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Commission approves conditional partial advance of net proceeds in contested D14 case after beneficiary’s plea
Summary
After beneficiary Evette Masaoka appealed for a $268,690 advancement of proceeds from her surrendered lease, the commission discussed statutory limits and staff prudence and approved a motion to release funds on a good‑faith calculation with a post‑transaction accounting and residual payout to the beneficiary.
At a public meeting of the Hawaiian Homes Commission, beneficiary Evette Masaoka asked commissioners to advance most of the net proceeds from the appraisal of her surrendered lease so she could relocate; she said department staff failed to meet with her and that the department’s proposed withholding would cause a large loss of equity.
"My Curtistown home was appraised for $330,000… I am requesting that 97% of that… be released to me," Masaoka said during public testimony, noting moving costs and an unsafe replacement property.
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