WE, Kānaka `Ōiwi are making a stand in 2026! For too long has the Democrat Party placed Kānaka `Ōiwi last in its priority in Hawai`i. Hawai`i has only become a State in the Union because of one thing: A Promise to assume the Fiduciary Duties of the Hawaiian Homes Commissions Act of 1920, as Amended 1921 ("HHCA"). 

The United State Government mandated that the HHCA be placed in the Hawaii Constitution, to ensure that WE the Kānaka `Ōiwi, or "Trust Beneficiaries" will receive the PROMISE to place Kānaka `Ōiwi on the `Āina.

In 1990, the Hawai`i Legislature enacted into law, without the signature of the First native Hawaiian Governor, John D. Waihe`e, that give the HHCA its "PURPOSE" under §101 of the HHCA. That PROMISE was to "Place the Hawaiian on the Land in a Prompt and Efficient Manner"...35 YEARS AGO!

The State of Hawai`i has violated its "Trust Obligation" to Kānaka `Ōiwi so many times:  See, Aged Hawaiians v. Hawaiian Homes Commission, 78 Haw. 192, 891 P.2d 279 (Haw. 1995); Nelson v. Hawaiian Homes Comm'n, 127 Hawaiʻi 185, 277 P.3d 279 (2012) (Hawaiʻi Supreme Court decision, often referred to as Nelson I, which held the funding question was justiciable); Nelson v. Hawaiian Homes Comm'n, 130 Hawaiʻi 162, 307 P.3d 142 (2013) (Hawaiʻi Supreme Court decision, often referred to as Nelson II); Nelson v. Hawaiian Homes Comm'n, 141 Hawaiʻi 411, 412 P.3d 917 (2018) (Hawaiʻi Supreme Court decision, often referred to as Nelson III); Kalima v. State, 111 Hawaiʻi 84, 137 P.3d 990 (2006) (known as Kalima I); Kalima v. State, 148 Hawaiʻi 129, 468 P.3d 143 (2020) (Kalima II); and most recently: Kanahele v. State, 154 Hawaiʻi 190, 549 P.3d 275 (2024).

It was our Kūpuna who stood firm on Mauna A Wākea to STOP the Desecration of the Piko for Ko Hawai`i Pae `Āina! At a time when Governor Ige and DHHL Director and HHC Chair William Aila claimed that the Mauna Kea Access Road belonged to the Department of Transportation: "Becaused they paved the road that belonged to DHHL!" This twisted logic was not only a BREACH OF TRUST, it was also an insult to every Kānaka `Ōiwi in our Lāhui, as well as anyone else who has common sense.

THEREFORE, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO THE STATE OF HAWAI`I: WE, KĀNAKA `ŌIWI, are done with "Politics as usual" in Hawai`i. We are strong, we are resilient, we are tired of being used, misused and abused by the State of Hawai`i. Your empty promises is proven with nearly 30, 000 Trust Beneficiaries still waiting to DIE on the WAITLIST, while you BRAG about actually having...wait for it...84, 000 VACANT UNMANAGED LANDS under the Land Management Division (LMD) of DHHL. Just the very Title: VACANT UNMANAGED LANDS is a self-evident Indictment against DHHL and the State of Hawai`i.

WE, KĀNAKA `ŌIWI,  respectfully request that the Hawaiian Homes Commission (HHC) live up to its "Executive Board" Authority it has over DHHL. The HHC is the policy-making body that governs DHHL, setting land use, development goals (Island Plans), and strategic direction, while DHHL staff handles daily operations, implementing the Commission's directives under the HHCA to rehabilitate Native Hawaiians through land management and homesteading. The Commission holds ultimate authority over land use, approves plans, ensures fiduciary duty, and oversees compliance, while DHHL manages services, loans, and operations, all mandated by the HHCA. 

The HHCA is NOT a "Residential" program. It is a HOMESTEAD Mandate!

The HHC must END the Waitlist NOW! The HHC has the power TODAY to END the Waitlist NOW by Ordering DHHL to RELEASE the 84,000 VACANT UNMANAGED LANDS to KĀNAKA `ŌIWI Trust Beneficiaries NOW!

WE, KĀNAKA `ŌIWI Trust Beneficiaries, stand ready to work with the Department to end the WAITLIST TODAY! The Department must act in good faith, by NOT delaying any further.

GOOD FAITH is demonstrated when DHHL as directed by the HHC acts on Governor Josh Green's two EMERGENCY PROCLAMATIONS: The Sixteenth Proclamation relating to Affordable Housing, and the Twentieth Proclamation Relating to Homelessness, both signed on November 18, 2025. Each of these Proclamations lasts for 60 days.

WHEREBY, there are no more excuses, no more delays, the time is NOW to act with less than a month to institute the Governors' Emergency Proclamations and eliminate the WAITLIST, in this Prompt and Efficient Manner!

WE, KĀNAKA `ŌIWI Trust Beneficiaries, look forward to being placed on a Decision Making Agenda on January 20, 2026, at the next Hawaiian Homes Commission Meeting to present a path going forward by the Department working in partnership with `Āina Maluhia and Ho`omana Pono, LLC KĀNAKA `ŌIWI Trust Beneficiaries, who have been on the frontlines to end the WAITLIST as it relates to those of us who are 30% or below AMI and houseless.

In turn, WE, KĀNAKA `ŌIWI Trust Beneficiaries, in GOOD FAITH are mobilizing our Lāhui to sign this Petition to help us, help the HHC and the Department to hold the State Legislature accountable to providing the funding that DHHL is requesting to facilitate the ending of the WAITLIST and finally allow the State of Hawaii to fulfill its promise to KĀNAKA `ŌIWI Trust Beneficiaries. 

Our stand will be made at the 33rd Hawaii State Legislature 2026, starting on Wednesday, January 21, 2026. WE, KĀNAKA `ŌIWI Trust Beneficiaries, call on everyone who actually supports KĀNAKA `ŌIWI Trust Beneficiaries, to come and make a stand with us on opening day of the State Legislature, January 21, 2026, and to continue the effort throughout the legislative session by sending in your testimonies in support of DHHL's efforts to end the WAITLIST.

2026 is the Election Mid-Terms. By signing this Petition, WE are sending a clear message to ALL LEGISLATORS that the KĀNAKA `ŌIWI Trust Beneficiaries issue is ON THE BALLOT IN YOUR DISTRICT!

WE, ARE KĀNAKA `ŌIWI Trust Beneficiaries & WE VOTE! 

WE ARE SUPPORTERS OF KĀNAKA `ŌIWI Trust Beneficiaries & WE VOTE!