HI HCR199

Requests the U.S. President to determine that Fort DeRussy and the 817-room Hale Koa Hotel in Waikiki are no longer required for national defense and should be conveyed to Hawaii under the Hawaii Admission Act and Public Law 88-233.

Identifies multiple federal recreational facilities on former crown and government lands for potential return, including Bellows Air Force Station recreation area, Kilauea Military Camp, Pililaau Army Recreation Center, and several military golf courses and beach facilities across the islands.

Asserts that the Hale Koa Hotel operates as a commercial resort on 9 acres of prime Waikiki beachfront while paying no transient accommodations tax, general excise tax, property tax, or rent to Hawaii or the public land trust.

Requests the Public Land Trust Working Group to commission an independent appraisal of all federally-occupied crown and government lands to determine fair market rental value owed to the State and report findings before the 2027 legislative session.

Directs that any returned Fort DeRussy lands be incorporated into the public land trust and managed for cultural restoration of the Kalia district, public shoreline access, revenue generation for trust beneficiaries, and betterment of Native Hawaiian conditions.