House of Nobles
The members of the House of Nobles were appointed by the Monarch with the advice of his Privy Council. It also served as the court of impeachment for any royal official. Members were usually Hawaiian aliʻis, nobles, and royals or wealthy individuals. The position had no salary. It originally consisted of the king plus five women and ten men (women did not get the right to vote in the U.S. until 1920). After the overthrow and the subsequent annexation, renamed a Senate.
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