Executive Order 10115—Restoring Certain Land Reserved for Military Purposes to the Jurisdiction of the Territory of Hawaii

WHEREAS a tract of land near Puolo Point, Hanapepe, Island of Kauai, Territory of Hawaii, which forms a part of the public lands ceded and transferred to the United States by the Republic of Hawaii under the joint resolution of annexation of July 7, 1898 (30 Stat. 750), was reserved for military purposes of the United States by Executive Order No. 8388 of April 5, 1940; and

WHEREAS such land is no longer needed for military purposes, and it is deemed advisable and in the public interest that it be restored to the use of the Territory of Hawaii:

NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 91 of the act of April 30, 1900, 31 Stat. 159, as amended by section 7 of the act of May 27, 1910, 36 Stat. 447, it is ordered as follows:

The following-described tract of land situate near Puolo Point, adjoining Port Allen Airport, Hanapepe, Island of Kauai, Territory of Hawaii, is hereby restored to the jurisdiction of the Territory of Hawaii:

Beginning at the west corner of this parcel of land, and on the south side of Hawaiian Sugar Company's railroad right-of-way, sixty (60) feet wide, the coordinates of the said point of beginning referred to Government Survey triangulation station "PUOLO" being 2,949.47 feet north and 1,007.07 feet east, thence running by azimuths measured clockwise from true south:

1. 258° 50' 00" 564.45 feet along the south side of Hawaiian Sugar Company's railroad right-of-way; thence along same, on a curve to the left with a radius of 527.20 feet, the direct azimuth and distance being:

2. 245° 38' 45" 240.55 feet;

3. 232° 27' 30" 629.83 feet along same;

4. 2° 54' 30" 28.30 feet along the northwest side of Airport Road; thence along same, on a curve to the right with a radius of 1,402.43 feet, the direct azimuth and distance being:

5. 24° 03' 45" 1,012.21 feet;

6. 45° 13' 00" 157.31 feet along same;

7. 40° 39' 00" 126.18 feet along same;

8. 23° 32' 30" 170.076 feet along same;

9. 57° 08' 00" 98.36 feet along same;

10. 147° 08' 00" 70.00 feet along Port Allen Airport (Governor's Executive Order No. 931);

11. 57° 08' 00" 200.00 feet along same;

12. 147° 08' 00" 130.00 feet along same;

13. 161° 41' 00" 754.87 feet along Port Allen Airport (Governor's Executive Order No. 931) to the point of beginning; containing an area of 17.82 acres, more or less.

HARRY S. TRUMAN

THE WHITE HOUSE,

March 8, 1950