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for the Department of Hawaiian Home
Lands" was performed in 1972. The
study (hereafter referred to as the
Akinaka Study) was performed by Arthur
Y. Akinaka, Ltd., Consulting
Engineers, and James H. Dunn, former
State Surveyor. The Akinaka Study
included an overview of Home lands as
well as identifying the obstacles to
establishing accountability over the
lands designated by the Act. There
are some errors in the identification
of acreage in the Akinaka Study, but,
in our opinion, it represents the beat
available starting point in
identifying the lands for which the
Commission is responsible as a
trustee. We note, however, that DHHL
has not attempted to explain the
differences between the land acreage
as reported in the Akinaka Study and
the acreage included in the blue
book.
The original Act set aside
approximately 203,500 acres and the
United States Congress added 564 acres
and withdrew 272 acres during the
years 1934 through 1952. In addition,
there have been seven exchanges of
lands approved by the Secretary of the
Interior. The exchanges resulted in a
net increase of 3,903 acres and an
adjusted total of 207,695 acres as
shown in Table 67.
A comparison of the Home lands
acreage, as adjusted above, and as
summarized in the Akinaka Study and in
DHHL's fiscal year 1981 annual report
is shown in Table 68. This table
shows that there are differences in
totals and in acreage by island.
While there is only a 154-acre
difference between total acreages of
the Akinaka Study and the 1981 Annual
Report, there are more significant
differences in the island acreages,
i.e., Hawaii 396 acres, Kauai 722
acres, Molokai 585 acres, and Oahu 176
acres. Although there have been no
approved exchanges or disposals of
Home lands since 1967, there are
inconsistencies in the acreages
reported in the DHHL annual reports aa
shown below.
Annual Report HHL Acreage
1981 189,724
1980 190,000
1977 190,414
1976 189,875
1971 190,920
An understanding of the events
which led to the passage of the Act ia
necessary to understand some of the
problems associated with the land
inventory. The proposals for the
lands to be included were contradictory.
The major resolution to
amend land laws proposed that the
highly developed sugar cane lands
under Territory leases, which were to
expire between 1917 and 1921, were not
to be included as homestead lands but
were to be continued for lease to the
highest bidder. This would have
retained the agricultural lands in the
hands of the sugar interests. The
original Hawaiian rehabilitation
proposal, however, would have made
these lands available for
homesteading. A compromise was worked
out between sponsors of the
rehabilitation measure and the sugar
interests whereby all acreage
cultivated for sugar or held under
special leases were to be excluded
from Home lands, but 30 percent of the
revenue derived from the leasing of
sugar cane lands was earmarked as
income for the rehabilitation
program.
This compromise then resulted in
the first obstacle to establishing
accountability of all Home lands,
designated as "available lands" under
the Act. Section 203 of the Act set
aside as "available lands" certain
public lands, which accordinq to the
Act totaled 203,500 acres, excluding
"...(a) all lands within any forest
reservations, (b) all cultivated
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 the acreage included in the blue
 book.
 The original Act set aside
 approximately 203,500 acres and the
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 adjusted total of 207,695 acres as
 shown in Table 67.
 A comparison of the Home lands
 acreage, as adjusted above, and as
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 reported in the DHHL annual reports aa
 shown below.
 Annual Report HHL Acreage
 189,724
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 189,875
 190,920
 An understanding of the events
-which led to the passage of the Act ia
+which led to the passage of the Act is
 necessary to understand some of the
 problems associated with the land
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 income for the rehabilitation
 program.
 This compromise then resulted in
 the first obstacle to establishing
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 "...(a) all lands within any forest
 reservations, (b) all cultivated
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