REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO CONDUCT AN AUDIT OF THE MONEYS APPROPRIATED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS PURSUANT TO ACT 279, SESSION LAWS OF HAWAII 2022.

HCR 84 is a House Concurrent Resolution requesting the State Auditor conduct an audit of funds appropriated to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) under Act 279 (2022). It specifically targets the $600 million allocated to eliminate the DHHL waitlist (over 28,700 native Hawaiian beneficiaries as of 2022), following DHHL's failure to submit its required 2024 Annual Activity Report. The audit will verify how the funds were spent, including the $193.7 million expended by early 2025 and the use of the full appropriation for projects targeting 7,500 homes/lots over five years. This procedural resolution focuses on accountability for existing funds, not new policy changes.