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HI SCR59

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Engrossed

3/22/2021

Primary Sponsor

Jarrett Keohokalole

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Origin

Senate

2021 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Urges the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to dedicate 100 percent of lease revenues from commercial property uses toward homeland lot development.

  • Notes that more than 2,000 native Hawaiian beneficiaries have died while on the waiting list for home land leases, with 28,000 beneficiaries currently waiting (half over age 60).

  • References 2009 and 2015 court rulings finding the State breached its trust duties and underfunded the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands by approximately $28,000,000 per year.

  • Cites a May 2017 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development report finding that expensive housing development and insufficient mortgage loan accessibility have exacerbated the waiting list problem.

  • Requires transmission of certified copies to the Governor and the Chairperson of the Hawaiian Homes Commission.

Legislative Description

Urging The Hawaiian Homes Commission To Appropriate One Hundred Per Cent Of Lease Revenues From Commercial Property Uses To Homeland Lot Development.

Hawaiian Homes Commission

Last Action

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

4/7/2021

Committee Referrals

Finance4/7/2021
Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs3/30/2021
Hawaiian Affairs3/4/2021

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