Hawaiian Homes Commission Act of 1920

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United States federal law land trust statute

The Hawaiian Homes Commission Act of 1920 is a U.S. federal law that set aside land in Hawaiʻi for homesteading by Native Hawaiians, establishing a trust intended to support their rehabilitation and self-sufficiency.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Hawaiian Homes Commission Act of 1920 canonical	2
Hawaiian Homes Commission Act	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal law ⓘ land trust statute ⓘ
administeredBy	Hawaiian Homes Commission ⓘ
aimsTo	address land dispossession of Native Hawaiians ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	Hawaii ⓘ surface form: State of Hawaii Hawaii ⓘ surface form: Territory of Hawaii
beneficiary	Native Hawaiians ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
creates	Hawaiian Homes Commission ⓘ
defines	Native Hawaiians ⓘ surface form: Native Hawaiian as person with at least 50 percent Hawaiian blood quantum
enactedBy	United States Congress ⓘ
establishes	Hawaiian home lands trust ⓘ
establishesMaximumLeaseTerm	99 years ⓘ
hasCriticism	insufficient land and funding for beneficiaries ⓘ limited eligibility due to blood quantum requirement ⓘ
hasEffectOn	creation of Hawaiian home land communities across Hawaii ⓘ distribution of former Crown and government lands in Hawaii ⓘ
hasLegalForm	public law ⓘ
hasShortName	Hawaiian Homes Commission Act of 1920 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Hawaiian Homes Commission Act
hasTopic	Native Hawaiian land rights ⓘ indigenous self-determination in Hawaii ⓘ
influencedBy	Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole ⓘ surface form: Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
laterAdministeredBy	Hawaiian Homes Commission ⓘ surface form: Department of Hawaiian Home Lands
legalStatus	still in force with amendments ⓘ
legislativeBody	United States House of Representatives ⓘ United States Senate ⓘ
locationOfEffect	Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
partOf	United States federal Indian and indigenous policy history ⓘ
providesFor	long-term leases to qualified Native Hawaiian beneficiaries ⓘ
purpose	promotion of self-sufficiency of Native Hawaiians ⓘ provision of homesteads for Native Hawaiians ⓘ rehabilitation of Native Hawaiians ⓘ
regulates	lease of Hawaiian home lands ⓘ use of Hawaiian home lands for agricultural purposes ⓘ use of Hawaiian home lands for pastoral purposes ⓘ use of Hawaiian home lands for residential purposes ⓘ
relatedTo	Hawaii Admission Act ⓘ surface form: Hawaii Statehood Admission Act of 1959 Office of Hawaiian Affairs ⓘ
requiresConsentOf	United States Congress for certain amendments ⓘ
setsAside	approximately 200000 acres of land in Hawaii ⓘ
signedBy	Warren G. Harding ⓘ
subjectOf	Hawaii Statehood Admission Act trust provisions ⓘ state constitutional provisions on Hawaiian home lands ⓘ
typeOfTrust	public land trust for Native Hawaiians ⓘ
yearOfEnactment	1920 ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Native Hawaiians → hasLegalAct → Hawaiian Homes Commission Act of 1920 ⓘ

Hawaiian Homes Commission Act of 1920 → hasShortName → Hawaiian Homes Commission Act of 1920 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hawaiian Homes Commission Act

Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole → notableWork → Hawaiian Homes Commission Act of 1920 ⓘ