KA ‘AHA KENEKOA
THE THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2024
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Senator Maile S.L. Shimabukuro, Chair |
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Senator Kurt Fevella, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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Tuesday, January 30, 2024 |
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1:00 PM |
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Conference Room 224 & Videoconference State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
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A G E N D A
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS. Amends the appropriation of Act 279, SLH 2022, to conform its lapsing provision by 1 year, to conform to constitutional limitations. Appropriates moneys to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands for fiscal year 2024-2025 to give practical effect to the legislative intent behind Act 279. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling will be exceeded.
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HWN, WAM/JDC |
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RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION ACT. Amends the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act to authorize the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to provide cash awards to beneficiaries on the waitlist in lieu of a lease. Requires the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to remove those beneficiaries from the waitlist.
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS. Authorizes the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to administer a Lease Award Program for beneficiaries on the homestead lease waiting list who are sixty years old or older or terminally ill, under certain conditions. Requires the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to adopt rules by a certain date.
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS. Authorizes qualified successors of beneficiaries on the waiting list who died before receiving a lease to file a claim for a lease award within four years of the effective date. Requires the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to adopt rules by a certain date.
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HWN, JDC/WAM |
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RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION ACT. Increases the loan limit for direct loans provided by the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to 75% of the maximum single residence loan amount allowed in Hawaii by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development's Federal Housing Administration, instead of 50%, as currently outlined in section 215 of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, as amended. Takes effect on either the date of the Secretary of the Interior's notification that congressional approval of this Act is unnecessary, or on the date of consent by the United States Congress.
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RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION ACT. Increases the allowable loan term for direct loans provided by the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to forty years, instead of thirty years, as currently outlined in section 215 of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, as amended. Takes effect on either the date of the Secretary of the Interior's notification that congressional approval of this Act is unnecessary, or on the date of consent by the United States Congress.
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HWN, JDC/WAM |
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RELATING TO NATIVE HAWAIIAN BENEFICIARIES. Requires the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to complete an assessment and report on the feasibility of digitizing its applicant, beneficiary, and lessee records and creating an interactive digital database software program. Requires the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to submit a report to the Legislature by 7/1/2025. Makes an appropriation.
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RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION. Allows the Hawaiian Homes Commission to retain independent legal counsel. Authorizes the Hawaiian Homes Commission to use the services of the Attorney General as needed. Provides that funds owed to independent legal counsel shall be paid by the Hawaiian Homes Commission with general funds appropriated by the legislature. Declares that the appropriation exceeds the state general fund expenditure ceiling for 2024-2025. Appropriates moneys.
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Decision Making to follow, if time permits.
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_____________________________________ Senator Maile S.L. Shimabukuro Chair |
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