HI HCR63

Requests the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands implement programs to support very low income Native Hawaiian beneficiaries, citing a waitlist of approximately 28,000 adults and over 2,000 Native Hawaiians who have died while waiting.

Proposes awarding flexible 99-year leases allowing very low income beneficiaries to live in temporary structures in off-grid villages with terms that adjust as their financial situation changes.

Recommends duplicating models like Puuhonua O Waianae, Kings Landing, or Bumpy Kanahele on every island to provide village-style off-grid housing for very low income beneficiaries.

Suggests allowing beneficiaries who receive vacant lots from the waitlist to live in temporary off-grid structures until their financial situation improves.

Proposes that if a beneficiary has waited 5 or more years on the waitlist and purchases a home outside the homestead, the Department should pay their land tax.