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28 U.S.C. § 91 — Hawaii

submitted 78 years ago by ch. 646 to r/title-28-JUDICIARY-AND-JUDICIAL-PROCEDURE · 102 words · no verdicts yet

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Hawaii is one federal judicial district, including several small Pacific islands. Including Canton and Enderbury Islands doesn't affect the United Kingdom's territorial claims to them. Court is held in Honolulu.

Hawaii is a single federal judicial district that includes the Midway Islands, Wake Island, Johnston Island, Sand Island, Kingman Reef, Palmyra Island, Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Canton Island, and Enderbury Island. Including Canton and Enderbury Islands in this district does not affect, in any way, the United Kingdom's claims to those islands under the April 6, 1939 agreement between the United States and United Kingdom governments to jointly use them. Court for this district is held in Honolulu.
the actual law source: uscode.house.gov ↗public domain

Hawaii constitutes one judicial district which includes the Midway Islands, Wake Island, Johnston Island, Sand Island, Kingman Reef, Palmyra Island, Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Canton Island, and Enderbury Island: Provided, That the inclusion of Canton and Enderbury Islands in such judicial district shall in no way be construed to be prejudicial to the claims of the United Kingdom to said Islands in accordance with the agreement of April 6, 1939, between the Governments of the United States and of the United Kingdom to set up a regime for their use in common.

Court shall be held at Honolulu.

Source credit: (June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 877; May 24, 1949, ch. 139, § 64a, 63 Stat. 99; Pub. L. 86–3, § 14(i), Mar. 18, 1959, 73 Stat. 11; Pub. L. 86–624, § 19, July 12, 1960, 74 Stat. 416.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 1948Enacted · Act of June 25, 1948, ch. 646 · 62 Stat. 877
  • 1949Amended · Act of May 24, 1949, ch. 139 · 63 Stat. 99
  • 1959Amended · Pub. L. 86-3 · 73 Stat. 11
  • 1960Amended · Pub. L. 86-624 · 74 Stat. 416

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 646 on 1948-06-25.

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