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Executive Order 8388: Restoring Certain Land to the Use of the Territory of Hawaii and Setting Aside Certain Land in Lieu Thereof for Military Purposes of the United States

Executive Order 8388, "Restoring Certain Land to the Use of the Territory of Hawaii and Setting Aside Certain Land in Lieu Thereof for Military Purposes of the United States", was signed on April 5, 1940.

Signed: April 5, 1940
Official source: National Archives ↗
Last checked: October 28, 2026

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Reference number: eo-8388
Permanent link: https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8388
Official source: National Archives ↗
Last checked: October 28, 2026Executive-order archive last refreshed from the Federal Register and National Archives

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Power & Politics, "Executive Order 8388: Restoring Certain Land to the Use of the Territory of Hawaii and Setting Aside Certain Land in Lieu Thereof for Military Purposes of the United States," last checked Oct. 28, 2026, citing National Archives, https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8388

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Power & Politics. (2026, October 28). Executive Order 8388: Restoring Certain Land to the Use of the Territory of Hawaii and Setting Aside Certain Land in Lieu Thereof for Military Purposes of the United States [Executive order record]. Retrieved October 28, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8388

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Power & Politics. "Executive Order 8388: Restoring Certain Land to the Use of the Territory of Hawaii and Setting Aside Certain Land in Lieu Thereof for Military Purposes of the United States." Last modified October 28, 2026. Accessed October 28, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8388.

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@misc{votefiles_eo_8388,
  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 8388: Restoring Certain Land to the Use of the Territory of Hawaii and Setting Aside Certain Land in Lieu Thereof for Military Purposes of the United States}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8388}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-8388; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1940.html; last checked October 28, 2026; accessed October 28, 2026}
}

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