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1		-	THE SENATE S.C.R. NO. 91 THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2022 ~~S.D. 1~~ STATE OF HAWAII SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE UNITED STATES TO SATISFY ITS OBLIGATIONS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS AND THE HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS TRUST UNDER THE HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS RECOVERY ACT.
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37	37		urging the united states to satisfy its obligations to the department of hawaiian home lands and the hawaiian home lands trust under the hawaiian home lands recovery act.
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43		-	WHEREAS, in 1921, Congress enacted the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act at the urging of Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole with the support of the first Hawaiian Civic Clubs; and WHEREAS, the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act set aside 203,000 acres of former crown and government lands for a homestead program intended to revitalize and rehabilitate the native Hawaiian community by returning them to the land; and WHEREAS, today, the State of Hawaii is vested with the administration of the Hawaiian Home Lands Trust (Trust) and its homesteading program, and the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands is charged with the responsibility of effectively managing the Trust's lands and funds and delivering land to the Trust's native Hawaiian beneficiaries; and WHEREAS, in 1995, Congress enacted the Hawaiian Home Lands Recovery Act to authorize the transfer of certain federal lands to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to provide for a full settlement of claims against the United States for its taking and continued use of approximately 1,500 of the 203,000 acres of land set aside for implementation of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act; and WHEREAS, the United States Department of the Interior is responsible for implementing the Hawaiian Home Lands Recovery Act, and since the execution of a memorandum of agreement with the State of Hawaii and the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands in 1998, eight hundred ninety acres have been transferred and eighty acres are in the process of being transferred to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands; and WHEREAS, since the enactment of the Hawaiian Home Lands Recovery Act, many parcels of federal lands that were suitable for the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands were transferred in a manner inconsistent with the Act; and WHEREAS, obligations of the federal government under the Hawaiian Home Lands Recovery Act have not been satisfied in a timely manner and the Trust should be compensated for the ongoing loss of use of lands held by the federal government for which the Trust remains uncompensated; and WHEREAS, remaining obligations of the federal government under the Hawaiian Home Lands Recovery Act should be satisfied in a timely manner to ensure the Trust is made whole and can develop additional homestead lots for native Hawaiian beneficiaries; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-first Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2022, the House of Representatives concurring, that the United States is urged to satisfy its obligations to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and the Trust under the Hawaiian Home Lands Recovery Act; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that members of Hawaii's congressional delegation are requested to seek amendments to the Hawaiian Home Lands Recovery Act or enact other legislation to authorize compensation of the Trust for continued lost use of lands set aside under the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act and held by the federal government; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the United States Secretary of the Interior; members of the Hawaii congressional delegation; Governor; Chairperson of the Hawaiian Homes Commission; Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs; and Mayors of ~~the counties of~~ Kauai, Maui, Hawaii, and City and County of Honolulu. Report Title: Department of Hawaiian Home Lands; Hawaiian Homes Commission Act; Hawaiian Home Lands Recovery Act
	43	+	WHEREAS, in 1921, Congress enacted the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act at the urging of Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole with the support of the first Hawaiian Civic Clubs; and WHEREAS, the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act set aside 203,000 acres of former crown and government lands for a homestead program intended to revitalize and rehabilitate the native Hawaiian community by returning them to the land; and WHEREAS, today, the State of Hawaii is vested with the administration of the Hawaiian Home Lands Trust (Trust) and its homesteading program, and the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands is charged with the responsibility of effectively managing the Trust's lands and funds and delivering land to the Trust's native Hawaiian beneficiaries; and WHEREAS, in 1995, Congress enacted the Hawaiian Home Lands Recovery Act to authorize the transfer of certain federal lands to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to provide for a full settlement of claims against the United States for its taking and continued use of approximately 1,500 of the 203,000 acres of land set aside for implementation of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act; and WHEREAS, the United States Department of the Interior is responsible for implementing the Hawaiian Home Lands Recovery Act, and since the execution of a memorandum of agreement with the State of Hawaii and the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands in 1998, eight hundred ninety acres have been transferred and eighty acres are in the process of being transferred to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands; and WHEREAS, since the enactment of the Hawaiian Home Lands Recovery Act, many parcels of federal lands that were suitable for the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands were transferred in a manner inconsistent with the Act; and WHEREAS, obligations of the federal government under the Hawaiian Home Lands Recovery Act have not been satisfied in a timely manner and the Trust should be compensated for the ongoing loss of use of lands held by the federal government for which the Trust remains uncompensated; and WHEREAS, remaining obligations of the federal government under the Hawaiian Home Lands Recovery Act should be satisfied in a timely manner to ensure the Trust is made whole and can develop additional homestead lots for native Hawaiian beneficiaries; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-first Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2022, the House of Representatives concurring, that the United States is urged to satisfy its obligations to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and the Trust under the Hawaiian Home Lands Recovery Act; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that members of Hawaii's congressional delegation are requested to seek amendments to the Hawaiian Home Lands Recovery Act or enact other legislation to authorize compensation of the Trust for continued lost use of lands set aside under the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act and held by the federal government; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the United States Secretary of the Interior; members of the Hawaii congressional delegation; Governor; Chairperson of the Department of the Hawaiian Homes Commission; Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs; and Mayors of Kauai, Maui, Hawaii Island, and City and County of Honolulu. OFFERED BY: _____________________________ Report Title: Department of Hawaiian Home Lands; Hawaiian Homes Commission Act; Hawaiian Home Lands Recovery Act
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45	45		WHEREAS, in 1921, Congress enacted the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act at the urging of Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole with the support of the first Hawaiian Civic Clubs; and
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49	49		WHEREAS, the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act set aside 203,000 acres of former crown and government lands for a homestead program intended to revitalize and rehabilitate the native Hawaiian community by returning them to the land; and
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53	53		WHEREAS, today, the State of Hawaii is vested with the administration of the Hawaiian Home Lands Trust (Trust) and its homesteading program, and the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands is charged with the responsibility of effectively managing the Trust's lands and funds and delivering land to the Trust's native Hawaiian beneficiaries; and
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57	57		WHEREAS, in 1995, Congress enacted the Hawaiian Home Lands Recovery Act to authorize the transfer of certain federal lands to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to provide for a full settlement of claims against the United States for its taking and continued use of approximately 1,500 of the 203,000 acres of land set aside for implementation of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act; and
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61	61		WHEREAS, the United States Department of the Interior is responsible for implementing the Hawaiian Home Lands Recovery Act, and since the execution of a memorandum of agreement with the State of Hawaii and the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands in 1998, eight hundred ninety acres have been transferred and eighty acres are in the process of being transferred to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands; and
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65	65		WHEREAS, since the enactment of the Hawaiian Home Lands Recovery Act, many parcels of federal lands that were suitable for the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands were transferred in a manner inconsistent with the Act; and
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69	69		WHEREAS, obligations of the federal government under the Hawaiian Home Lands Recovery Act have not been satisfied in a timely manner and the Trust should be compensated for the ongoing loss of use of lands held by the federal government for which the Trust remains uncompensated; and
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73	73		WHEREAS, remaining obligations of the federal government under the Hawaiian Home Lands Recovery Act should be satisfied in a timely manner to ensure the Trust is made whole and can develop additional homestead lots for native Hawaiian beneficiaries; now, therefore,
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77	77		BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-first Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2022, the House of Representatives concurring, that the United States is urged to satisfy its obligations to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and the Trust under the Hawaiian Home Lands Recovery Act; and
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81	81		BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that members of Hawaii's congressional delegation are requested to seek amendments to the Hawaiian Home Lands Recovery Act or enact other legislation to authorize compensation of the Trust for continued lost use of lands set aside under the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act and held by the federal government; and
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85		-	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the United States Secretary of the Interior; members of the Hawaii congressional delegation; Governor; Chairperson of the Hawaiian Homes Commission; Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs; and Mayors of the counties of Kauai, Maui, Hawaii, and City and County of Honolulu.
	85	+	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the United States Secretary of the Interior; members of the Hawaii congressional delegation; Governor; Chairperson of the Department of the Hawaiian Homes Commission; Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs; and Mayors of Kauai, Maui, Hawaii Island, and City and County of Honolulu.
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