Minister of the Interior (Hawaii)
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The Minister of the Interior ( haw, Kuhina Kalaianaina) was a powerful office in the
Kingdom of Hawaii The Hawaiian Kingdom, or Kingdom of Hawaiʻi ( Hawaiian: ''Ko Hawaiʻi Pae ʻĀina''), was a sovereign state located in the Hawaiian Islands. The country was formed in 1795, when the warrior chief Kamehameha the Great, of the independent island ...
, the Provisional Government of Hawaii and the
Republic of Hawaii The Republic of Hawaii ( Hawaiian: ''Lepupalika o Hawaii'') was a short-lived one-party state in Hawaii between July 4, 1894, when the Provisional Government of Hawaii had ended, and August 12, 1898, when it became annexed by the United State ...
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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Cabinet of the Kingdom of Hawaii The Cabinet of the Hawaiian Kingdom ( haw, ʻAha Kuhina o ke Aupuni) was a body of the top executive officials appointed to advise the sovereign of the Hawaiian Kingdom from 1845 to 1893. The subsequent regimes of the Provisional Government and th ...
Other members of the Hawaiian Cabinet *
Ministry of Finance (Hawaii) The Minister of Finance ( haw, Kuhina Waiwai) was a powerful office in the Kingdom of Hawaii, the Provisional Government of Hawaii and the Republic of Hawaii from 1842 to 1900. It made up one of the four offices of the monarchical or presidential ...
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Hawaii) Ministry may refer to: Government * Ministry (collective executive), the complete body of government ministers under the leadership of a prime minister * Ministry (government department), a department of a government Religion * Christian mi ...
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Ministry of Public Instruction (Hawaii) Ministry of Public Instruction and the leadership post Minister of Public Instruction may refer to historical names of the following government bodies: * Ministry of National Education (France) * Ministry of Public Education (Italy) ** Minister of ...
* Attorney General of Hawaii


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