Hawaii invoice would assist some Native Hawaiians obtain properties
A Division of Hawaiian House Lands homestead in Kapolei.
DHHLHovering housing costs and rents have affected almost everybody throughout Hawaii. However one group is disproportionately affected by the housing disaster: Native Hawaiians.
The state has tried to handle this by offering land leases for $1 a 12 months to Native Hawaiians. However the record is 28,000 lengthy, and the wait can final many years. Greater than 2,000 folks have died whereas ready on the record.
A brand new invoice proposes $600 million in state funding for the Division of Hawaiian House Lands (DHHL), whose mission below the Hawaiian Houses