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This executive order, signed by President Herbert Hoover on 1931-01-07, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Restoring Portion of Upolu Airplane Landing Field to 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
▪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.
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 5528, Herbert Hoover (Jan 7, 1931). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5528-restoring-portion-upolu-airplane-landing-field-the-territory-hawaii.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
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 following described tract of land, set aside for public purposes by Territorial Executive Order No. 363, dated June 26, 1929, as an addition to the Upolu Airplane Landing Field, island of Hawaii, Territory of Hawaii, be, and the same is hereby, restored to its previous status for the use of the Territory of Hawaii, to wit: Beginning at a " + " on rock on the sea pali at the northeast corner of this tract of land, being also the northwest corner of the Upolu Airplane Landing Field (Executive Order No. 287, dated June 25, 1927), the coordinates of said point of beginning referred to Government survey triangulation station "Puu-o-Nale" being 23,683.1 feet north and 6,397.7 feet west, as shown on Government Survey Registered Map No. 2366, and running by true azimuths: 1. 334° 42' 240.8 feet along Upolu Airplane Landing Field (Executive Order No. 287, dated June 25, 1927) to a pipe; 2. 322° 15' 942.9 feet along same and along Grant 2774 to Kaneihalau, passing over a pipe at 608.0 feet; 3. 77° 30' 1,949.4 feet along the north side of an 8-foot power-line right of way; 4. 130° 00' 1,171.0 feet along the northeast side of an 8-foot power-line right of way; 5. 246° 48' 162.5 feet along Grant 7693 to John Hind to a " + " on rock; 6. 170° 01' 223.5 feet along same to a concrete monument at the sea bluff; 7. Thence along the seacoast to the point of beginning, the direct azimuth and distance being 260° 10'—2,039.4 feet. Area, 57 2/10 acres. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, January 7, 1931.