Aloha, I support this bill; it does right by Native Hawaiian families.
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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 Leina'ala Tu'ifua am in SUPPORT OF this bill. Please help kanaka maoli and kamaaina hold on to the bits that they have left. It's not right that they get taxed off their land... I am in opposition of people coming from far away buying up the land for profit. Hawaiians we need our land it's all we know.
Budget, Finance, and Economic Development Committee,
I, Dana Keawe, strongly support BFED-78 CC 2-29 County Property Tax Reform (BFED-78) for the following important points and reasons:
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 humbly ask All of you on the Budget, Finance, and Economic Development Committee support and vote to pass Bill BFED-78.
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.
Aloha Mai kakou! I support the Aina kupuna bill. We need to support our po’e hawai’i and rights to Aina that has been passed down from generation to generation.
I support the 'Āina Kūpuna Tax Bill BFED-78 CC-21-29 because lineal Hawaiian should have the opportunity to own native lands without being taxed out by foreigners.
I am in full support of the ʻĀina Kūpuna bill. Hawaiian families should not be forced to sell their land, because they cannot afford the unrealistic and astronomical property taxes.
I am in full support for tax relief for the ‘Aina Kūpuna lands bill BFED-78 CC 21-29 for our lineal descendants. We deserve to stop being taxed out from foreigners.
Everyone must support this bill, ‘Āina Kūpuna Tax Relief Bill BFED-78 CC 21-29. 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. Kokua native Hawaiians and long-time kama'aina ohana so that they are not taxed into giving up the lands that have been in their ohana for generations. John Wallace Kalehua Lu'uwai
I support the aina 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 committee.
Maryann Barros
Kākoʻo au i ka pila e ʻae ana i nā ʻohana e mālama i ka ʻāina o ko kākou kūpuna.
Aloha, I support this bill; it does right by Native Hawaiian families.
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs is in support of BFED-78
I support this bill time for us Hawaiian stop moving of our God given land and raised our family's here
I Leina'ala Tu'ifua am in SUPPORT OF this bill. Please help kanaka maoli and kamaaina hold on to the bits that they have left. It's not right that they get taxed off their land... I am in opposition of people coming from far away buying up the land for profit. Hawaiians we need our land it's all we know.
Please help local FAMILIES KEEP THEIR LAND!
I support the bill
Budget, Finance, and Economic Development Committee,
I, Dana Keawe, strongly support BFED-78 CC 2-29 County Property Tax Reform (BFED-78) for the following important points and reasons:
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 humbly ask All of you on the Budget, Finance, and Economic Development Committee support and vote to pass Bill BFED-78.
Sincerely,
Dana Keawe
danakeawe@gmail.com
I support the Aina Kupuna Bill.
I support the ʻāina kūpuna bill BFED-78 CC 21-29.
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.
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. Please support the bill by passing it out of your committee.
Aloha Mai kakou! I support the Aina kupuna bill. We need to support our po’e hawai’i and rights to Aina that has been passed down from generation to generation.
I support the aina kupuna tax bill
I support the 'Āina Kūpuna Tax Bill BFED-78 CC-21-29 because lineal Hawaiian should have the opportunity to own native lands without being taxed out by foreigners.
I am in full support of the ʻĀina Kūpuna bill. Hawaiian families should not be forced to sell their land, because they cannot afford the unrealistic and astronomical property taxes.
I am in full support for tax relief for the ‘Aina Kūpuna lands bill BFED-78 CC 21-29 for our lineal descendants. We deserve to stop being taxed out from foreigners.
Everyone must support this bill, ‘Āina Kūpuna Tax Relief Bill BFED-78 CC 21-29. 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. Kokua native Hawaiians and long-time kama'aina ohana so that they are not taxed into giving up the lands that have been in their ohana for generations. John Wallace Kalehua Lu'uwai
I support the aina 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 committee.
Maryann Barros