Executive Order 10378 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 10378—Restoring Certain Land At Hilo, Hawaii, to the Jurisdiction of the Territory of Hawaii

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Thursday, July 31, 1952

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1 min read (211 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 1952-07-31, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Restoring Certain Land At Hilo, Hawaii, to the Jurisdiction of the Territory of Hawaii." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

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, as amended by section 7 of the act of May 27, 1910, 36 Stat.

▪ 447, it is ordered that the land situated at Hilo, Hawaii, Territory of Hawaii, which was set aside for aeronautical purposes of the United States by Executive Order No.

▪ 884 of the Governor of Hawaii, dated June 18, 1940, be, and it is hereby, restored to the possession, use, and control of the Territory of Hawaii.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

211

1,142 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

14.6

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 10378, Harry S Truman (Jul 31, 1952). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10378-restoring-certain-land-hilo-hawaii-the-jurisdiction-the-territory.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

WHEREAS certain land at Hilo, Hawaii, Territory of Hawaii, which forms a part of the public lands ceded and transferred to the United States by the Republic of Hawaii under the joint resolution of annexation of July 7, 1898, 30 Stat. 750, was set aside for aeronautical purposes of the United States by Executive Order No. 884 of the Governor of Hawaii, dated June 18, 1940; and WHEREAS the said land is no longer needed for the purposes for which it was set aside, and it is deemed desirable and in the public interest that it be restored to the possession, use, and control 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 land situated at Hilo, Hawaii, Territory of Hawaii, which was set aside for aeronautical purposes of the United States by Executive Order No. 884 of the Governor of Hawaii, dated June 18, 1940, be, and it is hereby, restored to the possession, use, and control of the Territory of Hawaii. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, July 31, 1952