HI HR57

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 deceased beneficiaries.

Proposes awarding flexible ninety-nine-year leases allowing beneficiaries to live in temporary structures in off-grid villages with terms adjusting to financial circumstances.

Requests duplication of models like Puuhonua O Waianae, Kings Landing, or Bumpy Kanahele on every island to provide village-style off-grid living for very low income beneficiaries.

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

Proposes the Department pay land taxes for beneficiaries who have been on the waitlist five or more years and subsequently purchase homes outside the homestead.