Title 48 — Territories and Insular PossessionsRelease 119-90
§43 [transfer of Records.]
Title 48 › Chapter 3— HAWAII › § 43
Summary
Transfers to the State of Hawaii all records and papers made or received by any federal or territorial agency or its predecessor that relate to functions the State took over. It also transfers federal records held by the Public Archives of Hawaii and U.S.-owned books, publications, and legal reference works that were placed with Hawaii courts, libraries, or territorial agencies before Hawaii became a state.
Full Legal Text
Title 48, §43
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(a)There are hereby transferred to the State of Hawaii all records and other papers that were made or received by any Federal or territorial agency, or any predecessor thereof, in connection with the performance of functions assumed in whole or in substantial part by the State of Hawaii. There are hereby also transferred to the State of Hawaii all records and other papers in the custody of the Public Archives of Hawaii that were made or received by any Federal agency.
“(b)There are also hereby transferred to the State of Hawaii all books, publications, and legal reference materials which are owned by the United States and which were, prior to the admission of Hawaii to the Union, placed in the custody of courts, libraries, or territorial agencies in Hawaii in order to facilitate the performance of functions conferred on such courts or agencies by Federal law.
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Citation
48 U.S.C. § 43
Title 48 — Territories and Insular Possessions
Last Updated
May 14, 2026
Release point: 119-90