16 USC § 397c - Acquisition of lands by Governor of the Territory of Hawaii

---
identifier: "/us/usc/t16/s397c"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "16 USC § 397c - Acquisition of lands by Governor of the Territory of Hawaii"
title_number: 16
title_name: "CONSERVATION"
section_number: "397c"
section_name: "Acquisition of lands by Governor of the Territory of Hawaii"
chapter_number: 1
chapter_name: "NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES"
subchapter_number: "XLIII"
subchapter_name: "PUʻUHONUA O HO̅NAUNAU NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(July 26, 1955, ch. 385, § 4, 69 Stat. 379.)"
---


# § 397c. Acquisition of lands by Governor of the Territory of Hawaii

section 397 of this titlesection 392 of this title

In order to cooperate with the Secretary of the Interior in consolidating in Federal ownership lands within the area described in , and to facilitate acquisition of the lands needed for the national historical park, the Governor of the Territory of Hawaii is also authorized to acquire lands for said park, at the expense of the Territory of Hawaii by exchange or otherwise, in accordance with procedure prescribed by .

---

**Source Credit**: (July 26, 1955, ch. 385, § 4, 69 Stat. 379.)

## Executive Documents

### Admission of Hawaii as State

Admission of Hawaii into the Union was accomplished , on issuance of Proc. No. 3309, , 24 F.R. 6868, 73 Stat. c74, as required by sections 1 and 7(c) of , , , set out as notes preceding former , Territories and Insular Possessions.