Department of the Interior

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Corporate body

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Department of the Interior

Parallel form(s) of name

  • Interior Department

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Dates of existence

1845-1900

History

The first organic act, “to organize the Executive Ministry,” October 25, 1845, formally established the Office of the Minister of the Interior to preside over the Department of the Interior, later established on April 27, 1846, by an “act to organize the Executive Departments.” Prior to the first organic act, on March 26, 1845, King Kamehameha III entrusted the duties of the Minister of the Interior to Dr. Gerrit P. Judd, who served as Minister until February 7,1846.

The act designated the Premier (Kuhina Nui), then John Young II, as Minister but an amendment relieving the Premier of this duty was passed on January 15,1855. John Young II resigned the Premiership and continued to serve as Minister until June 6, 1857 when he was succeeded by Lot Kamehameha (June 1857 December 1863). Later ministers were G.M. Robertson (December 1863 February 1864), C.G. Hopkins (February 1864 Apri1 1865), F.W. Hutchison (April1865 January 1873), E.O. Hall (January 1873 February 1874), H.A. Widemann (February May 1874), W.L. Green (May October 1874), W.L. Moehonua (October 1874-December 1876), J. Mott Smith (December1876 Ju1y 1878), S.G. Wilder (July 1878 August 1880), J.E. Bush (August September 1880), H.A.P. Carter (September 1880 December 1881), W.N. Armstrong (December 1881 May 1882), S.K. Kaai (May August 1882), J.E. Bush (August 1882 Ju1y 1883), W.M. Gibson (June October 1886), L. Aholo (October 1886 Ju1y 1887), L.A. Thurston (July 1887 June 1890), C.N. Spencer (June 1890 September 1892), C.T. Gulick (September November 1892), G.N. Wilcox (November 1892 January 1893), J.F. Colburn (January 13 17, 1893), J.A. King (January 1893-0ctober 1899), A. Young (October 1899-May 1900), S.M. Damon (May-June 1900).

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Related entity

Board of Commissioners to Quiet Land Titles (1845-1855)

Identifier of the related entity

Category of the relationship

temporal

Type of relationship

Board of Commissioners to Quiet Land Titles

is the predecessor of

Department of the Interior

Dates of the relationship

1846

Description of relationship

Interior Department Land Agents

Related entity

Survey Office (1870-1900)

Identifier of the related entity

Category of the relationship

hierarchical

Type of relationship

Survey Office

is the subordinate of

Department of the Interior

Dates of the relationship

1870-1900

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Related entity

Honolulu Water Works (1859/1914-07-01)

Identifier of the related entity

Category of the relationship

hierarchical

Type of relationship

Honolulu Water Works

is the subordinate of

Department of the Interior

Dates of the relationship

1859-1900

Description of relationship

The Honolulu Water Works was an agency within the Interior Department.

Related entity

Bureau of Public Works (1845/1900-06)

Identifier of the related entity

Category of the relationship

hierarchical

Type of relationship

Bureau of Public Works

is the subordinate of

Department of the Interior

Dates of the relationship

1857/1900-06

Description of relationship

Related entity

Hawaiian Land Office (1845-1895)

Identifier of the related entity

Category of the relationship

hierarchical

Type of relationship

Hawaiian Land Office

is the subordinate of

Department of the Interior

Dates of the relationship

1845-1895

Description of relationship

Related entity

Bureau of Public Works (1845/1900-06)

Identifier of the related entity

Category of the relationship

hierarchical

Type of relationship

Bureau of Public Works

is the subordinate of

Department of the Interior

Dates of the relationship

1845-1855

Description of relationship

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2021-09-08, Carol Kellett: updated Maintaining repository.

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