History
From 1840 to 1864, it existed as a bicameral parliament. However, with the 1864 constitution, the Legislature was unified into a single-house legislature. This constitution also created property and literacy requirements for both legislature members and voters; these requirements were repealed by the legislature in 1874 during the reign of Lunalilo. The 1887 constitution made the House of Nobles elected to six year terms, with higher property requirements.
After 1893, it became the legislature of the Territory of Hawaii, and then the Hawaii State Legislature in 1959. It now consists of the Hawaii House of Representatives and Hawaii Senate.
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