Executive Order 8870 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8870—Restoring Certain Lands Comprising Part of the Waimanalo Military Reservation to the Use of the Territory of Hawaii

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Monday, August 25, 1941

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2 min read (308 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 1941-08-25, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Restoring Certain Lands Comprising Part of the Waimanalo Military Reservation to the Use of 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, as amended by section 7 of the act of May 27, 1910, 36 Stat.

▪ 447, it is ordered that the following-described parcel of land comprising Tract No.

▪ 2 of the Waimanalo Military Reservation, Territory of Hawaii, be, and it is hereby, restored to its previous status for the use of the Territory of Hawaii, subject to the right of the War Department to remove its improvements and installations thereon, if such removal has not been accomplished prior to the date of this order: Beginning at United States Military Monument No.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

308

1,806 characters

Estimated Read Time

2 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

9.5

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8870, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Aug 25, 1941). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8870-restoring-certain-lands-comprising-part-the-waimanalo-military.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Whereas the parcel of land comprising Tract No. 2 of the Waimanalo Military Reservation, Territory of Hawaii, as described in Executive Order No. 4802 of February 2, 1928, is no longer required for military purposes of the United States; and Whereas it is deemed advisable and in the public interest that such land be restored to the use of the Territory of Hawaii: Now, Therefore , by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 91 of the act of April 30, 1900, 31 Stat. 159, as amended by section 7 of the act of May 27, 1910, 36 Stat. 447, it is ordered that the following-described parcel of land comprising Tract No. 2 of the Waimanalo Military Reservation, Territory of Hawaii, be, and it is hereby, restored to its previous status for the use of the Territory of Hawaii, subject to the right of the War Department to remove its improvements and installations thereon, if such removal has not been accomplished prior to the date of this order: Beginning at United States Military Monument No. 6 (old), located on the west side of the road, thence running by true azimuths and distances as follows: 310°38'00", 389.30 feet, along right-of-way fence to a hub, Station 1; thence 305°12'00", 101.38 feet, along right-of-way fence curving to the left to a hub, Station 2; thence 294°54'20", 148.06 feet, along right-of-way fence curving to the left to a hub, Station 3; thence 285°35'20", 151.54 feet, along right-of-way fence curving to the left to a hub, Station 4; thence 280°17'00", 180.66 feet, along right-of-way fence to a 1-inch pipe located on the boundary of the Waimanalo Sugar Company's land; thence 118°08'20", 948.39 feet, across canefield to the point of beginning. The tract described contains an area of 1.24 acres, more or less. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, August 25, 1941.