Executive Order 5157 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5157—Restoring Certain Reserved Lands in Hawaii Withdrawn for Punchbowl Hill Military Reservation to Territory of Hawaii Government

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Tuesday, July 16, 1929

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1 min read (118 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Hoover on 1929-07-16, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Restoring Certain Reserved Lands in Hawaii Withdrawn for Punchbowl Hill Military Reservation to Territory of Hawaii Government." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

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

▪ 141), as amended by section 7 of the Act of Congress approved May 27, 1910 (36 Stat.

▪ 1531, dated May 11, 1912, is hereby restored to its previous status for use by the Territory of Hawaii, and the restriction on such land "solely for park purposes" is hereby removed.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

118

695 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

12.1

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 5157, Herbert Hoover (Jul 16, 1929). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5157-restoring-certain-reserved-lands-hawaii-withdrawn-for-punchbowl-hill.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Pursuant to section 91 of the Act of Congress approved April 30, 1900 (31 Stat. 141), as amended by section 7 of the Act of Congress approved May 27, 1910 (36 Stat. 443), the military reservation of Punchbowl Hill, situated at Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Territory of Hawaii, as reserved by Executive order of January 18, 1906 (General Orders No. 21, War Department, January 27, 1906), except that portion thereof retained for military purposes by Executive Order No. 1531, dated May 11, 1912, is hereby restored to its previous status for use by the Territory of Hawaii, and the restriction on such land "solely for park purposes" is hereby removed. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, July 16, 1929.