Please support the ʻāina kūpuna bill BFED-78 CC 21-29 that provides tax relief for lineal descendants who continue to live on and/or care for their ancestral lands. Please support the bill by passing it out of the Budget, Finance, and Economic Development Committee for further consideration. This bill will give future generations the opportunity to continue to malama their lands and to strengthen the historical and cultural foundations which identify who we are. Mahalo nui loa for your kokua.
I am writing in support of this Bill. Many of the families that have lived around heavily developed and gentrified areas have suffered so much. They did not ask for the development; why do they have to pay to outrageous prices to keep it up? All of the long time ohana’s are unable to keep up with the payments for the land that has been passed down to them for so many generations and are not just suffering financially, but mentally as well. They are being bought out of their own homes! The families in Makena especially have gone through so much. Enough is enough.
I STRONGLY SUPPORT the 'āina kupuna 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.
Growing up, I remember our 'ohana always having family reunions and gatherings at our hale in Makena. I also grew up hearing stories from our kupuna of all the ‘ohana who used to live down in Makena, but it would always end sadly as they were forced to sell because it was unaffordable. In my short 25 years I have seen Makena change dramatically with new, oversized houses and developments coming up every year. Now that I am older, I am getting familiar with the land taxes we must pay and other costs of having ‘āina surrounded by mansions with no Hawaiian neighbors left.
My generation will be the fourth generation to have spent time down in Makena, where our kūpuna’s iwi are either buried in the sands or scattered in the waters there. Our ʻohana continues to open the property to extended family so they can remain connected to the lands and waters of Makena. It would be devastating if we could not afford Makena and were forced to sell because of the extremely high property taxes. What would our future generations have if that happened?
I support the ‘āina kupuna bill so that future generations can remain connected to the ‘āina just as our kupuna have.
My name is Nanea Lo and I'm writing in support of the ʻāina kūpuna bill BFED-78 CC 21-29 because as a Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian) I have to stand for what is right for my people and for us to be able to survive in our own homelands.
Native Hawaiian and kamaʻāina families who have been able to maintain their ancestral lands for generations represent a foundation of Mauiʻs historical and cultural legacy, and help to maintain important connections to the past and to the ʻāina that have informed, and continue to inform, Mauiʻs social fabric and unique community values. This bill will help more of these families hold on to their ʻohana lands, especially amidst global real estate speculation, skyrocketing property values, and resulting property tax assessments that may exceed what many can afford. Accordingly, this measure will help to perpetuate Maui's historical and cultural legacy, and preserve that which has helped to make Maui and all of Hawaiʻi such a unique and special place to live.
Land grabs and speculation by off-island investors should never lead to long-time kamaʻāina families being taxed into poverty, or off of their ancestral lands. This bill will protect Mauiʻs families and the legacy they represent, from property tax increases due to forces well beyond their control.
The dispossession of land has deep, profound, and unique impacts on Native Hawaiians, whose health and well-being are based on their feelings for and deep attachment to the ʻāina. Other kamaʻāina who have maintained their family lands since the Great Depression are likely to have also developed a deep, familial attachment to their lands that would be devastating to lose. This bill will provide critical protection for Native Hawaiian and other ʻohana who may be forced to choose between the devastation of selling their ancestral lands, or paying tax assessments that they are increasingly unable to afford.
The county government has benefited greatly from skyrocketing property values and associated property taxes, driven by real estate speculation, foreign investment, and the global demand for land in Hawai'i. Sadly, this surge in property values is now pushing Maui's long-time 'ohana to the brink of losing their ancestral lands, going into poverty to pay their property taxes, or monetizing their ʻāina in ways that erode their character, and the overall character of Maui's unique communities. As its coffers continue to fill from the foreign desire for Maui's lands, the county must take steps to provide targeted tax relief for its long-time 'ohana, and the last living vestiges of Maui's social and cultural heritage that they embody.
I 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. KEEP HAWAIIAN LANDS IN HAWAIIAN HANDS.
I fully support the ‘Aina Kupuna bill BFED-78 CC 21-29 that provides tax relief for lineal descendants who continue to live and care for their ancestral lands. Please support and pass this bill. Mahalo
We hope you will pass this Bill and help Maui families who have retained their ancestral lands for 90+ years. Because generations of our family resisted developers' tempting offers and managed to pay the ever-rising property taxes, the bones of our kupuna can remain there where they spent their lives. And that since 1862. We strongly urge you to support the Bill by passing it out of your committee! And our sincerest mahalo to Keani Rawlins-Fernandez, along with all those true Mauians.
I 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.
I personally think that it is outrageous to practically force people to give up ancestral land dating back generations through an un-payable tax. The bill will help lessen that issue and allow families to continue living on land that holds so much cultural value. To deny someone the ability to see where their parents and their parent's parents grew up is absolutely insane, especially when they've been taking care of the land for all that time. Even those who can afford the tax risk bankruptcy each time they pay it due to how high it is, and with the tax increasing each year there's no way people will be able to hold onto land that is held near and dear to their entire families heart and being.
To deny people something they should be able to keep because someone wanted to get more money off them is ridiculous. To deny someone their history is insanity. To deny a family ancestral lands and rip it away from them for the simple statement of 'not enough money' when the land cannot even afford itself is nothing short of unjust annexation.
I 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. Native Hawaiian and kamaʻāina families who have been able to maintain their ancestral lands for generations represent a foundation of Mauiʻs historical and cultural legacy, and help to maintain important connections to the past and to the ʻāina that have informed, and continue to inform, Mauiʻs social fabric and unique community values. This bill will help more of these families hold on to their ʻohana lands, especially amidst global real estate speculation, skyrocketing property values, and resulting property tax assessments that may exceed what many can afford. Accordingly, this measure will help to perpetuate Maui's historical and cultural legacy and preserve that which has helped to make Maui and all of Hawaiʻi such a unique and special place to live.
I am full support of this bill. As one of Hawaiian blood it is heartbreaking to learn that there are those who could lose their lands due to taxes and such. I disapprove of the way Hawaiians are losing the land that should stay in the families.
I am in full support of this bill. It is heartbreaking to hear that the Hawaiian’s could possibly lose their lands because they no longer could afford it. They’ve been there for generations, they have every right to keep their lands.
I grew up close to Makena and to see how it’s changed over the years is a sad sight to see. There have been many new and “rich” houses that have been built in the area that I was so familiar with. Now, the area doesn’t even look close to what I was so used to seeing growing up in Maui.
Allow the Hawaiian’s to afford and keep their lands instead of trying to push them out because money talks.
I fully support BFED-78l and Mahalo to those who worked hard in creating a bill that would help to keep Ancestral lands in the Families thereby preserving our Culture. Overdevelopment and exorbitant property taxes have changed not only the landscape, but also the mindset of the Community.
Ancestral and family lands should be able to be kept in the family and not taxed out of ownership. It’s hard enough for local families and native Hawaiians to be home owners in today’s market. To have family lands and a family home is priceless. To be taxed out by increasing property values of surrounding land is simply not right.
Please support the ʻāina kūpuna bill BFED-78 CC 21-29 that provides tax relief for lineal descendants who continue to live on and/or care for their ancestral lands. Please support the bill by passing it out of the Budget, Finance, and Economic Development Committee for further consideration. This bill will give future generations the opportunity to continue to malama their lands and to strengthen the historical and cultural foundations which identify who we are. Mahalo nui loa for your kokua.
I am writing in support of this Bill. Many of the families that have lived around heavily developed and gentrified areas have suffered so much. They did not ask for the development; why do they have to pay to outrageous prices to keep it up? All of the long time ohana’s are unable to keep up with the payments for the land that has been passed down to them for so many generations and are not just suffering financially, but mentally as well. They are being bought out of their own homes! The families in Makena especially have gone through so much. Enough is enough.
I STRONGLY SUPPORT the 'āina kupuna 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.
Growing up, I remember our 'ohana always having family reunions and gatherings at our hale in Makena. I also grew up hearing stories from our kupuna of all the ‘ohana who used to live down in Makena, but it would always end sadly as they were forced to sell because it was unaffordable. In my short 25 years I have seen Makena change dramatically with new, oversized houses and developments coming up every year. Now that I am older, I am getting familiar with the land taxes we must pay and other costs of having ‘āina surrounded by mansions with no Hawaiian neighbors left.
My generation will be the fourth generation to have spent time down in Makena, where our kūpuna’s iwi are either buried in the sands or scattered in the waters there. Our ʻohana continues to open the property to extended family so they can remain connected to the lands and waters of Makena. It would be devastating if we could not afford Makena and were forced to sell because of the extremely high property taxes. What would our future generations have if that happened?
I support the ‘āina kupuna bill so that future generations can remain connected to the ‘āina just as our kupuna have.
Me ka ha'aha'a,
Mogul Kamano'opono Lu'uwai
Hello,
My name is Nanea Lo and I'm writing in support of the ʻāina kūpuna bill BFED-78 CC 21-29 because as a Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian) I have to stand for what is right for my people and for us to be able to survive in our own homelands.
Native Hawaiian and kamaʻāina families who have been able to maintain their ancestral lands for generations represent a foundation of Mauiʻs historical and cultural legacy, and help to maintain important connections to the past and to the ʻāina that have informed, and continue to inform, Mauiʻs social fabric and unique community values. This bill will help more of these families hold on to their ʻohana lands, especially amidst global real estate speculation, skyrocketing property values, and resulting property tax assessments that may exceed what many can afford. Accordingly, this measure will help to perpetuate Maui's historical and cultural legacy, and preserve that which has helped to make Maui and all of Hawaiʻi such a unique and special place to live.
Land grabs and speculation by off-island investors should never lead to long-time kamaʻāina families being taxed into poverty, or off of their ancestral lands. This bill will protect Mauiʻs families and the legacy they represent, from property tax increases due to forces well beyond their control.
The dispossession of land has deep, profound, and unique impacts on Native Hawaiians, whose health and well-being are based on their feelings for and deep attachment to the ʻāina. Other kamaʻāina who have maintained their family lands since the Great Depression are likely to have also developed a deep, familial attachment to their lands that would be devastating to lose. This bill will provide critical protection for Native Hawaiian and other ʻohana who may be forced to choose between the devastation of selling their ancestral lands, or paying tax assessments that they are increasingly unable to afford.
The county government has benefited greatly from skyrocketing property values and associated property taxes, driven by real estate speculation, foreign investment, and the global demand for land in Hawai'i. Sadly, this surge in property values is now pushing Maui's long-time 'ohana to the brink of losing their ancestral lands, going into poverty to pay their property taxes, or monetizing their ʻāina in ways that erode their character, and the overall character of Maui's unique communities. As its coffers continue to fill from the foreign desire for Maui's lands, the county must take steps to provide targeted tax relief for its long-time 'ohana, and the last living vestiges of Maui's social and cultural heritage that they embody.
me ke aloha ʻāina,
Nanea Lo
I 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. KEEP HAWAIIAN LANDS IN HAWAIIAN HANDS.
I fully support the ‘Aina Kupuna bill BFED-78 CC 21-29 that provides tax relief for lineal descendants who continue to live and care for their ancestral lands. Please support and pass this bill. Mahalo
We hope you will pass this Bill and help Maui families who have retained their ancestral lands for 90+ years. Because generations of our family resisted developers' tempting offers and managed to pay the ever-rising property taxes, the bones of our kupuna can remain there where they spent their lives. And that since 1862. We strongly urge you to support the Bill by passing it out of your committee! And our sincerest mahalo to Keani Rawlins-Fernandez, along with all those true Mauians.
I 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.
I personally think that it is outrageous to practically force people to give up ancestral land dating back generations through an un-payable tax. The bill will help lessen that issue and allow families to continue living on land that holds so much cultural value. To deny someone the ability to see where their parents and their parent's parents grew up is absolutely insane, especially when they've been taking care of the land for all that time. Even those who can afford the tax risk bankruptcy each time they pay it due to how high it is, and with the tax increasing each year there's no way people will be able to hold onto land that is held near and dear to their entire families heart and being.
To deny people something they should be able to keep because someone wanted to get more money off them is ridiculous. To deny someone their history is insanity. To deny a family ancestral lands and rip it away from them for the simple statement of 'not enough money' when the land cannot even afford itself is nothing short of unjust annexation.
I support this bill!
I 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. Native Hawaiian and kamaʻāina families who have been able to maintain their ancestral lands for generations represent a foundation of Mauiʻs historical and cultural legacy, and help to maintain important connections to the past and to the ʻāina that have informed, and continue to inform, Mauiʻs social fabric and unique community values. This bill will help more of these families hold on to their ʻohana lands, especially amidst global real estate speculation, skyrocketing property values, and resulting property tax assessments that may exceed what many can afford. Accordingly, this measure will help to perpetuate Maui's historical and cultural legacy and preserve that which has helped to make Maui and all of Hawaiʻi such a unique and special place to live.
I am full support of this bill. As one of Hawaiian blood it is heartbreaking to learn that there are those who could lose their lands due to taxes and such. I disapprove of the way Hawaiians are losing the land that should stay in the families.
I am in full support of this bill. It is heartbreaking to hear that the Hawaiian’s could possibly lose their lands because they no longer could afford it. They’ve been there for generations, they have every right to keep their lands.
I grew up close to Makena and to see how it’s changed over the years is a sad sight to see. There have been many new and “rich” houses that have been built in the area that I was so familiar with. Now, the area doesn’t even look close to what I was so used to seeing growing up in Maui.
Allow the Hawaiian’s to afford and keep their lands instead of trying to push them out because money talks.
I fully support BFED-78l and Mahalo to those who worked hard in creating a bill that would help to keep Ancestral lands in the Families thereby preserving our Culture. Overdevelopment and exorbitant property taxes have changed not only the landscape, but also the mindset of the Community.
Ancestral and family lands should be able to be kept in the family and not taxed out of ownership. It’s hard enough for local families and native Hawaiians to be home owners in today’s market. To have family lands and a family home is priceless. To be taxed out by increasing property values of surrounding land is simply not right.
I support this bill.
Full support
I support
Keep Hawaiian lands in Hawaiian hands! 🙏🤙🏽❤️
Keeping what land we still have and getting back what they stole . It's so sad selling quite titles and land locks you people have no legal deeds
Aloha. writing in support of this bill
Leave Hawaiian lands to Hawaiian hands