REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO CONDUCT A PERFORMANCE AUDIT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS.

This Senate Resolution (SR 6) requests the Hawaii State Auditor to conduct a performance audit of the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL). The audit would examine whether DHHL is effectively fulfilling its mission to deliver lands to native Hawaiian beneficiaries, including its efficiency, resource use, land development pace, and impact on housing stability and cultural preservation. It specifically aims to assess why a $600 million 2022 investment has not reduced the 29,000-person waitlist, with over 2,100 beneficiaries dying while awaiting land. The resolution requires the Auditor to evaluate DHHL's operations, trust fund sustainability, and beneficiary access, then submit findings to the Legislature by early 2027. This is a procedural request for evaluation, not a law changing DHHL's operations.