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This Resolution urges the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL), an agency established to benefit native Hawaiians, to create programs specifically for very low income native Hawaiian beneficiaries, acknowledging the significant waitlist for housing, the disproportionately high number of native Hawaiians experiencing homelessness, and the financial struggles many face due to rising costs and high mortgage rates. The resolution suggests several potential solutions for the DHHL to consider, including offering flexible ninety-nine-year leases for temporary housing in off-grid villages, replicating successful community living models like Puuhonua O Waianae, allowing temporary off-grid structures on vacant lots until financial situations improve, and having the DHHL cover land taxes for beneficiaries who have waited five years or more and purchase a home outside of the homestead program.