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PUBLIC LAW 900-AUG. 1, 1966

Public Law 900 August 1, 1956 [H. R. 7890]

Hawaii, Oahu. Sale of lands.

Price.

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CHAPTER 856

AN ACT To authorize the commissioner of public lands to sell public lands located at Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, to certain persons.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, any provision of the Hawaiian Organic Act or laws of Hawaii relating to public lands 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, in his discretion, may transfer and convey by quitclaim deeds to the owner or owners of lots 15 to 27, both inclusive, as shown on map 2 filed in the office of the assistant registrar of the land court of the Territory of Hawaii with land court application 1002, the following-described parcel of land: Being a portion of the tidelands of Kaneohe Bay, same being artificial accretion, abutting lots 27, 26, 25, 24, 23, 22, 21, 20,19,18,17,16, and 15 (map 2), land court application 1002. Situate in Kaneohe Bay, Koolaupoko, Oahu, Territory of Hawaii. Beginning at the south corner of this piece of land, near the common corner of lots 27 and 28 (map 2), land court application 1002, the true azimuth and distance to said common corner being: 332 degrees 20 minutes 1.66 feet, and thence running by azimuths measured clockwise from true south: 1. 152 degrees 20 minutes 123.61 feet along lots 27, 26, and 25 (map 2), land court application 1002; 2. 168 degrees 40 minutes 150.00 feet along lots 25, 24, 23, and 22 (map 2), land court application 1002; 3. 195 degrees 50 minutes 190.00 feet along lots 21, 20, 19, 18, and 17 (map 2), land court application 1002; 4. 184 degrees 20 minutes 97.00 feet along lots 17, 16, and 15 (map 2), land court application 1002; 5. 204 degrees 40 minutes 51.54 feet along lot 15 (map 2), land court application 1002; Thence following channel, alon^ new high water mark, Kaneohe Bay, for the next five courses, the direct azimuths and distances being: 6. 359 degrees 46 minutes 30 seconds 109.12 feet; 7. 14 degrees 20 minutes 30 seconds 167.94 feet; 8. 338 degrees 51 minutes 54.09 feet; 9. 321 degrees 08 minutes 158.32 feet; 10. 340 degrees 39 minutes 40.83 feet; 11. 47 degrees 24 minutes 72.56 feet along stone masonry, along Kaneohe B a y; 12. 32 degrees 26 minutes 30 seconds 58.94 feet along stone masonry, along Kaneohe Bay, to the point of beginning and containing an area of 31,206 square feet or 0.716 acre. I n the event of sale as herein authorized the commissioner shall divide the parcel of land in such manner as he deems fair and equitable into thirteen lots so that each of the lots above mentioned may have access to Kaneohe Bay. The commissioner may reserve such portions of the area for roadways and other rights-of-way as he deems to be in the public interest. SEC. 2. Each lot in the area shall be conveyed for a fair and reasonable price, which price shall be determined by a disinterested appraiser or appraisers but not more than three, which shall be appointed by the Governor, and all structures, buildings, and other such improvements shall be valued at $1.

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