Executive Order 9927 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9927—Restoring Certain Lands to the Jurisdiction of the Territory of Hawaii

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Saturday, January 17, 1948

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2 min read (309 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 Harry S Truman on 1948-01-17, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Restoring Certain Lands 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: 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 May 27, 1910, 36 Stat.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

309

1,817 characters

Estimated Read Time

2 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

9.3

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9927, Harry S Truman (Jan 17, 1948). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9927-restoring-certain-lands-the-jurisdiction-the-territory-hawaii.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

WHEREAS by Executive Order No. 174 of the Governor of the Territory of Hawaii, dated December 13, 1924, certain lands situated near the Hilo Breakwater, Waiakea South Hilo, Hawaii, were set aside for the use of the United States Navy Department; and WHEREAS these lands are no longer needed for the use of the Navy Department, and it is deemed advisable and in the public interest that they be restored to the use of the Territory of Hawaii: 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 at Waiakea-Kai near Hilo Breakwater, Waiakea, South Hilo, Hawaii, be, and it is hereby, restored to the jurisdiction of the Territory of Hawaii: Beginning at a spike in concrete at the Northwest corner of this piece at seashore, the coordinates of said point of beginning referred to Government Survey Triangulation Station "Halai" being 5387.63 feet North and 15589.78 feet East, as shown on Government Survey Registered Map NO. 2539, and running by true azimuths: 1. Along seashore along highwater mark to the Northwest corner of the proposed United States Military Reservation, the direct azimuth and distance being 246°32'40" 59.19 feet; 2. 318°30' 133.3 feet along proposed United States Military Reservation; 3. 228°45; 224.4 feet along same; 4. 279°55' 118.3 feet along same; 5. 288°39' 401.6 feet along same; 6. 331°58' 390.0 feet along same; 7. 63°54' 597.28 feet along North side of Keaukaha Road; 8. 153°54' 422.96 feet along land owned by the Territory of Hawaii; 9. 138°30' 406.3 feet along same to the point of beginning; containing 8.82 acres. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, January 17, 1948