Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§397c Acquisition of Lands by Governor of the Territory of Hawaii
Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER XLIII — PUʻUHONUA O HO̅NAUNAU NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK › § 397c
Summary
Hawaii's Governor may, at Territory expense, acquire land by exchange or otherwise to help the Interior Secretary consolidate federal ownership in the section 397 area, under section 392.
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Title 16, §397c
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In order to cooperate with the Secretary of the Interior in consolidating in Federal ownership lands within the area described in section 397 of this title, and to facilitate acquisition of the lands needed for the national historical park, the Governor of the Territory of Hawaii is also authorized to acquire lands for said park, at the expense of the Territory of Hawaii by exchange or otherwise, in accordance with procedure prescribed by section 392 of this title.
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Admission of Hawaii as StateAdmission of Hawaii into the Union was accomplished Aug. 21, 1959, on issuance of Proc. No. 3309, Aug. 21, 1959, 24 F.R. 6868, 73 Stat. c74, as required by section 1 and 7(c) of Pub. L. 86–3, Mar. 18, 1959, 73 Stat. 4, set out as notes preceding former section 491 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions.
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16 U.S.C. § 397c
Title 16, Conservation
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Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102