,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ifad  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #bj1         
#bjbb,mr4 ,kahele introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
! ,hawaiian ,homes ,commission ,act1    
#aibj1 to r$uce ! m9imum blood quantum =
 successor lessees & applicants on !    
,application ,wait+ ,li/1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,hawaiian ,home ,l&s       
,pres]vation ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress
 f9ds z foll[s3 7#a7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates ( 
,am]ica & ! ,/ate ( ,hawaii h a fiduci>y
 duty to support ! rehabilitation ( !   
,hawaiian p1 9 "p by ensur+ long-t]m    
t5ancies to b5efici>ies & successors (  
b5efici>ies ( ! ,hawaiian ,homes        
,commission ,act1 #aibj4  7#b7 ,9       
advocat+ = ! ,hawaiian ,homes           
,commission ,act1 ,pr9ce ,jonah ,khi    
,kalanianaole1 ! ,t]ritory ( ,hawaii's  
non-vot+ delegate to ,congress1         
anticipat$ future int]racial m>riages ( 

! ,hawaiian p & orig9ally advocat$ = a  
blood quantum requirem5t ( #a_/cb to    
p]petuate native ,hawaiian pres5ce on ! 
l&4 ,h[ev]1 ,delegate ,khi compromis$ = 
a #ej p]c5t blood quantum requirem5t to 
get a home/ead lease z a necess>y       
concession to p[]ful sug> & ran*+       
int]e/s4 ,at ! "t ( ! creation ( !      
,hawaiian ,homes ,commission ,act1 a    
#a_/cb blood quantum ess5tially meant t 
anyone :o _h ,hawaiian ance/ry w\ld     
qualify = ! ,hawaiian home/ead+ program4
  7#c7 ,realiz+ t native ,hawaiians 7   
be+ quickly displac$ f _! l& due to     
int]racial m>riages ! ,/ate ( ,hawaii & 
! ,unit$ ,/ates ( ,am]ica l[]$ ! blood  
quantum requirem5t = qualifi$ lessee    
successors-- 7,a7 to #be p]c5t = sp\se &
 *ildr5 on ,octob] #bg1 #aihf2  7,b7 to 
#be p]c5t = gr&*ildr5 on ,june #bg1     
#aiig2 &  7,c7 to #be p]c5t = bro!rs &  
si/]s on ,april #bj1 #bjje4  7#d7 ,"o   
hundr$ ye>s lat]1 _m desc5dants (       
qualifi$ ,hawaiian home l&s b5efici>ies 
d n qualify z successors because        

int]racial m>riages & bl5d$ families    
produce desc5dants :o are less ?an #be  
p]c5t ,hawaiian4 ,^! disruptions create 
undue h>d%ips ( displacem5t & int]f]e ) 
families' abilities to ma9ta9 ! equity (
 _! homes & bus9esses4  7#e7 ,?r\gh\t ! 
entire hi/ory ( ! ,hawaiian ,homes      
,commission ,act1 z ( ,decemb] #ca1     
#bjba1 less ?an #aj1jjj resid5tial1     
agricultural1 & pa/oral leases h be5    
issu$ :ile a backlog ( #df1cjg lease    
applications held by #bh1iga native     
,hawaiians rema9s4  7#f7 ,9 #bjbj1 !    
m$ian age ( an applicant on !           
,application ,wait+ ,li/ 0 #ei ye>s     
comp>$ to #eg 9 #bjad4 ,fur!r1 9 #bjbj1 
#ce p]c5t ( ! applicants 7 ov] age #fe  
comp>$ to #af p]c5t 9 #bjjc4 ,! increase
 9 ! upp] age ranges h increas$ ! m$ian 
age ( ! applicants on ! ,application    
,wait+ ,li/ by two ye>s4 ,! urg5cy =    
applicants to designate successors w    
only gr[ z ! m$ian age ( applicants on !
 ,application ,wait+ ,li/ increases4    
7#g7 ,consi/5t ) tru/ law & applicable  

,/ate duties1 ! gov]nm5t is requir$ to  
explore & id5tify solutions t are j &   
equitable = all b5efici>ies1            
irrespective ( _! leasehold /&+4  7#h7  
,a r$uction 9 blood quantum requirem5ts 
= successor lessees & applicants on !   
,application ,wait+ ,li/ is an important
 /ep to cont9ue access to ! ,hawaiian   
,home ,l&s program & to prev5t          
g5]ationally held home/ead leases f be+ 
lo/ :5 eld]ly lessees or applicants on !
 ,application ,wait+ ,li/1 _m ( :om are 
old] ?an #gj ye>s ( age1 die )\t a      
qualifi$ successor4  #c4 ,am5dm5t to !  
,hawaiian ,homes ,commission ,act1 #aibj
 ,= ! purposes ( ! requirem5ts ( section
 #d ( ! ,act entitl$ ,an ,act to provide
 = ! admission ( ! ,/ate ( ,hawaii into 
! ,union1 approv$ ,m>* #ah1 #aiei 7#gc  
,/at4 #d71 ! cons5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
%all be deem$ to be grant$ ) respect to 
an am5dm5t to ,hawaiian ,homes          
,commission ,act1 #aibj1 adopt$ by !    
,/ate ( ,hawaii 9 ! mann] requir$ =     
,/ate legislation1 t am5ds section #bji 

to read z foll[s3  #bji4 ,successors to 
lessees & applicants on ! ,application  
,wait+ ,li/  7a7 ,^u ! dea? ( ! lessee1 
! lessee's int]e/ 9 ! tract or tracts & 
! improvem5ts !reon1 includ+ gr[+ crops 
& aquacultural /ock 7ei!r on ! tract or 
9 any collective contract or program to 
:i* ! lessee is a p>ty by virtue ( !    
lessee's int]e/ 9 ! tract or tracts71   
%all ve/ 9 ! relatives ( ! dec$5t z     
provid$ 9 ?is subsection4 ,! lessee %all
 designate ! p]son or p]sons to :om !   
lessee directs ! lessee's int]e/ 9 !    
tract or tracts to ve/ ^u ! lessee's    
dea? f ! foll[+ relatives ( ! lessee :o 
are at lea/ #a_/cb native ,hawaiian3    
7#a7 sp\se1 *ildr51 gr&*ildr51 bro!rs1  
or si/]s2  7#b7 a fa!r & "m2  7#c7 wid[s
 or wid[]s ( ! *ildr52  7#d7 wid[s or   
wid[]s ( ! bro!rs & si/]s2 or  7#e7     
nieces & nephews4  7b7 ,! ,hawaiian     
blood requirem5ts %all n apply to !     
desc5dants ( ^? :o are n native         
,hawaiians1 b :o 7 entitl$ to ! leas$   
l&s "u section #c ( ! ,act ( ,may #af1  

#aicd 7#dh ,/at4 #ggg1 #ggi7 or "u      
section #c ( ! ,act ( ,july #i1 #aieb   
7#ff ,/at4 #eaa1 #eac74  7c7 ,9 ! case (
 ! dea? ( an applicant :ile on !        
dep>tm5t's ,application ,wait+ ,li/1 !  
position on ! ,application ,wait+ ,li/  
held by ! applicant %all ve/ 9 !        
relatives ( ! dec$5t z provid$ 9 ?is    
subsection4 ,! applicant %all designate 
! p]son 9 :om ! position on !           
,application ,wait+ ,li/ %all ve/ f !   
foll[+ relatives ( ! applicant :o are at
 lea/ #a_/cb native ,hawaiian3 7#a7     
sp\se1 *ildr51 gr&*ildr51 bro!rs1 or    
si/]s2  7#b7 a fa!r & "m2  7#c7 wid[s or
 wid[]s ( ! *ildr52  7#d7 wid[s or      
wid[]s ( ! bro!rs & si/]s2 or  7#e7     
nieces & nephews4  7d7 ,p]son or p]sons 
designat$ "u subsection 7a7 or 7c7 are n
 requir$ to be #ah ye>s ( age or old]4  
,! designation %all be 9 writ+1 may be  
specifi$ at ! "t ( execution ( ! lease )
 a "r 9 ! lessee 9 simil> mann] to *ange
 ! b5efici>y at any "t & %all be fil$ ) 
! dep>tm5t & approv$ by ! dep>tm5t 9    

ord] to be effective to ve/ ! int]e/s 9 
! successor or successors s nam$4  7e7  
,except z provid$ 9 subsection 7b71 9   
case ( ! dea? ( any lessee or applicant 
on ! ,application ,wait+ ,li/1 :o has   
fail$ to specify a successor or         
successors z approv$ by ! dep>tm5t1 !   
dep>tm5t may select f only ! foll[+     
qualifi$ relatives ( ! dec$5t3 7#a7     
,sp\se4  7#b7 ,if !re is no sp\se1 !n ! 
*ildr54  7#c7 ,if !re is no sp\se or    
*ild1 !n ! gr&*ildr54  7#d7 ,if !re is  
no sp\se1 *ild1 or gr&*ild1 !n bro!rs or
 si/]s4  7#e7 ,if !re is no sp\se1 *ild1
 gr&*ild1 bro!r1 or si/]1 !n f ! foll[+ 
relatives ( ! lessee-- 7,a7 fa!r & "m2  
7,b7 wid[s or wid[]s ( ! *ildr52  7,c7  
wid[s or wid[]s ( ! bro!rs & si/]s2 or  
7,d7 nieces & nephews4  7f7 ,! rights to
 ! use & occupancy ( ! tract or tracts  
may be made effective z ( ! date ( !    
dea? ( ! lessee4 ,9 ! case ( ! dea? ( a 
lessee leav+ no designat$ successor or  
successors1 sp\se1 *ildr51 gr&*ildr51 or
 relative qualifi$ to be a lessee (     

,hawaiian home l&s1 ! l& subject to !   
lease %all resume its /atus z unleas$   
,hawaiian home l&s & ! dep>tm5t is      
au?oriz$ to lease ! l& to a native      
,hawaiian z provid$ 9 ?is ,act4  7g7 ,^u
 ! dea? ( a lessee :o has n designat$ a 
successor & :o leaves a sp\se n qualifi$
 to succe$ to ! lease or *ildr5 n       
qualifi$ to succe$ to ! lease1 or ^u !  
dea? ( a lessee leav+ no relative       
qualifi$ to be a lessee ( ,hawaiian home
 l&s1 or ! cancellation ( a lease by !  
dep>tm5t1 or ! surr5d] ( a lease by !   
lessee1 ! dep>tm5t %all appraise ! value
 ( all ! improvem5ts & gr[+ crops or    
improvem5ts & aquacultural /ock1 z !    
case may be1 & %all pay to !            
non-qualifi$ sp\se or ! non-qualifi$    
*ildr5 z ! lessee %all h designat$ prior
 to ! lessee's dea?1 or to ! legal      
repres5tative ( ! deceas$ lessee1 or to 
! previ\s lessee1 z ! case may be1 !    
value !re(1 less any indebt$ness to !   
dep>tm5t1 or = taxes1 or = any o!r      
indebt$ness ! paym5t ( :i* has be5      

assur$ by ! dep>tm5t1 ow$ by ! deceas$  
lessee or ! previ\s lessee4  7h7        
,paym5ts "u subsection 7g7 %all be made 
out ( ! ,hawaiian home loan fund & %all 
be consid]$ an advance !refrom & %all be
 repaid by ! successor or successors to 
! tract involv$4 ,if available ca% 9 !  
,hawaiian home loan fund is insuffici5t 
to make ^! paym5ts1 paym5ts may be      
advanc$ f ! ,hawaiian home g5]al loan   
fund & %all be repaid by ! successor or 
successors to ! tract involv$4 ,any     
repaym5t = advances made f ! ,hawaiian  
home g5]al loan fund %all be at ! int]e/
 rate e/abli%$ by ! dep>tm5t = loans    
made f ! ,hawaiian home g5]al loan fund4
 ,! successor or successors may be      
requir$ by ! commission to obta9 private
 f9anc+ 9 accordance ) section #bjh7f7  
to pay (f ! am\nt advanc$ f ! ,hawaiian 
home loan fund or ,hawaiian home g5]al  
loan fund4  4  #d4 ,sev]ability clause  
,?is ,act & ! am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act 
to ! ,hawaiian ,homes ,commission ,act1 
#aibj1 are decl>$ to be sev]able4 ,if   

any section1 s5t5ce1 clause1 or phrase1 
or ! application !re( to any p]son or   
circum/ance is held ineffective !       
rema9d] ( ! am5dm5ts or ! application   
!re( %all n be affect$4