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68 Stat. 259 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](/us/bill/83/hr/6328)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That any limitationsWaimea, Hawaii.Land exchange.[42 Stat. 116](/us/stat/42/116).[48 USC 663 and notes](/us/usc/t48/s663). 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 transfer 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 portion 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′ 2104.59 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. E11–A; 7. 275° 22′ 110.00 feet along the South side of the Kamuela-Mahukona Road, Federal Aid Project E11–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–11A 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. Lindsey, 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. E11–A on a curve to the left with a radius of 6030 feet, the chord azimuth and distance being, 68 Stat. 260 18. 270° 37′ 39″ 310.95 feet; 19. 269° 09′ 562.60 feet along the South side of the Kamuela-Mahukona Road, Federal Aid Project No.

E11–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-Mahukona Road, Federal Aid Project No. E11–A; Thence still along the South side of the Kamuela-Mahukona Road, Federal Aid Project No. E11–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-Mahukona Road, Federal Aid Project No.

E11–A; 26. 33° 12′ 756.60 feet along the Northwest side of 40 foot road reservation 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. 312° 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 Hoolulu 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 +; 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: 68 Stat. 261 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 7094.64 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. 90° 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 4-; 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 exchangeEasements. 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 beAppraisals. effected by the commissioner of public lands unless and until the values68 Stat. 262 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. Status 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. Effective date. This Act shall take effect on and after the date of its approval. Approved June 18, 1954. Public Law 413: 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. Public Law 413 Public Law 413 68 Stat. 262 1954-06-18 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

Digitization Vendor 2026-01-12 83 2 public 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. June 18, 1954[[H. R. 2849](/us/bill/83/hr/2849)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the Act entitled “An Act to authorize the transfer of land from the War Department[49 Stat. 1535](/us/stat/49/1535). 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. Public Law 414: To simplify the handling of postage on newspapers and periodicals. Public Law 414 Public Law 414 68 Stat. 262 1954-06-18 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2026-01-12 83 2 public Public Law 414 chapter 318 AN ACT To simplify the handling of postage on newspapers and periodicals.

June 18, 1954[[H. R. 5913](/us/bill/83/hr/5913)] *Be it enacted by 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.

Public Law 415: 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. Public Law 415 Public Law 415 68 Stat. 262 1954-06-18 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2026-01-12 83 2 public 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.

June 18, 1954[[H. R. 5831](/us/bill/83/hr/5831)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Hawaiian Homes Commission.Exchange of lands. That section 204 of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, as amended, be further amended by amending Public Law 297, Eighty-third Congress, second[48 USC 698](/us/usc/t48/s698). 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 available 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 section68 Stat. 263 203 hereof, and all lands so conveyed by the Commission shall assume[48 USC 697](/us/usc/t48/s697). the status of the land for which it was exchanged. The limitations imposed by section 73

(1)of the Hawaiian Organic Act and the land[42 Stat. 116](/us/stat/42/116).[48 USC 663 and notes](/us/usc/t48/s663). laws of Hawaii as to the area and value of land that may be conveyed by way of exchange shall not apply to exchanges made pursuant hereto. No such exchange shall be made without the approval of the Commissioner of Public Lands and of two-thirds of the members of the Board of Public Lands.” " Sec. 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval. Approved June 18, 1954. Public Law 416: To authorize the commissioner of public lands of the Territory of Hawaii to exchange certain public lands for private lands of equal value required for school purposes. Public Law 416 Public Law 416 68 Stat. 263 1954-06-18 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2026-01-12 83 2 public Public Law 416 chapter 320 AN ACT To authorize the commissioner of public lands of the Territory of Hawaii to exchange certain public lands for private lands of equal value required for school purposes. June 18, 1954[[H. R. 5833](/us/bill/83/hr/5833)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That any limitationsHawaii.Exchange of lands.[42 Stat. 116](/us/stat/42/116). imposed by section 73

(1)of the Hawaiian Organic Act, as amended (48 U. S. C. 673), 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 authorized to exchange public lands for private lands of equal value required by the city and county of Honolulu as school sites for the Kahala Elementary School, Waialae High School, and Koko Head Elementary School on the island of Oahu. Sec. 2. The lands received in the exchange authorized by section 1 shall, except as otherwise provided, have the same status and be subject to the same laws as the lands given in the exchange. Sec. 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval. Approved June 18, 1954. Public Law 417: To amend sections 201

(a)and 207

(a)of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act. Public Law 417 Public Law 417 68 Stat. 263 1954-06-18 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2026-01-12 83 2 public Public Law 417 chapter 321 AN ACT To amend sections 201

(a)and 207

(a)of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act. June 18, 1954[[H. R. 6888](/us/bill/83/hr/6888)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That subsection (a)Hawaiian home lands.[42 Stat. 110](/us/stat/42/110).[48 USC 701](/us/usc/t48/s701). of section 207 of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows: " “(a) The Commission is authorized to lease to native Hawaiians theLease to natives. right to the use and occupancy of a tract or tracts of Hawaiian home lands within the following acreage limits per each lessee:

(1)not less than one nor more than forty acres of agricultural lands; or

(2)not less than one hundred nor more than five hundred acres of first-class pastoral lands; or

(3)not less than two hundred and fifty nor more than one thousand acres of second-class pastoral lands; or

(4)not less than forty nor more than one hundred acres of irrigated pastoral lands;

(5)not more than one acre of any class of land to be used as a residence lot: *Provided, however*, That in the case of any existing lease of a farm lot in the Kalanianaole Settlement on Molakai, a residence lot may exceed one acre but shall not exceed four acres in area, the location of such area to be selected by the lessee concerned: *Provided further*, That a lease granted to any lessee may include two detached68 Stat. 264 farm lots located on the same island and within a reasonable distance of each other, one of which, to be designated by the Commission, shall be occupied by the lessee as his home, the gross acreage of both lots not to exceed the maximum acreage of an agricultural or pastoral lot, as the case may be, as provided in this section.” " Sec. 2. Subsection

(a)of section 201 of the Hawaiian Homes Commission[48 USC 692](/us/usc/t48/s692). Act, 1920, is hereby amended by adding a paragraph

(8)to read as follows: " “(8) Definition. The term ‘irrigated pastoral land’ means land not in the description of agricultural land but which, through irrigation, is capable of carrying more livestock the year through than first-class pastoral land.” " Sec. 3. Effective date. This Act shall take effect upon its approval. Approved June 18, 1954. Public Law 418: To approve Act Numbered 27 of the Session Laws of 1951 of the Territory of Hawaii, entitled “An Act to amend Act 24 of the Session Laws of Hawaii 1927, as ratified by the Act of Congress of March 2, 1928, so as to extend the electric light and power franchise granted by said Act to cover the entire districts of Waimea and Koloa on the Island of Kauai, Territory of Hawaii”. Public Law 418 Public Law 418 68 Stat. 264 1954-06-18 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2026-01-12 83 2 public Public Law 418 chapter 322 AN ACT To approve Act Numbered 27 of the Session Laws of 1951 of the Territory of Hawaii, entitled “An Act to amend Act 24 of the Session Laws of Hawaii 1927, as ratified by the Act of Congress of March 2, 1928, so as to extend the electric light and power franchise granted by said Act to cover the entire districts of Waimea and Koloa on the Island of Kauai, Territory of Hawaii”. June 18, 1954[[H. R. 6890](/us/bill/83/hr/6890)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Hawaii.Electric franchise. That Act Numbered 27 of the Session Laws of 1951 of the Territory of Hawaii, entitled “An Act to amend Act 24 of the Session Laws of Hawaii 1927, as ratified by[45 Stat. 159](/us/stat/45/159). the Act of Congress of March 2, 1928, so as to extend the electric light and power franchise granted by said Act to cover the entire districts of Waimea and Koloa on the Island of Kauai. Territory of Hawaii,” passed by the Legislature of the Territory of Hawaii and approved by the Governor of the Territory of Hawaii on May 4, 1951, is hereby approved. Approved June 18, 1954. Public Law 419: To facilitate the entry of Philippine traders. Public Law 419 Public Law 419 68 Stat. 264 1954-06-18 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2026-01-12 83 2 public Public Law 419 chapter 323 AN ACT To facilitate the entry of Philippine traders. June 18, 1954[[H. R. 8092](/us/bill/83/hr/8092)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That, upon a basis of reciprocity secured by agreement entered into by the President of the United States and the President of the Philippines, a national of the Philippines, and the spouse and children of any such national if accompanying or following to join him, may, if otherwise eligible for a visa and if otherwise admissible into the United States under the[8 USC 1101 and note](/us/usc/t8/s1101). Immigration and Nationality Act (66 Stat. 163), be considered to be classifiable as a nonimmigrant under section 101

(E)of said Act if entering solely for the purposes specified in subsection

(i)or

(ii)of said section. Approved June 18, 1954. Public Law 420: To amend the charter of the Columbia Institution for the Deaf, change its name, define its corporate powers, and provide for its organization and administration, and for other purposes. Public Law 420 Public Law 420 68 Stat. 265 1954-06-18 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2026-01-12 83 2 public

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