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Executive Order 5405 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5405—Restoring Portion of Puolo Point Military Reservation to the Territory of Hawaii

Herbert Hoover Herbert Hoover
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Friday, July 25, 1930
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2 min read (426 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 1930-07-25, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Restoring Portion of Puolo Point Military Reservation to the 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

▪ 159), entitled "An act to provide a government for the Territory of Hawaii", as amended by section 7 of the act of Congress approved May 27, 1910 (36 Stat.
▪ 4760, dated November 15, 1927, be, and the same is hereby, restored to the use of the Territory of Hawaii for aeronautical purposes, and for no other purpose: Provided, however, that the following described tract of land within the boundaries of the land withdrawn by said Executive Order No.
▪ 4760 is excepted from said restoration and is hereby retained and set aside for military purposes: Beginning at a point marked by a hub, at the end of the sixth course of the boundaries of the land withdrawn by Executive Order No.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
Total Words
426
2,524 characters
Estimated Read Time
2 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
9.6
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations 

Exec. Order No. 5405, Herbert Hoover (Jul 25, 1930). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5405-restoring-portion-puolo-point-military-reservation-the-territory.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →
Pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 91 of the act of Congress approved April 30, 1900 (31 Stat. 159), entitled "An act to provide a government for the Territory of Hawaii", as amended by section 7 of the act of Congress approved May 27, 1910 (36 Stat. 447), it is hereby ordered that the tract of land situated near Puolo Point, Hanapepe, Island of Kauai, Territory of Hawaii, set aside for military purposes by Executive Order No. 4760, dated November 15, 1927, be, and the same is hereby, restored to the use of the Territory of Hawaii for aeronautical purposes, and for no other purpose: Provided, however, that the following described tract of land within the boundaries of the land withdrawn by said Executive Order No. 4760 is excepted from said restoration and is hereby retained and set aside for military purposes: Beginning at a point marked by a hub, at the end of the sixth course of the boundaries of the land withdrawn by Executive Order No. 4760, dated November 15, 1927, the coordinates of said point of beginning, referred to Government survey triangulation station "Puolo" being 2,471.6 feet north and 1,613.9 feet east, and running by true azimuths and distances as follows: 1. 327° 08' 20" 630.00 feet; 2. 57° 08' 20" 440.00 feet; 3. 147° 08' 20" 630.00 feet to a point on the sixth course of the boundaries of the land withdrawn by Executive Order No. 4760, 1,798.8 feet from the initial point of said course; 4. 237° 08' 20" 440.00 feet along said sixth course, to the point of beginning, and containing an area of 5.994 acres exclusive of 30-foot roadway reserved for the use of the U. S. Lighthouse Service and for other purposes (area 0.370 acres). Summary of Areas Acres Area restored to Territory of Hawaii ------------------ 78.406 Portion of reserved road within said parcel ------------ 1.830 ——— 80.236 Area retained for military purposes ------------------- 5.994 Portion of reserved road within said parcel ----------- 0.370 ——— 6.364 ——— 86.600 And provided that the land so restored to the Territory of Hawaii shall be at all times subject to the following reservation, to wit: That said tract of land shall be available for the taking off and landing of airplanes or airships belonging to the United States without charge, such reserved privilege to include such temporary occupation for operation and maintenance of Government airplanes or airships as may from time to time be deemed necessary by competent military authority. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, July 25, 1930.