Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§397a Establishment; Notice in Federal Register
Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER XLIII — PUʻUHONUA O HO̅NAUNAU NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK › § 397a
Summary
When the United States gets title to lands the Secretary of the Interior chooses, the Secretary must establish Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park and publish the orders in the Federal Register; other area lands join on title transfer.
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Title 16, §397a
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Upon the vesting of title in the United States to such lands as may be designated by the Secretary of the Interior as necessary and suitable for historical park purposes in accordance with the provisions of section 397 of this title, the Puʻuhonua o Ho̅naunau National Historical Park shall be established by order of the said Secretary, which shall be published in the Federal Register. Any other lands within the area described above shall become a part of the national historical park upon the vesting of title thereto in the United States and upon publication of an appropriate supplemental order by the said Secretary in the Federal Register.
Legislative History
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Amendments
2000—Pub. L. 106–510 substituted “Puʻuhonua o Ho̅naunau National Historical Park” for “Puuhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park”. 1978—Pub. L. 95–625 redesignated as “Puuhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park” the park previously designated “City of Refuge National Historical Park”.
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 397a
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102