05-01-2017, 07:35 AM
DHHL uses Hawaii Homelands as a gravy train with kickbacks all aorund. Benefits all their friends except native Hawaiians.
One small example:
When I bought my property I had it surveyed. Cost me about $700. I saw a line item in a DHHL budget some years ago where they were paying some surveyor $65,000 to survey seven lots as I recall. Guess where that money was going.
Meanwhile those lots sit empty because DHHL expects the local Hawaiians to pass the same credit check any mortgage company might require. And that's not for fee simple ownership. Its for a 99 year lease.
So while some might focus on outside interests like the TMT taking advantage of the Hawaiian people the fact is the locals are really, really skilled at doing it themselves.
One small example:
When I bought my property I had it surveyed. Cost me about $700. I saw a line item in a DHHL budget some years ago where they were paying some surveyor $65,000 to survey seven lots as I recall. Guess where that money was going.
Meanwhile those lots sit empty because DHHL expects the local Hawaiians to pass the same credit check any mortgage company might require. And that's not for fee simple ownership. Its for a 99 year lease.
So while some might focus on outside interests like the TMT taking advantage of the Hawaiian people the fact is the locals are really, really skilled at doing it themselves.
Assume the best and ask questions.
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