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Executive Order 5119 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5119—Reserving Certain Described Lands in Hawaii for Military Purposes

Herbert Hoover Herbert Hoover
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Friday, May 17, 1929
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2 min read (371 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 Herbert Hoover on 1929-05-17, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Reserving Certain Described Lands in Hawaii for Military Purposes." 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

▪ 3885, dated July 27, 1923, be and the same is hereby amended with respect to the description of the tracts of land at Keaau Ridge and Kaena Point, so as to read as follows: Land at Keaau Ridge, Keaau, Waianae, Oahu.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
Total Words
371
2,032 characters
Estimated Read Time
2 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
4.9
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations 

Exec. Order No. 5119, Herbert Hoover (May 17, 1929). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5119-reserving-certain-described-lands-hawaii-for-military-purposes.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →
Whereas , by Executive Order No. 3885, dated July 27, 1923, a certain right of way and three tracts of land on the Island of Oahu, in the Territory of Hawaii, were withdrawn and set aside for military purposes, and Whereas , it has been determined by recent survey of the tract of land at Keaau Ridge and the one at Kaena Point that the descriptions thereof as set forth in said Executive Order No. 3885 are erroneous, and Whereas , it is desired that said Executive Order be amended so as to accurately describe said tracts of land; Now, Therefore , it is hereby ordered that the said Executive Order No. 3885, dated July 27, 1923, be and the same is hereby amended with respect to the description of the tracts of land at Keaau Ridge and Kaena Point, so as to read as follows: Land at Keaau Ridge, Keaau, Waianae, Oahu. Beginning at the U.S.C. & G.S. Trig. Station Kepuhi New, said point is by true azimuth and distance to U.S.C. & G.S. Trig. Station Lahilahi 338° 46' 48"-9842.5 feet, and thence running by true azimuths and distances, as follows: 20° 04' 00"- 50.7 feet to a concrete monument No. 1, thence 62° 09' 00"- 99.4 feet to a concrete monument No. 2, thence 172° 21' 00"-119.1 feet to a concrete monument No. 3, thence 281° 12' 00"-123.6 feet to the point of beginning, containing an area of .881 acres, more or less. Land at Kaena Point, Portions of Government Lands of Kuaokala and Kaena, Waialua, Oahu. Beginning at a concrete monument No. 1, said point is by true azimuths and distances to the following U.S.C. & G.S. Trig. Stations: Kaena 99° 29' 55"- 2761.3 Ft Kepuhi New 333° 03' 10"-35644.0 ft. and thence running by true azimuths and distances, as follows: 202° 12' 00"- 82.50 feet along Govt, land to Mon. No. 2, thence 94° 44' 00"-184.60 feet along Govt. Land to Mon. No. 3, thence 358° 23' 00"- 59.25 feet along Govt. Land to Mon. No. 4, thence 282° 12' 00"—154.58 feet along Govt. Land to the point of beginning, containing an area of .268 acres, more or less. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, May 17, 1929.