HI SR129

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

Data must include the number of beneficiaries who could not be contacted or have never applied for a housing lease.

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

Certified copies of the resolution must 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.

Context: Approximately 10,000 homesteads have been settled since the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act of 1921, while nearly 28,000 beneficiaries remain on the waitlist.