RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS.

HB 1353 appropriates state funds to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) to purchase a specific parcel of land identified by tax map key 9-1-013-025. This bill directly affects the DHHL program and its beneficiaries, who are Native Hawaiians eligible for home ownership or leasehold rights on Hawaiian Home Lands. The key provision is the allocation of funds for this land acquisition, which would expand DHHL's land holdings. The bill is currently carried over to the 2026 Regular Session after being introduced and passed first reading in January 2025.