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HI SR41
Resolution
Status
3/22/2021
Primary Sponsor
Jarrett Keohokalole
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AI Summary
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Urges the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to appropriate 100% of lease revenues from commercial property uses toward homeland lot development.
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Notes that over 2,000 native Hawaiian beneficiaries have died waiting for home land leases, with 28,000 currently on the waitlist, half over age 60.
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Cites 2009 and 2015 court rulings finding the State breached its trust duties and underfunded the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands by approximately $28 million annually.
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References a May 2017 HUD report indicating the Department shifted to expensive housing development, exacerbating waitlist delays, and failed to diversify housing types including multifamily, rental, and kūpuna housing options.
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Directs certified copies be transmitted to the Governor and 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
Certified copies of resolutions sent, 06-21-21.
6/21/2021