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Executive Order 10666 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 10666—Restoring Certain Land at Humuula, North Hilo, Hawaii, to the Possession, Use, and Control of the Territory of Hawaii

Friday, April 27, 1956
2 min read (401 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on 1956-04-27, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Restoring Certain Land at Humuula, North Hilo, Hawaii, to the Possession, Use, and Control of the Territory of Hawaii." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

Constitutional Assessment: This action represents an orderly exercise of Article II administrative discretion, managing the internal machinery and personnel of the executive branch without abridging the ancient liberties of the people.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

141, 159, as amended by section 7 of the act of May 27, 1910, 36 Stat.
443, 447, it is ordered that all of the land previously set aside by the Governor of Hawaii by the said Executive Order No.
1440 for the above-mentioned purposes, and more particularly described hereinafter, be, and it is hereby, restored to the possession, use, and control of the Government of the Territory of Hawaii: Being portion of the Government (Crown) Land of Humuula.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners
Total Words
401
2,312 characters
Estimated Read Time
2 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
11
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 10666, Dwight D. Eisenhower (Apr 27, 1956). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10666-restoring-certain-land-humuula-north-hilo-hawaii-the-possession-use.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)