I, Kalikolehua Storer support the ʻāina kūpuna bill BFED-78 CC 21-29 that provides tax relief for lineal descents who continue to live and care for their ancestral lands. Please support the bill by passing it out of your committee.
My name is Pōhaikealoha Kaikala. I am a resident of Maui and I am in strong SUPPORT of the passing of this bill. My ohana has struggled with paying the land tax for our aina kupuna for many years now and the passing of this bill would be such a relief.
Mahalo nui Keani Rawlins-Fernandez for proposing the bill.
Aloha! My name is Punohu Ah Sau and as a direct descendant of the many generation that came before me, it is my Kūleana to support this bill of my ʻĀIna Kūpuna in Makena. I am in full support of this ʻāina kūpuna bill BFED-78 CC 21-29 that provides tax relief for lineal descents who continue to live and care for their ancestral lands. Please support the bill by passing it out of your committee."
As a born and raised resident of maui, this would be a great opportunity for myself and other maui generational families to keep their lands from selling. My great grandfather purchased 50 acres in Olinda in 1950 and we currently are struggling to keep it in our hands and the future families name. Please support this bill!
My name is Hoʻoleia Kaʻeo. I am a Maui resident and I am also a kupa of this place because my kūpuna are from this mokupuni. I am writing to strongly SUPPORT the passage of the ʻĀina Kūpuna Tax Relief Bill; to amend Chapter 3.48, Maui County Code, to add a section relating to taxes on parcels dedicated as ʻāina kūpuna.
Land taxes have been skyrocketing due to the booming real estate market catered to the mega-rich. Luxury, empty vacation homes, and temporary vacation rentals now border ʻāina of many Hawaiian families. The strain of rising land taxes and inability to afford them have been another mechanism of removal and dispossession of Hawaiians from their ʻāina kūpuna. In addition, most local and Hawaiian families are already no longer able afford the purchase of property in our own homeland. The county must act to mitigate these issues and ensure that the the ʻāina that our kūpuna born, lived, and are buried on, that have been kept in families generationally, are kept in perpetuity to ʻohana. The profit the County will incur from settler capitalists will never amount to the aloha that families have for their ʻāina kūpuna.
Mahalo nui to Council member Keani Rawlins-Fernandez for proposing this bill. I kindly ask the Council to consider the long-term consequences and pass the ʻĀina Kūpuna Tax Relief Bill.
Budget, Finance and Economic Development Committee
Hon. Keani Rawlins-Fernandez, Chair
Hon. Tamara Paltin, Vice Chair
Chair Rawlins-Fernandez, Vice Chair Paltin and members of the Budget, Finance and Economic Development Committee:
I am providing testimony on behalf of Mākena Golf & Beach Club. Thank you for the opportunity to provide testimony in strong support of item BFED 78.
Maintaining ‘āina kūpuna in Hawai‘i over the last century has been an arduous task for many kama‘āina families – Maui in particular. We have witnessed families choose between struggling to maintain property tax payments or pay for day-to-day living expenses.
Incentivizing the maintenance of lineal descendancy in landownership through affordable property taxes is one of the best methods to ensure that our ‘ohana continues to call this place home.
As a developer in Hawai‘i, we understand our unique position at Mākena Golf & Beach Club. With that unique position comes a unique kuleana to understand how we impact ‘āina, ‘ohana and kaiāulu and to ensure that the people and families around us who have called these lands home for generations are not impacted by our projects.
In Hawai‘i, the lowest property tax rate is provided to owners of properties deemed historic. We should afford the same consideration to property owners who have maintained family properties over generations.
Thank you for the opportunity to provide testimony.
Mahalo,
Ka‘imi Judd
Vice President
Mākena Golf & Beach Club
Ano ai ke aloha
Kekuamanoha Burgess keia
Here voicing support for this bill that needs to be passed. Multigenerational land stewardship and resource management is key to thriving communities and ecosystems.All will benefit from this. This bill will keep kanaka who belong on the land there.
Keep Hawaii Hawaiian
Aloha, i am Puaena Poplardo.I believe that The hawaiians who own land and have been passed down from generation to generation should not be taxed (AT ALL) or even the same as all the other million dollar homes go up around them...It's already hard enough for us Hawaiian's to just rent a place here in Hawaii, Let alone Own any land because of how expensive it is and all of The Outsiders coming in and buying. I support this bill a 100% due to this affecting my own family.
Please keep our property taxes down.
Not in favor of changing zoning from conservation to residential in Kaupō Maui. Kanuha Obama
Aloha,
I, Kalikolehua Storer support the ʻāina kūpuna bill BFED-78 CC 21-29 that provides tax relief for lineal descents who continue to live and care for their ancestral lands. Please support the bill by passing it out of your committee.
Aloha nui kakou,
My name is Pōhaikealoha Kaikala. I am a resident of Maui and I am in strong SUPPORT of the passing of this bill. My ohana has struggled with paying the land tax for our aina kupuna for many years now and the passing of this bill would be such a relief.
Mahalo nui Keani Rawlins-Fernandez for proposing the bill.
Me ka haahaa,
Pōhaikealoha Kaikala
I support this bill
I am Shanette Kanuha and I strongly support this bill for my KUPUNA and all Ohana. Helps us preserve our ‘iwi kupuna and ‘aina.
Aloha! My name is Punohu Ah Sau and as a direct descendant of the many generation that came before me, it is my Kūleana to support this bill of my ʻĀIna Kūpuna in Makena. I am in full support of this ʻāina kūpuna bill BFED-78 CC 21-29 that provides tax relief for lineal descents who continue to live and care for their ancestral lands. Please support the bill by passing it out of your committee."
Pūnohu Ah Sau
As a born and raised resident of maui, this would be a great opportunity for myself and other maui generational families to keep their lands from selling. My great grandfather purchased 50 acres in Olinda in 1950 and we currently are struggling to keep it in our hands and the future families name. Please support this bill!
Strongly support!
Strongly support!!!
Aloha mai e ka ʻaha kūkā o ke Kalana o Maui,
My name is Hoʻoleia Kaʻeo. I am a Maui resident and I am also a kupa of this place because my kūpuna are from this mokupuni. I am writing to strongly SUPPORT the passage of the ʻĀina Kūpuna Tax Relief Bill; to amend Chapter 3.48, Maui County Code, to add a section relating to taxes on parcels dedicated as ʻāina kūpuna.
Land taxes have been skyrocketing due to the booming real estate market catered to the mega-rich. Luxury, empty vacation homes, and temporary vacation rentals now border ʻāina of many Hawaiian families. The strain of rising land taxes and inability to afford them have been another mechanism of removal and dispossession of Hawaiians from their ʻāina kūpuna. In addition, most local and Hawaiian families are already no longer able afford the purchase of property in our own homeland. The county must act to mitigate these issues and ensure that the the ʻāina that our kūpuna born, lived, and are buried on, that have been kept in families generationally, are kept in perpetuity to ʻohana. The profit the County will incur from settler capitalists will never amount to the aloha that families have for their ʻāina kūpuna.
Mahalo nui to Council member Keani Rawlins-Fernandez for proposing this bill. I kindly ask the Council to consider the long-term consequences and pass the ʻĀina Kūpuna Tax Relief Bill.
Me ka haʻahaʻa,
Hoʻoleia Kaʻeo
Support
Budget, Finance and Economic Development Committee
Hon. Keani Rawlins-Fernandez, Chair
Hon. Tamara Paltin, Vice Chair
Chair Rawlins-Fernandez, Vice Chair Paltin and members of the Budget, Finance and Economic Development Committee:
I am providing testimony on behalf of Mākena Golf & Beach Club. Thank you for the opportunity to provide testimony in strong support of item BFED 78.
Maintaining ‘āina kūpuna in Hawai‘i over the last century has been an arduous task for many kama‘āina families – Maui in particular. We have witnessed families choose between struggling to maintain property tax payments or pay for day-to-day living expenses.
Incentivizing the maintenance of lineal descendancy in landownership through affordable property taxes is one of the best methods to ensure that our ‘ohana continues to call this place home.
As a developer in Hawai‘i, we understand our unique position at Mākena Golf & Beach Club. With that unique position comes a unique kuleana to understand how we impact ‘āina, ‘ohana and kaiāulu and to ensure that the people and families around us who have called these lands home for generations are not impacted by our projects.
In Hawai‘i, the lowest property tax rate is provided to owners of properties deemed historic. We should afford the same consideration to property owners who have maintained family properties over generations.
Thank you for the opportunity to provide testimony.
Mahalo,
Ka‘imi Judd
Vice President
Mākena Golf & Beach Club
Our most important assets in Hawaii,..our past and our future. Do no harm to our past(kupuna) and you will empower our future(keiki). God bless.
Ano ai ke aloha
Kekuamanoha Burgess keia
Here voicing support for this bill that needs to be passed. Multigenerational land stewardship and resource management is key to thriving communities and ecosystems.All will benefit from this. This bill will keep kanaka who belong on the land there.
Keep Hawaii Hawaiian
I strongly support this bill!
Aloha, i am Puaena Poplardo.I believe that The hawaiians who own land and have been passed down from generation to generation should not be taxed (AT ALL) or even the same as all the other million dollar homes go up around them...It's already hard enough for us Hawaiian's to just rent a place here in Hawaii, Let alone Own any land because of how expensive it is and all of The Outsiders coming in and buying. I support this bill a 100% due to this affecting my own family.
Support!!!
Support
Support 100%
Please support this bill for all ohana.
Mahalo nui