Executive Order 5487—Description of the Fort Armstrong Military Reservation

Territory of Hawaii Whereas , by Executive Order No. 1008, dated January 15, 1909, 5.75 acres more or less, of the United States Naval Reservation, Honolulu, on Kaakaukukui Reef, were placed under the control of the Secretary of War for the purpose of establishing suitable protection for the submarine mine defenses of Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii; Whereas , by Executive Order No. 1175, dated March 12, 1910, the military reservation was further enlarged by the transfer to the War Department of an additional portion of the said naval reservation, the portion so transferred containing 41.09 acres, more or less; Whereas , by Executive Order No. 1362, dated May 26, 1911, the said military reservation was further enlarged by the addition thereto of a strip of land approximately 100 feet wide, containing 4.40 acres, more or less; Whereas , by Executive Order No. 1559, dated July 6, 1912, the said military reservation was further enlarged by the addition thereto of a strip of land approximately 200 feet wide, containing 13.10 acres, more or less; Whereas , by Executive Order No. 2323, dated February 21, 1916, the said military reservation was further enlarged by the transfer to the War Department of an additional portion of the said naval reservation, the portion so transferred containing 22.41 acres, more or less; Whereas , by Executive Order No. 2464, dated September 29, 1916, the said military reservation was reduced by restoring to its previous status for the use of the Territory of Hawaii, 4.48 acres, more or less, and also enlarged by the addition thereto from the public domain of 24,653.80 square feet (0.565 acres, more or less); Whereas , by Executive Order No. 2901, dated July 2, 1918, the said military reservation was further enlarged by the addition thereto from the public domain of 80,170 square feet (1.84 acres, more or less); Whereas the area of the reservation, as determined by a recent survey, is 0.287 acres larger than the area given in the above Executive orders; Now, Therefore , pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 91 of the act of Congress approved April 30, 1900 (31 Stat. 159), entitled "An act to provide a government for the Territory of Hawaii," as amended by section 7 of the act of Congress approved May 27, 1910 (36 Stat. 447), it is hereby ordered that the description of the Fort Armstrong Military Reservation be, and the same is hereby, amended to read as follows: Tract No. 1 Beginning at concrete monument No. I on the west side of Ala Moana Road, said point of beginning bearing by true azimuth (from south) to following points: Punchbowl triangulation station 226° 24' 13"—6,608.72 feet; Aloha Tower 160° 30' 51'—2,844.86 feet; Street monument 314° 45' 05"—124.97 feet; Thence running by true azimuths and distances (all azimuths being measured clockwise from true south): 354° 25' 264.58 feet along the west side of Ala Moana Road to concrete monument No. 2; 325° 17' 192.75 feet along same to concrete monument No. 3, this point being the north corner of City and County Sewer Pumping Station; 52° 23' 329.02 feet along said pumping station to concrete monument No. 4, situated at corner of fence; 322° 23' 199.75 feet along the same to concrete monument No. 5, situated at the bottom of drainage ditch near the north bank, said point being also south corner of City and County Sewer Pumping Station; 52º 23' 797.92 feet along the drainage ditch to concrete monument No. 6, located nearly in center of the stream; 52º 23' 2,468.25 feet over a submerged area to station No. 7, not marked; 145° 00' 200.00 feet over a submerged area to station No. 8, not marked; 189° 25' 1,206.87 feet over a submerged area to station No. 9, not marked; this point being on the extension southwesterly of the line B-C of the harbor line, approved by the Assistant Secretary of War on July 21, 1909; 219° 00' 1,705.55 feet along said extension of said harbor line to station No. 10, not marked, located 2.86 feet from western corner of Pier No. 2; 309° 00' 100.00 feet to station No. 11 under water, not marked, this point being on the south side of Pier No. 2; 309° 00' 113.00 feet to station No. 12, marked by a brass plate set in sea wall; 309° 00' 60.70 feet along the southern end of Channel Street to station No. 13, marked by a brass plate set in concrete; 219° 00' 640.04 feet along the east side of Channel Street to station No. 14, marked by a circular brass plate; 309° 00' 82.99 feet long the same to station No. 15, located on the west corner of immigration station, marked by a small concrete monument; 309° 00' 700.00 feet along the southwestern boundary of immigration station to station No. 16, marked by brass disc set flush with ground; 219° 00' 20'' 338.34 feet along the southeastern boundary of immigration station to the point of beginning; Containing an area of eighty-three and three hundred and one thousandths acres (83.301 A.), more or less, of which twenty-nine and seven hundred and seventy-two thousandths acres (29.772 A.) are above high tide and fifty-three and five hundred and twenty-nine thousandths acres (53.529 A.) are submerged land. Tract No. 2 Beginning at concrete monument No. 1 on the west side of Channel Street, said point of beginning bearing by true azimuth (from south) 142° 03' 20" 61.81 feet from Hawaiian Territorial Survey monument located near north corner of United States Immigration Station, and thence running by true azimuths and distances: 39° 00' 224.88 feet along Channel Street to station No. 2, marked by a brass plate; 129° 00' 192.99 feet along northeast side of Pier No. 2 to station No. 3, marked by a brass plate; 129° 00' 101.64 feet along the same to station No. 4, not marked, located on the harbor line; 219° 00' 214.12 feet along said harbor line to station No. 5, not marked; 279° 46' 116.48 feet across the water to station No. 6, located in the water, not marked; 322° 20' 198.34 feet along the fence to point of beginning; Containing an area of one and six hundred and sixty-one thousandths acres (1.661 A.), more or less, of which one and two hundred and forty-eight thousandths acres (1.248 A.) are above high tide and four hundred and thirteen thousandths acres (0.413 A.) are submerged land. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, November 14, 1930.