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Also, we limited our review of
commercial leasing of land to recent
activities.
Further, as pointed out by the
Governor of the State of Hawaii in his
reply to a draft of this report, we
did not address issues related to the
specific responsibilities of the
Department of Interior, its execution
thereof or the policy matters that are
interrelated to such responsibilities.
B. BACKGROUND
The Act was enacted to enable
native Hawaiians (descendants of not
less than one-half part blood of races
inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands
previous to 1778) to recapture
possession and control of the public
lands of the Territory of Hawaii as
homesteads. The Act was designed to
fulfill four principal objectives:
1) the Hawaiian must be placed
on the land in order to
insure his rehabilitation;
2) the alienation of such land,
now and in the future, be
made impossible;
3) accessible water in adequate
amounts must be provided for
all tracts; and
4) the Hawaiian must be
financially aided until his
farming operations are well
under way.
The Act set aside approximately
200,000 acres of public lands as
available lands for administration by
the Hawaiian Homes Commission
(Commission) for homestead purposes.
The available lands were described in
the Act as excluding: "(a) all lands
within any forest reservation, (b) all
cultivated sugar-cane lands, and (c)
all public lands held under a
certificate of occupation, homestead
lease, right of purchase lease, or
special homestead agreement." The
descriptions of acreage were vague,
such as, "(1) un the island of Hawaii:
Kamao-Puueo (eleven thousand acres,
more or less), in the district of Kau;
Puukapu (twelve thousand acres, more
or less), Kawaihae I (ten thousand
acres, more or less),...in the
district of South Kohala;..."
The Act originally was intended for
rural homesteading, where native
Hawaiians become subsistent or
commercial farmers or ranchers.
However, in 1923 the United States
Congress amended the Act to permit
residential lots. Ever since, the
demand of native Hawaiians for
residential lots has far exceeded the
demand for agricultural or pastural
lots.
In 1959, the Hawaii Admission Act
provided that ownership of the
Hawaiian Home lands (Home lands) be
transferred from the United States to
the State of Hawaii. The Admission
Act also provided that the Home lands,
as well as proceeds and income
therefrom were to be held by the State
in trust for native Hawaiians and
administered in accordance with the
Act, and that use of the Home lands
for any other purpose would constitute
a breach of trust for which suit may
be brought by the United States. The
Act, as amended, was adopted as a
provision of the constitution of the
State of Hawaii, and the DHHL was
established to administer the Home
lands under the Commission.
According tc the DHHL annual
report, approximately 190,000 acres
were being managed by DHHL as of June
30, 1981, and were used as shown in
Table 65. (All tables are at the end
of the chapter.)
DHHL activities involved in the
management of the Home lands include:
establishment or tanning and ranching
programs; roaci maintenance; operation
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 commercial leasing of land to recent
 activities.
 Further, as pointed out by the
 Governor of the State of Hawaii in his
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 thereof or the policy matters that are
 interrelated to such responsibilities.
-B. BACKGROUND
+====B. BACKGROUND====
 The Act was enacted to enable
 native Hawaiians (descendants of not
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 homesteads. The Act was designed to
 fulfill four principal objectives:
 ) the Hawaiian must be placed
-on the land in order to
+: 1) the Hawaiian must be placed on the land in order to insure his rehabilitation;
 insure his rehabilitation;
-) the alienation of such land,
+: 2) the alienation of such land, now and in the future, be made impossible;
 now and in the future, be
-made impossible;
+: 3) accessible water in adequate amounts must be provided for all tracts; and
 ) accessible water in adequate
-amounts must be provided for
+: 4) the Hawaiian must be financially aided until his farming operations are well under way.
 all tracts; and
 The Act set aside approximately
 ,000 acres of public lands as
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 acres, more or less),...in the
 district of South Kohala;..."
 The Act originally was intended for
 rural homesteading, where native
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 demand for agricultural or pastural
 lots.
 In 1959, the Hawaii Admission Act
 provided that ownership of the
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 established to administer the Home
 lands under the Commission.
-According tc the DHHL annual
 report, approximately 190,000 acres
 were being managed by DHHL as of June
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 Table 65. (All tables are at the end
 of the chapter.)
 DHHL activities involved in the
 management of the Home lands include:
 establishment or tanning and ranching
 programs; roaci maintenance; operation
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