HI SR39

Urges Hawaii counties to expand property tax relief to include all lands purchased under the Kuleana Act by Hawaiian Kingdom subjects whose titleholders can trace lineal ownership to the Kuleana Act.

Addresses the displacement of Native Hawaiian families from ancestral lands due to rising property values and increasing property taxes that exceed families' ability to pay.

Recognizes that current county property tax exemptions only apply to lands classified as kuleana land, excluding other lands purchased by families under the Kuleana Act mechanisms.

Acknowledges the cultural and spiritual relationship between Native Hawaiians and the land (āina) as foundational to Hawaiian identity and the kuleana (duty) to care for ancestral lands.

Directs certified copies to be sent to the Governor, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, and mayors and councilmembers of all four counties.