Executive Order 9884—Restoring Certain Land to the Jurisdiction of the Territory of Hawaii

WHEREAS by proclamation of the Governor of the Territory of Hawaii, dated March 16, 1911, certain land on the Island of Hawaii, situated at Cocoanut Point at the foot of Waianuenue Street, Hilo City, South Hilo, Hawaii, was set aside for the use of the United States of America for lighthouse purposes; and WHEREAS such land is no longer needed by the United States for lighthouse 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, and as President of the United states, it is ordered that the following-described land at Cocoanut Point, Hilo City, South Hilo, Hawaii, be and it is hereby, restored to the jurisdiction of the Territory of Hawaii: Beginning at a point on the south side of Waianuenue Street, marked by an iron spike driven into the ground, whose azimuth and distance from the triangulation station, Isabel Point, are 326° 22' 10" and 323.76 feet respectively; and, from a cross on a boulder, on the north side of the above mentioned street, are 326° 47' and 55 feet respectively, thence: 1. 326° 47' 17.5' to a point; thence 2. 56° 47' 10.0' to a point; thence 3. 146° 47' 17.5' to a point; thence 4. 236° 47' 20.0' to point of beginning, containing an area of 350 square feet. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, August 13, 1947