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This concurrent resolution requests the Auditor, an independent state official responsible for reviewing government operations, to conduct a comprehensive performance audit of the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL). The DHHL's mission is to manage Hawaiian Home Lands trust effectively and provide land to native Hawaiians. The resolution highlights significant concerns, including a large waitlist of over 29,000 applicants, the tragic deaths of at least 2,100 beneficiaries while waiting for land, and the limited success of a substantial $600 million appropriation in 2022 intended to reduce this waitlist. The audit will examine the DHHL's effectiveness in fulfilling its mission, its efficiency and resource utilization, the sustainability of its trust funds, the pace of land development and awards, the impact of its programs on beneficiaries' housing, economic, and cultural well-being, and beneficiaries' access to information and support. It will also assess the role and effectiveness of the Hawaiian Homes Commission. The Auditor is further directed to analyze resource adequacy, provide recommendations for improvement with an implementation timeline, and submit a report to the Legislature by a specific date.

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https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SCR&billnumber=13&year=2026