HI HR225

Urges the Governor to designate a state agency to renegotiate long-term leases on Mokauea Island, a 10-acre Hawaiian fishing village in Keehi Lagoon near Honolulu, with current residents and their lineal descendants who have continuously resided there since July 25, 1978.

Lease duration may not exceed 65 years and must be granted to persons meeting continuous residency requirements or their lineal descendants of the Mokauea Fishing Village Association.

Requires lessees to participate in and support an educational center where students and the public can learn traditional methods of self-sustaining Hawaiian fishing villages.

Directs the state agency to establish a monitoring system and enforcement mechanism to ensure lessee compliance with lease agreements and educational participation requirements.

Establishes the Mokauea Island Advisory Committee with representatives from the state agency, Mokauea Fishing Village Association, Kai Makana, Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation, and Office of Hawaiian Affairs to oversee management, eligibility, and lessee compliance.