Any law to the contrary notwithstanding, the department of transportation shall have jurisdiction and administrative authority over Honolulu harbor Piers 1 and 2 and the contiguous backup fast lands currently used for manifested cargo and passenger operations. This area is defined as all of lot 3 and parcels A and B of the Forrest Avenue subdivision, as shown on the map filed with the bureau of conveyances of the State of Hawaii, as file plan 2335, and lot A-2, as shown on map 2, filed in the office of the assistant registrar of the land court of the State of Hawaii with land court application 1328; provided that all existing easements affecting and appurtenant to the parcels to be deleted from the Kakaako community development district boundaries shall not be affected by this change.