body until the First Legislature of the Territory of Hawaii, consisting of a Senate and House of Representatives, whose members were elected in November 1900, convened, as specified in the Organic Act, on February 20, 1901. The first Senate was made up of 15 members from 4 Senatorial Districts; the House of Representatives had 30 members from 6 Representative Districts. The Organic Act also enumerated the powers of the Legislature, the qualifications of the legislators and the lengths of legislative sessions; and it required, inter alia, that all proceedings be in English. The Legislature of the Territory of Hawaii met in 30 regular biennial sessions, 13 special sessions and 3 extra sessions between 1901 and 1959.

In these sessions, the legislature organized itself into several standing and special committees which carried on the work of hearing testimony, investigating claims, evaluating bills and resolutions, etc. In addition, the legislature occasionally created, usually by joint resolution, holdover committees, to meet between legislative sessions, investigate specific situations or pursue matters which were not dealt with completely during regular and special sessions, and report their findings and recommendations at the succeeding session.

The 30th and last Legislature of the Territory of Hawaii, which, pursuant to a change to the Organic Act that went into effect for the 1958 election, consisted of 25 Senators from 6 Senatorial Districts and 52 Representatives from 18 Representative Districts, adjourned for the last time on May 2, 1959. In August 1959, Hawaii became the 50th State of the United States of America.

Family caregiving has always been a universal experience of all ethnicities, lifestyles, and income levels. Recently, however, caregiving of family elders has become more than an act of love and familial responsibility. Due to a shortage of care providers in Hawaii, family caregiving has become a critical element of our health and long-term care system. By 2020, more than one in four individuals is expected to be sixty years old or older. The need for personal care assistance due to physical, sensory, cognitive, and self-care disabilities increases with age. As Hawaii’s population ages, many more families will be providing higher levels of long-term care to frail and disabled older adults at home. A comprehensive public policy to strengthen support for family caregivers is essential.

Legislative Mandate
Your Joint Legislative Committee (JLCFC) was created by Senate Bill No. 3253, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1, which was enacted as Act 285, Session Laws of Hawaii (SLH) 2006. The JLCFC members are: Senator Les Ihara, Jr. and Representative Marilyn B. Lee, Co-Chairs; Senators Rosalyn Baker, Suzanne Chun Oakland, and Gordon Trimble; and Representatives Josh Green, M.D., and Alex Sonson. Former Representatives Dennis A. Arakaki and Anne V. Stevens have also served on the JLCFC.