Whereas the absolute fee and ownership of the following-described lands were ceded to the United States by the Government of the Republic of Hawaii and accepted by joint resolution of Congress approved July 7, 1898 (30 Stat. 750); and Whereas such lands, together with other lands, were set apart by Executive order of January 5, 1900, for the use of the United States Treasury Department as a site for a United States Marine-Hospital; and Whereas such lands are now required by the Territory of Hawaii for the construction of & highway, to be known as the New Punchbowl Road; Now, Therefore , by virtue of and pursuant to 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 lands within the following-described boundaries, situated on the southeast slope of Punchbowl, Kewalo, Honolulu, Oahu, Territory of Hawaii, be, and they are hereby, restored to the possession, use, and control of the Government of the Territory of Hawaii: PARCEL 1 Being a strip of land 60 ft. wide required for the New Punchbowl Road. Beginning at a point in the middle of the gully near the east end of this parcel of land and on the south side of proposed New Punchbowl Road (60 ft. wide), the coordinates of said point of beginning referred to Government survey triangulation station "Punchbowl" being 1,150.59 ft. south and 2,912.28 ft. east, and running by azimuths measured clockwise from true south: 1. On a curve to the left with a radius of 686.8 it., along the south side of the proposed New Punchbowl Road, the direct azimuth and distance being 144°56'33", 153.33 ft.; 2. 138°32', 105.64 ft., along the south side of proposed New Punchbowl Road; 3. Thence on a curve to the left with a radius of 448.3 ft. along same, the direct azimuth and distance being 109°47', 431.25 ft.; 4. 81°02' 112.39 ft., along the south side of proposed New Punchbowl Road; 5. 180°00', 60.74 ft., along Territorial Government land; 6. 261°02', 102.93 ft., along the north side of proposed New Punchbowl Road; 7. Thence on a curve to the right with a radius of 508.30 ft. along same, the direct azimuth and distance being 289°47', 488.97 ft.; 8. 318º32', 105.64 ft., along the north side of proposed New Punchbowl Road; 9. Thence on a curve to the right with a radius of 746.8 ft. along same the direct azimuth and distance being 323°10', 120.65 ft.; 10. 360°00', 22.11 ft., along the west side of old Punchbowl Drive; 11. 342°07', 76.48 ft., along same to middle of gully; 12. 110°02', 23.84 ft., along middle of gully; 13. 120°47', 35.27 ft., along middle of gully to the point of beginning, containing an area of 51,833 sq. ft., or 1.19 acres. PARCEL 1-A Being that portion of the United States Marne Hospital Reservation situate on the south side of the New Punchbowl Road (60 ft. wide). Beginning at a point in the middle of the gully at the east end of this parcel of land and on the south side of proposed New Punchbowl Road (60 ft. wide), the coordinates of said point of beginning referred to Government survey triangulation station "Punchbowl" being 1,150.59 ft. south and 2,912.28 ft. east, and running by azimuths measured clockwise from true south: Along the middle of the gully for the first six courses, the direct azimuths and distances between points in the middle of said gully being: 1. 120°47', 77.03 ft.; 2. 146°30', 117.00 ft.; 3. 127°35', 58.00 ft.; 4. 147°50', 86.00 ft.; 5. 105°35'30", 197.70 ft.; 6. 74°50', 271.35 ft.; thence 7. 180°00', 105.80 ft., along Territorial Government land; 8. 261°02; 112.39 ft., along the south side of proposed New Punchbowl Road; 9. Thence along same on a curve to the right with a radius of 448.3 ft., the chord azimuth and distance being 289°47',431.25 ft.; 10. 318°32', 105.64 ft., along the south side of proposed New Punchbowl Road; 11. Thence along same on a curve to the right with a radius of 686.8 ft., the direct azimuth and distance being 324°56'33", 153.33 ft., to the point of beginning. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, April 22, 1935.
Executive Order 7024—Restoring Certain Lands to the Territory of Hawaii
Executive Brief • At a Glance
The lands within the following-described boundaries, situated on the southeast slope of Punchbowl, Kewalo, Honolulu, Oahu, Territory of Hawaii, be, and they are hereby, restored to the possession, use, and control of the Government of the Territory of Hawaii: PARCEL 1 Being a strip of land 60 ft. wide required for the New Punchbowl Road.
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Signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on April 22, 1935, this order concerns Restoring Certain Lands to the Territory of Hawaii. The lands within the following-described boundaries, situated on the southeast slope of Punchbowl, Kewalo, Honolulu, Oahu, Territory of Hawaii, be, and they are hereby, restored to the possession, use, and control of the Government of the Territory of Hawaii: PARCEL 1 Being a strip of land 60 ft. wide required for the New Punchbowl Road.
Key Directives & Operative Actions
The lands within the following-described boundaries, situated on the southeast slope of Punchbowl, Kewalo, Honolulu, Oahu, Territory of Hawaii, be, and they are hereby, restored to the possession, use, and control of the Government of the Territory of Hawaii: PARCEL 1 Being a strip of land 60 ft. wide required for the New Punchbowl Road.
On a curve to the left with a radius of 686.8 it., along the south side of the proposed New Punchbowl Road, the direct azimuth and distance being 144°56'33", 153.33 ft.; 2. 138°32', 105.64 ft., along the south side of proposed New Punchbowl Road; 3.
Thence on a curve to the left with a radius of 448.3 ft. along same, the direct azimuth and distance being 109°47', 431.25 ft.; 4. 81°02' 112.39 ft., along the south side of proposed New Punchbowl Road; 5. 180°00', 60.74 ft., along Territorial Government land; 6. 261°02', 102.93 ft., along the north side of proposed New Punchbowl Road; 7.
Thence on a curve to the right with a radius of 508.30 ft. along same, the direct azimuth and distance being 289°47', 488.97 ft.; 8. 318º32', 105.64 ft., along the north side of proposed New Punchbowl Road; 9.
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The Framers' Constitutional Council
1787 PrismEvaluating this order against the constitutional debates of 1787 and the limits of Article II executive power.
"When the President acts pursuant to an express or implied authorization of Congress, his authority is at its maximum, for it includes all that he possesses in his own right plus all that Congress can delegate."
James Madison
Separation of Powers & Legislative Primacy
"The constitutional magistracy was designed not to invent policy, but to be the faithful instrument of the laws passed by the people's representatives." — Speech in the First Congress (1789)
Madison would approve the structural posture of this order. The President acts strictly in subordination to statutory authority granted under Article II, Section 3 ("take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed"). The checks and balances hold firm because the policy origin remains with the legislature.
Alexander Hamilton
The Energetic Executive & Unified Command
"The direction of war implies the direction of the common strength; and the power of directing and employing the common strength must be under the direction of the single hand of the Executive." — Federalist No. 74 (1788)
Hamilton would forcefully champion executive discretion here. For foreign entanglements, commerce defense, and national security, deliberative assemblies are too slow and faction-ridden. A unified, energetic Executive exercising swift command is precisely what the Philadelphia Convention intended for national preservation.
George Mason
Bill of Rights, Due Process & 10th Amendment
"The president will be surrounded by flatterers and sycophants... and the great powers of the executive will gradually absorb the liberties of the people." — Cato IV (Anti-Federalist, 1787)
The Anti-Federalist prism advises continuous democratic vigilance. Even routine administrative directives aggregate centralized federal power away from town halls and state assemblies toward a distant executive apparatus.
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Federalism & State Sovereignty
Engages state and local partners in cooperative federalism programs.
Due Process & Individual Rights
Focuses on internal governmental operations with no direct impairment of private rights or property.
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The President operates strictly as the constitutional Chief Executive, carrying out policy established by Congress with strong statutory backing.
This order operates in close harmony with statutory authority and standard Article II supervisory execution.
Referenced By Later Executive Orders (1)
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 7024 (Apr. 22, 1935), https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7024-restoring-certain-lands-the-territory-hawaii.