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HI SCR112
Concurrent Resolution
Status
3/11/2022
Primary Sponsor
Laura Acasio
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AI Summary
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Hawaiian Supreme Court ruled in 2020 that the State breached its duties as trustee of the Hawaii Home Lands Trust and must pay damages to beneficiaries on the waiting list for homesteads.
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Resolution urges the Governor to expeditiously comply with the court ruling and stop opposing payment of damages to affected beneficiaries.
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Case has been litigated since 1999, with over 2,700 claimants and approximately 4,000 claims pending for breach of trust occurring between 1959 and 1998.
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First Circuit Court determined in 2018 that the State is liable for damages measured by the length of time beneficiaries waited for homesteads, which the State immediately appealed.
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Certified copy of the resolution is to be transmitted to the Governor.
Legislative Description
Urging The Governor To Comply With The Hawaii Supreme Court Ruling In Kalima V. State Of Hawaii And Stop Opposing The Payment Of Damages To Beneficiaries Harmed By The State's Breach Of Trust.
Governor
Last Action
Referred to HWN/JDC.
3/16/2022