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The Hawaii Legislature is the Legislative body of the U.S. State of Hawaii . Governing from the city of Honolulu , it is the descendant of the royal legislature of the Kingdom Of Hawaii and the territorial legislature of the U.S. Territory Of Hawaii . Its main purpose is to establish Law s and conduct hearings to research what laws are needed in the state. It also has the power to confirm the Governor's appointments and to propose Amendment s to the Hawaii State Constitution , which are subject to Public Vote . CHAMBERS A Bicameral system, the Hawaii State Legislature has two chambers. The lower chamber is the Hawaii State House Of Representatives , which comprises fifty-one elected members and is led by the Speaker Of The House . The upper chamber is the Hawaii State Senate , which comprises twenty-five elected members and is led by the President Of The Senate . Legislators are elected to two-year terms and are not subject to Term Limit s. Like most state legislatures in the United States, the Hawaii State Legislature is a part-time body and legislators often have active careers outside of government. CAPITOL The Hawaii State Legislature has governed from the Hawaii State Capitol in Downtown Honolulu since March 15 , 1969 . Previous to Governor John A. Burns 's decision to build the new Capitol building, the Hawaii State Legislature met in Iolani Palace . RESOURCES
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