S.C.R. No. 176 Summary

• Requests the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to conduct an analysis and provide data on beneficiaries who have applied for and need housing, broken down by county, income classification, and unit type.

• Requires the data to include beneficiaries who could not be contacted or have never applied for a housing lease.

• Data must be submitted to the Legislature in a format consistent with Table 33 of the 2019 Hawaii Housing Planning Study no later than 20 days before the 2021 Regular Session convenes.

• References the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act of 1921, which dedicated 203,000 acres to benefit Native Hawaiians, noting that nearly 28,000 beneficiaries remain on the waitlist despite fewer than 100,000 homesteads being resettled.

• Directs certified copies be transmitted to the Hawaiian Homes Commission Chairperson, Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees Chairperson, and Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation Executive Director.