The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-07-15
Hawaii's Organic Act
Considerably Amended
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therefrom the military reservation
and the beach lands; and
(5) On the island of Kauai: Upper
land of Waimea, above the cultivated
sugar cane lands, in the district of
Waimea (~fifteen thousand acres, more
or less), and Moloaa 1.-TWO thousand
five hundred acres, more or less), and
Anahola and Kamalomalo Give thou
sand acres, more or less).
Sec. 204. Upon the passage of this
Act all available lands shall immedi-
ately assume the status of Hawaiian
home lands and be under the control
of the commission to be used and dis.
posed of in accordance with the pro
visions of this title, except that
Fer Term of Five Years
"a For a period of five years after
he first meeting of the Hawaiian
Homes Commission only those lands
situate on the island of Molokai
which are particularly named in para
graphs l and g of section 203 hereof
Waimanu, in the district of Hama
Vkua; Keaaukaha, in the district of
South Hilo; and Panaewa, Waiakea
in the district of South Hilo, island
of Hawaii, shall be available for use
and disposition by said commission
under the provisions of this title and
one of the remaining available lands
named in said section 203 shall, after
the expiration of the said five-year
period, be leased, used, or otherwise
disposed of by the commission unde'
the provisions of this title, except by
further authorization of congress and
al f1~ tlA
secretary of the interior of the Unit
ed States.
(2) In case n available lands is
under lease at the time of the pass
age of this Act such land shall not
assume the status of Hawaiian home
lands until the lease expires or the
commissioner of public lands with.
draws the lands from the operation
of the lease. If the land is covered
by a lease containing a withdrawal
clause as provided in subdivision (d)
of section 70 of the Hawaiian Organic
Act, the commissioner of public lands
shall withdraw such lands from the
operation of the lease whenever the
commission with the approval of the
secretary of the interior gives notice
to him that the commission is of the
opinion that the lands are required
by it for leasing as authorized by the
provisions of section 207, or for a
community pasture as provided in
section 211 of this title. Such with
drawal shall be held to be for a pub
lie purpose within the meaning OF
that term as used in subdivision (d)
of section 73 of the Hawaiian Organic
Act.
Secretary Of Interior to Approve
90 In case any land is to be select
ed by the commission out of a larg-
Ter area of available lands, such land
shall not assume the status of Ha.
waiian home lands until the commits.
sion, with the approval of the secre-
tary of the interior makes the selec.
ton and gives notice thereof to the
commission of public lands. The com
mission shall give such notice within
three years after the expiration of
the f%ive-year period referred to in
paragraph 1 of this section. Any such
notice given thereafter shall be deem
ed invalid and of no effect.
Sec. 2O5. Available lands shall be
sold or leased only CD in the manner
and for the purposes set forth in this
title, or (2) as may be necessary to
complete any valid agreement or sale
or lease in effect at the time of the
passage of this Act; except that such
limitations shall not apply to the
unsolicited portions of lands from
which the commission has made a
selection and given notice thereof, OF