§171-98  Release of restrictions.  Itbeing in the public interest, all public land for which any certificate, lease,agreement, or patent has heretofore been issued imposing restrictions againstalienation and forfeiture provisions prescribed by Public Law 192, 61stCongress, 2d Session, 36 Statutes at Large 444 (1910), and Public Law 234, 76thCongress, 1st Session, 53 Statutes at Large 1126 (1939), (section 73(g) and73(h) of the Hawaiian Organic Act), be and the same is hereby wholly releasedfrom such restrictions and provisions; provided nothing herein contained shallbe construed to defeat or in any way impair the interest of any mortgagee orholder of record having a security interest or owner of vested rights in and tothe public land affected by the release aforesaid.  Though no form ofdocumentation shall be required to effect the release provided by this section,the board of land and natural resources is authorized to issue to any owner ofthe land affected by the release, upon payment of such documentary fees as maybe provided by the board, an appropriate certificate of release suitable forrecording. [L 1962, c 32, pt of §2; Supp, §103A-92; HRS §171-98]