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This Resolution urges the Governor of Hawaii to follow a Hawaii Supreme Court ruling in the case of *Kalima v. State of Hawaii*, which determined that the State breached its trust obligations to native Hawaiian beneficiaries of the Hawaii Home Lands Program. The resolution calls for the Governor to cease opposing the payment of damages to these beneficiaries who were harmed by the State's mismanagement and delays in providing homesteads, particularly those on the waiting list. The Hawaii Home Lands Trust is a program intended to benefit native Hawaiians, and a "breach of trust" means the State failed to properly manage these lands and resources as required by law. The resolution highlights decades of litigation and the State's continued resistance to settling claims, emphasizing the court's finding that the State's actions have made it difficult to accurately assess damages.