§273-2  Granting public lands, etc.  The
department of land and natural resources, with the consent of the governor, may
grant a right-of-way, not greater than forty feet in width, through all public
lands, to any corporation as aforesaid for the purpose of building the railroad
or railroads.  With like consent and approval, the department may grant the use
of such public lands, lying alongside and abutting such right-of-way, as may be
reasonably necessary for buildings, stations, depots, or other structures, for
railroad purposes only. [L 1878, c 29, §2; am L 1913, c 64, §1; RL 1925, §878;
RL 1935, §1784; RL 1945, §5042; RL 1955, §106-2; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §21; am
L 1961, c 132, §2; HRS §273-2]