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Beneficiaries warn DHHL against accepting donated ʻEwa parcel tied to leaseback to developer
Summary
A Nanakuli beneficiary told the commission that a proposed donation of a 19.354‑acre ʻEwa parcel encumbered by a ground lease to an affiliate of the donor could create a precedent allowing developers to bypass county zoning; she said she filed an IRS complaint alleging nonprofit presidents were promised payments for endorsements.
Germaine Myers, a Nanakuli homestead lessee, told the Hawaiian Homes Commission that a December 2024 agenda item proposing DHHL negotiate to accept a donation of a 19.354‑acre parcel in ʻEwa carries a risk of setting a harmful precedent.
Myers quoted the staff submission describing a donor developer's plan to purchase the property, enter a ground lease with a special‑purpose entity it controls, then donate the land to DHHL while the…
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