THE SENATE S.B. NO. 738 THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to the department of hawaiian home lands. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
THE SENATE S.B. NO. 738
THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023
STATE OF HAWAII
THE SENATE
S.B. NO.
738
THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023
STATE OF HAWAII
A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to the department of hawaiian home lands.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. (a) The department of Hawaiian home lands may administer an undivided interest award program for beneficiaries. The program may award an undivided interest to any beneficiary who is: (1) Sixty years or older; or (2) Terminally ill; provided that the beneficiary may designate a successor upon receipt of the undivided interest award. (b) Any eligible heir of a beneficiary who passed away while on the waiting list shall have four years from the effective date of this Act to file a successorship claim for a posthumous undivided interest award to the named deceased beneficiary. (c) The department of Hawaiian home lands shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to administer this Act within one year of the effective date of this Act. SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval. INTRODUCED BY: _____________________________
SECTION 1. (a) The department of Hawaiian home lands may administer an undivided interest award program for beneficiaries. The program may award an undivided interest to any beneficiary who is:
(1) Sixty years or older; or
(2) Terminally ill;
provided that the beneficiary may designate a successor upon receipt of the undivided interest award.
(b) Any eligible heir of a beneficiary who passed away while on the waiting list shall have four years from the effective date of this Act to file a successorship claim for a posthumous undivided interest award to the named deceased beneficiary.
(c) The department of Hawaiian home lands shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to administer this Act within one year of the effective date of this Act.
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
INTRODUCED BY: _____________________________
INTRODUCED BY:
_____________________________
Report Title: Beneficiaries; Undivided Interest Award; Successors; Successorship Claims; Department of Hawaiian Home Lands Description: Authorizes beneficiaries, who are sixty years or older or terminally ill, to receive an undivided interest award and to designate a successor. Authorizes any eligible heirs of beneficiaries to file successorship claims within a certain timeframe, including posthumous undivided interest awards. Requires the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to adopt rules by a certain date. The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
Report Title:
Beneficiaries; Undivided Interest Award; Successors; Successorship Claims; Department of Hawaiian Home Lands
Description:
Authorizes beneficiaries, who are sixty years or older or terminally ill, to receive an undivided interest award and to designate a successor. Authorizes any eligible heirs of beneficiaries to file successorship claims within a certain timeframe, including posthumous undivided interest awards. Requires the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to adopt rules by a certain date.
The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.