An Act authorizing the exchange of certain public lands in the vicinity of Waimea, county of Hawaii, in the Territory of Hawaii for certain privately owned lands.
PL 83-412 (H.R.6328), enacted 06/18/1954

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PUBLIC L|AW 412-JUNE 18, 1954 
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Public Law 412 
CHAPTER 316 
AN ACT 
Authorizing the exchange of certain public lands in the vicinity of Waimea, 
county of Hawaii, in the Territory of Hawaii for certain privately owned 
lands. 
June 18, 1954 
[H. R. 6328] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That any limitations 
imposed by section 73 of the Hawaiian Organic Act, as amended, to 
the contrary notwithstanding, the Commissioner of Public Lands, with 
the approval of the Governor and two-thirds of the members of the 
Board of Public Lands, is hereby authorized and empowered to trans-
fer and convey to Richard Smart, a United States citizen, in exchange 
and return for the transfer and conveyance in fee simple of all or any 
l^ortion of the lands owned by said Richard Smart described in section 
2, all or any portion of the public land described by the following 
metes and bounds, but subject to minor variations therein: 
Being a portion of the land of Lalamilo at Waimea, South Kohala, 
Hawaii. 
Beginning at a pipe at the southeast corner of this piece of land on 
the west side of Mamalahoa Highway and on the boundary between 
the lands of Lalamilo and Waikoloa, the coordinates of said point of 
beginning referred to Government Survey Triangulation Station 
"PUU PA" being 7907.51 feet North and 9579.87 feet East, thence 
running by azimuths measured clockwise from true South: 
1. 61° 19' 379.12 feet along the land of Waikoloa to a pipe at fence; 
2. 95° 47' 449.04 feet along fence, along the remainder of the land 
of Lalamilo; 
3. 126° 30' 2104.69 feet along the remainder of the land of Lalamilo 
to a concrete post marked + ; 
4. 126° 30' 1160.00 feet along the land of Lihue, Grant 1157 to G. W. 
Macy and James Louzada to a concrete post marked + ; 
5. 124° 39' 15" 1937.06 feet along the remainder of the land of 
Lalamilo; 
6. 151° 55' 2665.00 feet more or less along the remainder of the land 
of Lalamilo to the South side of the Kamuela-Mahukona Road, Federal 
Aid Project No. E - l l - A ; 
7. 275° 22' 110.00 feet along the South side of the Kamuela-Mahu-
kona Road, Federal Aid Project E - l l - A ; 
8. 274° 51' 267.20 feet along same; 
9. 4° 51' 375.90 feet along Executive Order 1554 (Public Works 
Department Corporation Yard); 
10. 274° 51' 270.00 feet along Executive Order 1554 (Public Works 
Department Corporation Yard); 
11. 184° 51' 187.46 feet along Executive Order 1554 (Public Works 
Department Corporation Yard); 
12. 274° 51' 693.50 feet along County Garage Lot, Executive Order 
1190; 
13. 184° 51' 188.44 feet along same; Thence along the South side 
of the Kamuela-Mahukona Road, Federal Aid Project No, E - l l A on 
a curve to the left with a radius of 6030 feet, the chord azimuth and 
distance being, 
14. 274° 29' 34" 75,20 feet* 
15. 4° 51' 78,20 feet along Grant 10307 to Wm. S. Lindsev, et al.; 
16. 274° 51' 213.60 feet along same; 
17. 184° 51' 84.65 feet along same; Thence along the South side of 
the Kamuela-Mahukona Road, Federal Aid Project No. E - l l - A on a 
curve to the left with a radius of 6030 feet, the chord azimuth and 
distance being, 
Waimea, Hawaii. 
Land exchange. 
42 Stat. 116. 
48 aSC 663 and 
notes. 
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18. 270° 37'3»" 310.95 feet; 
19. 269° 09' 562.60 feet along the South side of the Kamuela-
Mahukona Road, Federal Aid Project No. E - l l - A ; 
20. 359° 09' 350.00 feet along Grant 11059, Apana 1 to A. W. Carter, 
Trustee; 
21. 269° 09' 894.40 feet along same; 
22. 179° 09'282.10 feet along same; 
23. 280° 27' 228.40 feet along the South side of the Kamuela-Mahu-
kona Road, Federal Aid Project No. E - l l - A ; Thence still along the 
South side of the Kamuela-Mahukona Road, Federal Aid Project No. 
E - l l - A on a curve to the right with a radius of 970 feet, the chord 
azimuth and distance being, 
24. 285° 31' 171.30 feet* 
25. 290° 35' 267.07 feet along the South side of the Kamuela-Mahu-
kona Road, Federal Aid Project No. E - l l - A ; 
26. 33° 12' 756.60 feet along the Northwest side of 40 foot road reser-
vation and same extended to the north bank of the Waikoloa Stream; 
Thence following along the north bank of the Waikoloa Stream in all 
its turns and windings, along General Lease No. 3365, the direct 
azimuth and distance being, 
27. 313° 30' 30" 799.50 feet; 
28. 319° 30' 240.00 feet along General Lease No. 3381; 
29. 70° 30' 157.55 feet along Grant 10171 to A. W. Carter, Trustee, 
to a concrete post marked + ; 
30. 65° 31' 721.59 feet along L. C. Aw. 3202-B to Jose Bowers to a 
concrete post marked + ; 
31. 338° 57' 456.70 feet along same to a concrete post marked + ; 
32. 58° 05' 30" 691.00 feet along L. C. Aw. 8513-B to Kuamoo Hoo-
lulu to a concrete post marked + ; 
33. 323° 10' 396.00 feet along same to a concrete post marked + 
34. 313° 24' 865.00 feet along same to a concrete post marked + 
35. 219° 26' 798.50 feet along same to a concrete post marked + 
36. 226° 34' 30" 323.30 feet along same to a concrete post marked -f ; 
37. 317° 24' 30" 797.30 feet along General Lease No. 3381; 
38. 308° 40' 140.00 feet along same; 
39. 276° 10' 700.00 feet along same; 
40. 250° 30' 580.00 feet along same; 
41. 265° 00' 200.00 feet along same; 
42. 290° 50' 250.00 feet along same; 
43. 11° 00' 97.20 feet along Mamalahoa Highway; 
44. 31° 37' 442.35 feet along same; 
45. 77° 00' 248.56 feet along the land of Waikoloa to a concrete post 
marked + ; 
46. 347° 06' 252.36 feet along the land of Waikoloa; 
47. 31° 37' 255.94 feet along Mamalahoa Highway; 
48. 54° 51' 131.43 feet along the land of Waikoloa to a concrete post 
marked + ; 
49. 14° 05' 83.80 feet along the land of Waikoloa to a concrete post 
marked + ; 
50. 347° 24' 47.88 feet along the land of Waikoloa; Thence along the 
West side of Mamalahoa Highway on a curve to the left with a radius 
of 1180.92 feet, the chord azimuth and distance being, 
51. 15° 44' 03" 399.33 feet; 
52. 6° 00' 106.86 feet along the West side of Mamalahoa Highway to 
the point of beginning and containing a gross area of 292.50 acres and 
a net area of 288.00 acres after deducting therefrom L. C. Aw. 989 to 
John Davis (4.50 acres). 
SEC. 2. Subject to minor variations therein the aforementioned lands 
owned by Richard Smart are described by the following metes and 
bounds: 
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PARCEL I 
Being a portion of the land of Waikoloa situated on the west side 
of Mamalahoa Highway (Federal Aid Project No. 10-D) at Waimea, 
South Kohala, Hawaii. 
Beginning at a pipe at the northeast corner of this piece of land, 
on the west side of Mamalahoa Highway (80 feet wide) Federal Aid 
Project No. 10-D, the coordinates of said point of beginning referred 
to Government Survey Triangulation Station "PUU PA" being 7694.64 
feet north and 9552.47 feet east, thence running by azimuths measured 
clockwise from true south: 
1. 6° 00' 1798.44 feet along the west side of Mamalahoa Highway 
(80 feet wide) Federal Aid Project No. 10-D; 
2. 96° 00' 2400.00 feet along the remainder of the land at Waikoloa; 
3. 244° 17' 1448.44 feet along the land of Lalamilo to a concrete post 
marked + ; 
4. 214° 54' 343.30 feet along the land of Lalamilo to a concrete post 
marked + ; 
5. 230° 44' 508.10 feet along the land of Lalamilo to a concrete post 
marked + ; 
6. 213° 20' 204.60 feet along the land of Lalamilo to a concrete post 
marked + ; 
7. 229° 50' 99.00 feet along the land of Lalamilo to a concrete post 
marked + ; 
8. 241° 19' 212.90 feet along the land to Lalamilo to a pipe at fence; 
9. 275° 47' 306.77 feet along fence, along the remainder of the land 
of Waikoloa to the point of beginning and containing an area of 49.93 
acres. 
PARCEL II 
Being all of the land of Lihue Grant 1157 to G. W. Macy and James 
Louzada situated at Waimea, South Kohala, Hawaii. 
Beginning at a concrete post marked + at the most easterly corner 
of this piece of land, the coordinates of said point of beginning referred 
to Government Survey Triangulation Station "PUU PA" being 
8359.31 feet north and 7238.68 feet east, thence running by azimuths 
measured clockwise from true south: 
1. 43° 12' 3436.45 feet along the land of Lalamilo to a concrete post 
marked + ; 
2. 104° 09' 30" 1666.40 feet along the land of Lalamilo to a concrete 
post marked + ; 
3. 184° 47' 10" 3706.80 feet along the land of Lalamilo to a concrete 
post marked + ; 
4. 259° 13' 1225.00 feet along the land of Lalamilo to middle of 
stonewall; 
5. 350° 19' 925.00 feet along the middle of stonewall, along the land 
of Lalamilo to a pipe in the middle of stonewall, thence following up 
along the middle of stonewall along the land of Lalamilo, the direct 
azimuth and distance being, 
6. 250° 31' 1318.00 feet to a concrete post marked + ; 
7. 306° 30' 1160.00 feet along the land of Lalamilo to a concrete 
post marked + ; 
8. 349° 20' 675.00 feet along the land of Lalamilo to the point of 
beginning and containing an area of 258 acres more or less. 
SEC. 3. The lands transferred and conveyed by the Territory in ex- 
Easements, 
change shall contain in the transfer and conveyance reservations to 
the Territory of appropriate easements for pipelines and utilities. 
SEC. 4. The exchange which is provided for in this Act shall not be 
Appraisals, 
effected by the commissioner of public lands unless and until the values 
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Effective date. 
of the lands involved in the proposed exchange are first determined by 
appraisals to be made by three competent appraisers to be appointed 
by the Governor of the Territory of Hawaii showing that the lands 
belonging to Richard Smart are of equal or greater value than the 
public lands above mentioned. 
SEC. 5. The lands received by the Territory hereunder shall have the 
same status and be subject to the same laws as the lands transferred 
and conveyed in exchange for them. 
SEC. 6. This Act shall take effect on and after the date of its approval. 
Approved June 18, 1954. 
June 18, 1954 
[H. R. 2849] 
Public Law 413 
CHAPTER 317 
AN ACT 
To amend the Act entitled "An Act to authorize the transfer of land from the 
War Department to the Territory of Hawaii", approved June 19, 1936. 
49 Stat. 1535. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemMed^ That the Act entitled 
"An Act to authorize the transfer of land from the War Department 
to the Territory of Hawaii" approved June 19, 1936, is amended by 
substituting for the word "park" where the same appears in the last 
line but one thereof the word "port". 
Approved June 18, 1954. 
• 
June 18, 1954 
[H. R. 5913] 
Public Law 414 
CHAPTER 318 
AN ACT 
To simplify the handling of postage on newspapers and periodicals. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the provision 
of section 25 (20 Stat. 361, as amended; 39 U. S. C. 286), requiring the 
manual affixing of postage stamps to certain types of publications with 
second-class entry be amended by striking the following words: "by 
stamps affixed". 
SEC. 2. This Act shall take effect thirty days after enactment. 
Approved June 18, 1954. 
June 18, 1954 
[H. R. 5831] 
Hawaiian Homes 
Commission. 
E x c h a n g e of 
lands. 
48 u s e 698. 
Public Law 415 
CHAPTER 319 
AN ACT 
To enable the Hawaiian Homes Commission of the Territory of Hawaii to exchange 
available lands as designated by the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, 
for other publicly owned lands. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhied. That section 204 of 
the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, as amended, be further 
amended by amending Public Law 297, Eighty-third Congress, second 
session (68 Stat. 16,17) to read as follows: 
"(4) The Commission may, with the approval of the Governor and 
the Secretary of the Interior, in order to consolidate its holdings or 
to better effectuate the purposes of this Act, exchange the title to avail-
able lands for land, publicly owned, of an equal value. All land so 
acquired by the Commission shall assume the status of available lands 
as though the same were originally designated as such under section