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Executive Order 7911 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7911—Transferring to the Territory of Hawaii Title to Certain Public Lands

Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Thursday, June 16, 1938
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3 min read (637 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 Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1938-06-16, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Transferring to the Territory of Hawaii Title to Certain Public Lands." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

Constitutional Assessment: Evaluated against the Fifth Amendment, this action touches upon property or economic rights. An early statesman would insist upon strict adherence to due process of law and the constitutional guarantee that private holdings shall not be encumbered or taken for public purposes without just compensation and lawful process.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ 141), as amended by section 7 of the act approved May 27, 1910, 36 Stat.
▪ 443, authorizes the transfer to the Territory of Hawaii by direction of the President of the title to certain public property ceded and transferred to the United States by the Republic of Hawaii under the joint resolution of annexation, approved July 7, 1898, 30 Stat.
▪ 141, as amended by section 7 of an act approved May 27, 1910, 36 Stat.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners
Total Words
637
3,524 characters
Estimated Read Time
3 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
3.9
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
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Scholarly & Legal Citations 

Exec. Order No. 7911, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jun 16, 1938). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7911-transferring-the-territory-hawaii-title-certain-public-lands.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →
Whereas section 91 of the act of Congress approved April 30, 1900, entitled "An act to provide a government for the Territory of Hawaii" (31 Stat. 141), as amended by section 7 of the act approved May 27, 1910, 36 Stat. 443, authorizes the transfer to the Territory of Hawaii by direction of the President of the title to certain public property ceded and transferred to the United States by the Republic of Hawaii under the joint resolution of annexation, approved July 7, 1898, 30 Stat. 750, and in the possession and use of the Territory of Hawaii for public purposes, or required for any such purposes; and Whereas title to certain public lands hereinafter described is required by the Territory of Hawaii for the public purpose of providing for the construction of a causeway to give the citizens of the Territory a safe way of passage along the coast line at the point where said lands are located; Now, Therefore, I, Franklin D. Roosevelt , President of the United States of America, by virtue of the power vested in me by section 91 of an act of Congress approved April 30, 1900, 31 Stat. 141, as amended by section 7 of an act approved May 27, 1910, 36 Stat. 443, do hereby transfer to the Territory of Hawaii the title to two parcels of land owned by the United States, situate at Kaalawai, Kapahulu, District of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Territory of Hawaii, described as follows: PARCEL 1 Beginning at a point on seashore at high-water mark at the end of Course 37 of Land Court Application 1136, the coordinates of said point of beginning referred to Government Survey Trig. Station "Leahl" being 1076.52 feet South and 5421.15 feet East, and running by azimuths measured clockwise from true South; Along highwater mark for the following twenty-eight courses, the direct azimuths and distances from point to point along sea coast as described in said Land Court Application 1136 being as follows: 1. 271° 01' 19.00 feet; 2. 319° 43' 23.20 feet; 3. 247° 37' 36.80 feet; 4. 220° 00' 29.50 feet; 5. 250° 53' 16.50 feet; 6. 287° 08' 15.30 feet; 7. 324° 50' 13.80 feet; 8. 13° 30' 20.70 feet; 9. 319° 45' 16.20 feet; 10. 281° 12' 24.20 feet; 11. 322° 27' 17.20 feet; 12. 350° 31' 12.40 13. 307° 02' 31.80 feet; 14. 329° 02' 50.60 15. 332° 27' 28.80 feet; 16. 246° 45' 31.00 feet; 17. 193° 01' 19.90 feet; 18. 255° 18' 13.20 feet; 19. 227° 24' 32.10 feet; 20. 318° 22' 41.00 feet; 21. 331° 19' 48.40 feet; 22. 38° 05' 14.20 feet; 23. 80° 46' 18.40 feet; 24. 11° 37' 13.70 feet; 25. 345° 13' 19.60 feet; 26. 52° 59' 17.20 feet; 27. 5° 47' 26.30 feet; 28. 311° 56' 12.00 feet to the end of Course 9 Land Court Application 1136; thence 29. 128° 05' 405.92 feet to the point of beginning. AREA, 0.563 ACRE. PARCEL 2 Beginning at a point on seashore at high-water mark at the end of Course 9 of said Land Court Application 1136, the coordinates of said point of beginning referred to Government Survey Trig. Station "Leahl" being 1326.89 feet South and 5740.66 feet East, and running by azimuths measured clockwise from true South; Along hlghwater mark for the following five courses, the direct azimuths and distances from point to point along sea coast as described in said Land Court Application 1136 being as follows: 1. 268° 13' 11.20 feet; 2. 213° 40' 42.50 feet; 3. 306° 39' 29.60 feet; 4. 305° 48' 34.80 feet; 5. 16° 08' 13.20 feet to the end of Course 4 of Land Court Application 1136; thence 6. 100° 14' 84.40 feet to the point of beginning. AREA, 0.045 ACRE. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, June 16, 1938.