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HB1353 • 2026

RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS.

RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS.

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Sponsor
HOLT, LAMOSAO, SOUZA
Last action
2025-12-08
Official status
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill does not specify the exact amount of funds being appropriated, only that funds will be used for a specific land purchase.

Funding for Land Purchase by Department of Hawaiian Home Lands

This bill provides funds to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to purchase a specific piece of land.

What This Bill Does

  • Appropriates funds from state money to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands.
  • The funds are used to purchase a parcel of land with tax map key number 9-1-013-025, including any existing improvements.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Department of Hawaiian Home Lands
  • Land sellers involved in the transaction

Terms To Know

Tax Map Key
A unique identifier for a piece of land used by government agencies.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The exact amount of money to be appropriated is not specified in the official source material.
  • It's unclear how the funds will affect other department activities or budgets based on the provided information.

Bill History

  1. 2025-12-08 D

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

  2. 2025-01-27 H

    Referred to HSG, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 4

  3. 2025-01-23 H

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS.
DHHL; Land Purchase; Appropriations ($)
Appropriates funds to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to purchase a parcel of land identified as tax map key: (1) 9-1-013-025.

Current Bill Text

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HB1353

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1353

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025

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:

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SECTION 1.
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The purpose of
this Act is to appropriate funds to the department of Hawaiian home lands for
the purchase of a parcel of land identified as tax map key:
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(1) 9-1-013-025, including any existing
improvements thereon.

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SECTION 2.
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There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii
the sum of $ or so
much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2025-2026 and the same sum or
so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2026-2027 for the purchase
of a parcel of land identified as tax map key:
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(1) 9-1-013-025, including any existing
improvements thereon.

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The sums

appropriated shall be expended by the department of Hawaiian home
lands for the purposes of this Act.

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SECTION 3.
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This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2025.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

DHHL;
Land Purchase; Appropriations

Description:

Appropriates
funds to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to purchase a parcel of land
identified as tax map key:
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(1)
9-1-013-025.

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