Executive Order 5715 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5715—Restoring to the Territory of Hawaii a Part of the Military Reservation Known as "Barracks Lot"

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Wednesday, September 16, 1931

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1 min read (130 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 1931-09-16, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Restoring to the Territory of Hawaii a Part of the Military Reservation Known as "Barracks Lot"." 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

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

▪ 1507, dated March 27, 1912, is hereby restored to its previous status for the use of the Territory of Hawaii, and the restrictions as to use imposed by Executive Order No.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments

Total Words

130

750 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

11.9

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 5715, Herbert Hoover (Sep 16, 1931). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5715-restoring-the-territory-hawaii-part-the-military-reservation-known.

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, entitled "An act to provide a government for the Territory of Hawaii" (31 Stat. 159), as amended by section 7 of the act of Congress approved May 27, 1910 (36 Stat. 447), all land at Honolulu, Kona District, island of Oahu, Territory of Hawaii, withdrawn and set aside for military purposes by Executive order of December 19, 1899, and known as "Barracks Lot," which has not heretofore been restored by Executive Order No. 1507, dated March 27, 1912, is hereby restored to its previous status for the use of the Territory of Hawaii, and the restrictions as to use imposed by Executive Order No. 1507, supra, are hereby removed. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, September 16, 1931.