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Executive Order 5240 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5240—Correction in Description of Pupukea Military Reservation, Territory of Hawaii

Herbert Hoover Herbert Hoover
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Saturday, December 14, 1929
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2 min read (406 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

Early Statesman synthesis distilling legal jargon into practical meaning, statutory anchors, and structural constitutional impacts.

This executive order, signed by President Herbert Hoover on 1929-12-14, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Correction in Description of Pupukea Military Reservation, Territory of Hawaii." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

Constitutional Assessment: Scrutinized through Article II, Section 2, this action exercises the President's constitutional role as Commander in Chief. Early Framers recognized broad executive discretion in commanding military forces during conflict, provided it remains bounded by congressional declarations and respects civilian domestic courts.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ 4679, dated June 29, 1927, be amended so as to accurately describe said Pupukea Military Reservation; and Whereas , it is desired to amend Executive Order No.
▪ 5174, dated August 21, 1929, be and the same is hereby revoked and that said Executive Order No.
▪ 4679, dated June 29, 1927, be and the same is hereby amended, with respect to the description of Pupukea Military Reservation, to read as follows: TRACT NO.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
Total Words
406
2,374 characters
Estimated Read Time
2 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
6.3
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations 

Exec. Order No. 5240, Herbert Hoover (Dec 14, 1929). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5240-correction-description-pupukea-military-reservation-territory-hawaii.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →
Whereas , by Executive Order No. 4679, dated June 29, 1927, certain lands at Pupukea, District of Koolauloa, Island of Oahu, Territory of Hawaii, were withdrawn and set aside for military purposes; and Whereas , the description of the Pupukea Military Reservation, as given in said Executive Order No. 4679, dated June 29, 1927, has been found to be inaccurate and a resurvey has been made of the reservation; and Whereas , it is desired that said Executive Order No. 4679, dated June 29, 1927, be amended so as to accurately describe said Pupukea Military Reservation; and Whereas , it is desired to amend Executive Order No. 5174, dated August 21, 1929, amending said Executive Order No. 4679, dated June 29, 1927; Now, Therefore , it is hereby ordered that said Executive Order No. 5174, dated August 21, 1929, be and the same is hereby revoked and that said Executive Order No. 4679, dated June 29, 1927, be and the same is hereby amended, with respect to the description of Pupukea Military Reservation, to read as follows: TRACT NO. 1 Beginning at concrete monument No. 1, said monument bearing by true azimuth and distance (azimuths refer to south point) from concrete monument "D," 8° 12' 00"— 270.45 ft.; from said concrete monument "D" the azimuths and distances to U.S.C. & G.S. Triangulation Stations are: To Puena 61° 28' 01"—27,448 ft., To Maili 25° 01' 23"—47,153 ft.; thence 273° 43' 00"—196.8 ft. to concrete monument No. 2; thence 183° 43' 00"—447.6 ft. to concrete monument No. 3; thence 93° 43' 00"—196.8 ft. to concrete monument No. 4; thence 3° 43' 00"—447.6 ft. to the point of beginning; containing an area of 2.022 acres, more or less. TRACT NO. 2 Beginning at concrete monument No. 1, said concrete monument bearing by true azimuth and distance (azimuths refer to south point) from concrete monument "O," 129° 08' 00"— 38.4 ft.; from said concrete monument "O" the azimuth and distance to U.S.C. & G.S. Triangulation Station Pupukea is 275° 28' 02"— 2,740.46 ft.; thence 16° 44' 00"—129.1 ft. to concrete monument No. 2; thence 286° 37' 00"—81.1 ft. to concrete monument No. 3; thence 232° 32' 00"—101.4 ft. to concrete monument No. 4; thence 192° 21' 00"—86.0 ft. to concrete monument No. 5; thence 90° 29' 30"—139.4 ft. to the point of beginning; containing an area of 0.414 acres, more or less. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, December 14, 1929.