Executive Order 9795 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9795—Restoring Certain Lands to the Jurisdiction of the Territory of Hawaii

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Saturday, October 26, 1946

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2 min read (303 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 Harry S Truman on 1946-10-26, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Restoring Certain Lands to the Jurisdiction 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

▪ 447), and as President of the United States, it is ordered that the following-described land at Mala Landing, Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, be, and it is hereby, restored to the jurisdiction of the Territory of Hawaii: Beginning at the Southeast corner of this piece, on the North side of 50 foot road Reserve, the coordinates of said point of beginning referred to Government Survey Trig.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

303

1,716 characters

Estimated Read Time

2 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

8.7

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9795, Harry S Truman (Oct 26, 1946). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9795-restoring-certain-lands-the-jurisdiction-the-territory-hawaii.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

WHEREAS, by Executive Order No. 146 of the Governor of the Territory of Hawaii, dated April 27, 1934, certain lands of Maui Island, situated at Mala Landing, Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, where set aside for the purposes of the United States Navy Department, to be used as a section base and radio station; and WHEREAS these lands are no longer needed for the use of the Navy Department, and it is deemed advisable and in the public interest that they 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), and as President of the United States, it is ordered that the following-described land at Mala Landing, Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, be, and it is hereby, restored to the jurisdiction of the Territory of Hawaii: Beginning at the Southeast corner of this piece, on the North side of 50 foot road Reserve, the coordinates of said point of beginning referred to Government Survey Trig. Station "Laina" being 4586.1 feet South and 6256.3 feet West, as shown on Government Survey Registered Map No. 2414, and running by true azimuths: 1. 97° 05Â´ 355.0 feet North side of 50 Foot Road Reserve to point at highwater mark; 2. Thence along highwater mark; the direct azimuth and distance being: 204° 30Â´ 495.5 feet; 3. 320°38Â´ 40.0 feet along road reservation for connection with road leading to Mala Warf; 4. 320° 38Â´ 300.0 feet along proposed warehouse site reserved for the Board of Harbor Commissioners; 5. 16° 32Â´ 241.8 feet along government land to the point of beginning. Area 2 85/100 acres. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, October 26, 1946