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Executive Order 9517 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9517—Returning Certain Land to the Jurisdiction of the Territory of Hawaii

Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Wednesday, January 31, 1945
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2 min read (357 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1945-01-31, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Returning Certain Land to the Jurisdiction of the Territory of Hawaii." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

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.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities
Total Words
357
2,107 characters
Estimated Read Time
2 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
13.5
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations 

Exec. Order No. 9517, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jan 31, 1945). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9517-returning-certain-land-the-jurisdiction-the-territory-hawaii.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →
Whereas a certain tract of land located within Kapiolani Park, in the District of Waikiki, Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Territory of Hawaii, and more particularly described below, was transferred to the United States for a United Service Organization Club Building Reservation by Executive Order No. 972, dated January 21, 1942, of the Governor of Hawaii; and Whereas the contemplated clubhouse has not been built on this tract of land, which remains unused, and no plans exist for the building of such a clubhouse by the United Service Organization; and Whereas the Territory of Hawaii has expressed a desire to have the tract of land returned to its jurisdiction: 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, and as President of the United States, it is ordered that the following-described land in Kapiolani Park, District of Waikiki, Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Territory of Hawaii, be, and it is hereby, returned to the jurisdiction of the Territory of Hawaii: Beginning at a 3/4" pipe at the northwest corner of this parcel of land and on the south side of Monsarrat Road, the true azimuth and distance from said pipe to the City and County Survey Street Monument set in the makai sidewalk of Kalakaua Avenue near the junction of Monsarrat Road with Kalakaua Avenue being 121°23'30" 795.34 feet, and the coordinates of said Street Monument referred to Government Survey Triangulation Station "PUNCHBOWL" being 15120.70 feet South and 9090.67 feet East, as shown on Government Survey Registered Map 1079 and thence running from the above-described initial point by azimuths measured clockwise from True South: 1. 275°30' 350.00 feet along the south side of Monsarrat Road to a 3/4" pipe; 2. 5°30' 500.00 feet along portion of Kapiolani Park; 3. 95°30' 350.00 feet along same to a 3/4" pipe; 4. 185°30' 500.00 feet along same to the point of beginning. The tract as described contains an area of 175,000 square feet. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, January 31, 1945.