Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 40, Number 2, 1 February 2023 — Ka Ho'olaha 'Alua i Ho'ouna 'ia no ka Hihia Kalima Second Notice Mailed in Kalima Lawsuit [ARTICLE]

Ka Ho'olaha 'Alua i Ho'ouna 'ia no ka Hihia Kalima Second Notice Mailed in Kalima Lawsuit

Na Thomas Grande, Esq. a me Carl Varady, Esq. Unuhi 'ia e Kaipo Leopoldino

Ua ho'ouna 'ia ka ho'olaha 'alua i nā kānaka o nā po'e ho'opi'i o ka hihia a Kalima v. State ofHawai'i Hawaiian Home Lands Trust, ma hope o ka lā 31 o Ianuali i mea e ho'omaopopo iā lākou e pili 'ana i ke kūlana o ia hihia. 'O 'ehā mau 'ano ho'olaha no ia. 'O nā kānaka i koho e ho'onā i kā lākou hihia, e loa'a 'ana iā lākou i ka ho'olaha ho'onā i mea e ho'omaopopo ai iā lākou, 'a'ohe kuleana kō lākou i ka uku ho'onā. No ka mea, nā lākou i koho e waiho i kēia hihia. 'O nā kānaka i kō 'ole i ke kūlana pa'a a ka HRS Mokuna 674, e lo'a ana iā lākou he ho'olaha ho'opi'i 'ole. 'A'ohe kūleana kō lākou i ka uku ho'onā. No ka mea, 'a'ole lākou i ho'okomokomo i kahi ho'opi'i me ka Panela Ho'opi'i Hawai'i, nā lākou i mea me ka hilina'i 'ole mahope o ka lā 30 o Ianuali i ka makahiki 1988 a i 'ole ma muli o kahi kumu i kō 'ole i ke kūlana pa'a a ka HRS Mokuna 674. Hiki i nā kānaka o nā po'e ho'opi'i 'ole ke alualu i kekahi hihia ponot. 'O nā kānaka me ka ho'opi'i kūkulu kīnā no nā hale kūkulu 'ia e DHHL a me ka aina ho'omohale 'ia e DHHL, e lo'a ana iā lākou he ho'olaha ho'opi'i kūkulu. 'O nā kānaka me ka ho'opi'i lohi, e loa'a 'ana iā lākou i ka ho'olaha hō'alia. E loa'a ana iā lākou i ka lā ho'omaka a me ka lā ho'opau no kā lākou ho'opi'i no ka aina ho'opulapula like 'ole e noi aku ai. E 'olu'olu, e nānā pono i kēia mau ho'olaha ho'opi'i. Inā hoihoi 'oe e ho'ouna mai i kahi mea ho'opololei a i 'ole waiho i ka ho'opi'i, e hana pēlā ma mua o Apelila 3, 2023. ■

Class members in the Kalima v. State of Hawai'i Hawaiian Home Lands Trust litigation were sent a Second Notice after Jan. 31, 2023, to inform them of the case status. There are four types of notices. Class members who opted out or settled their cases will receive a Settlement/Opt Out Notice informing them that they are not entitled to a settlement payment because they excluded themselves from the case. Class members who do not meet the criteria of HRS Chapter 674 will receive a No Claim Notice. These class members are not entitled to a settlement payment because they did not file a elaim with the Hawaiian Claims Panel, suffered a breach of trust after June 30, 1988, or for other reasons do not meet the criteria of HRS Chapter 674. No Claim class members have the right to opt out of the case and pursue their own cases. Class members with construction defect claims for DH-HL-developed houses developed lands will receive a Construction Claim Notice. Class members with delay claims will receive a Waiting List notice. These class members will be presented with the starting and ending dates for their elaim for eaeh type of homestead they applied for. Please review these notices carefully. If you wish to submit corrections or to opt of the case, you must do so by April 3, 2023. ■