Question of jurisdiction over channels between islands raised but not decided. Territorial waters extend only three miles from each island. Cross References:Ĭoastal zone management area, see § 205A-1. See note to §2 of Hawaiian Organic Act.Īs to federal reservations, see note to § 1-4. But this listing has not been deemed to be complete. 16, 55th Congress, 3d Session, 1898, listed in addition to the eight principal islands and Palmyra, ten others. Report of the Commission which prepared the Hawaiian Organic Act, transmitted to Congress by message of the President, Sen. When Admission Act finally was enacted by 86th Congress, 1st Session, committee report stated that "the boundaries of the new State will include all of the islands and territorial waters of the Territory of Hawaii, except the Island of Palmyra." Other islands treated as excluded were "not considered to be part of the Territory." Sen. state of Hawaii, which is located in the Pacific Ocean. 3575, 83d Congress, 1st and 2d Sessions, June 29, 1953-January 8, 1954, including materials on islands and reefs comprising Territory of Hawaii. Honolulu (/ h n l u l u / Hawaiian: ) is the capital and largest city of the U.S. See explanation of Senator Cordon, Chairman of Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, March 8, 1954, on consideration of S. 3575 as passed by the Senate, 83d Congress, 2d Session, April 7, 1954.
Language adopted to describe boundaries in section 2 of the Admission Act first was used in H.R. It was designed with extensive amounts of open space, both inside and out, to convey a sense. The State Capitol’s unusual architectural style contains a great deal of symbolism reflecting the uniqueness of the island state. Honolulu is a small American city located in the state of Hawaii Island, and its administrative capital, and the headquarters of Honolulu County, is also considered as the main port of the state, and its commercial, industrial, and tourist center, as well as transportation, as well as transportation, The meeting point represents sea and air transport methods across the Pacific. Legislative history of section 2 of Admission Act, see 196 F. Construction was started on Novemand completed on March 15, 1969. Date of enactment of Admission Act: March 18, 1959.Īt election of June 27, 1959, in amending this section to conform to the Admission Act, Public Law 86-3 (73 Stat 4), pursuant to sections 2 and 7(b) of the Admission Act, State also relinquished to the United States "all claims of this State to any areas of land or sea outside the boundaries so prescribed."