Yes he was, he was justified because article two grants him authority to issue executive order.
Answer:
Dole declared Hawaii an independent republic. Spurred by the nationalism aroused by the Spanish-American War, the United States annexed Hawaii in 1898 at the urging of President William McKinley. Hawaii was made a territory in 1900, and Dole became its first governor.
Explanation:
In Lochner v. New York (1905), the Supreme Court invalidated a law which forbid bakers from working more than 60 hours a week or ten hours a day.
In doing so, the Supreme Court reinforced the right to contract and articulated a test wherein there needed to be a rational basis for these type of limitations.
Lochner was eventually overturned in the case West Coast Hotel as the New Deal took effect.