J. G. Hoapili
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The Honourable John Green Hoapili |
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| Member of the Kingdom of Hawaii House of Representatives for the island of Hawaii |
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In office April 25, 1892 – July 28, 1892 |
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In office September 2, 1867 – September 16, 1867 |
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| Member of the Kingdom of Hawaii House of Nobles for the island of Hawaii |
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In office May 28, 1892 – January 14, 1893 |
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c. 1833 Ke Au Hou, North Kona, Hawaii, Kingdom of Hawaii |
| Died | May 1, 1896 Honolulu, Oahu, Republic of Hawaii |
| Resting place | Kawaiahaʻo Church |
| Nationality | Kingdom of Hawaii |
| Spouse(s) | Ami Pinehasa Wood |
| Occupation | Politician, Judge, District Magistrate |
John Green Hoapili (c. 1833 – May 1, 1896) was a judge and politician of the Kingdom of Hawaii. He served as a legislator for many years. He commonly referred to by his initials, J. G. Hoapili.
John Green Hoapili was born 1833, at Ke Au Hou, North Kona, on the island of Hawaii, the son of Kanehoa and his wife Kapaleililahu. His siblings were David Makainui-o-Kuakini and Hoapiliwahine Davis. His family descended from the ancient kings and high chiefs of Hawaii and Maui. He was considered a kinsman of King Kalākaua, who ruled Hawaii from 1874 to 1891.
in 1866, Hoapili was elected to the House of Representative, the lower house of the legislature of the kingdom. He sat in on the legislative assembly of 1866 and the extra session of 1867 during the reign of King Kamehameha V. After serving his first legislative term, he became district magistrate and a district judge for his home district of North Kona and also South Kona, which was a profession he held for a period of 31 years. On June 28, 1886, Kalākaua appointed him as a member of the Privy Council of State.Governess of Hawaii Ululani Lewai Baker attempted to appoint him as her chief magistrate in 1888, but she was blocked by the Reform cabinet established after the signing of the Bayonet Constitution. This political change had limited the power of the King, and the traditional powers of the island governors as well were steadily abolished since they were usually nobles or royal favorites such as Governess Ululani.
After an absence of twenty-five years, Hoapili was re-elected to the legislative assembly in 1892. He ran as a candidate of the Hawaiian National Liberal Party, but the Blount Report later listed him as a member of the National Reform Party. He was elected as a member of the House of Nobles, the upper house of the legislature, for a two-year term representing the island of Hawaii. From May 1892 to January 1893, the legislature of the Kingdom convened for an unprecedented 171 days, which later historian Albertine Loomis dubbed the "Longest Legislature". During this session, Hoapili joined his fellow members in ousting a number Queen Liliʻuokalani's cabinet ministers for want of confidence, a power introduced by the Bayonet Constitution which empowered the legislative branch of government at the expense of the Queen.
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