[Auntie Dem]

I thought Haolis couldn’t buy land in Hawaii, but could only have a 99 year lease. I guess if you have enough money no rules apply to you.

[norcal joe]

I thought Haolis couldn’t buy land in Hawaii, but could only have a 99 year lease.

Well, you thought wrong. (You may be thinking of Samoa.)
And the word is Haole. :)

[unlearner]

Hawaii is a state and has to follow US law. Real Estate is highly regulated. You cannot discriminate in buying and selling based on race.

[Blueway]

No, back in the late 1960s we looked at a property in Pearl City, HI that was fee simple (included the lot the house was sitting on).
We were Haoles fresh off the mainland and we could have bought it but it would have been a financial struggle for years.

[Elsie]

 

• A tech billionaire is quietly buying up land in Hawaii. No one knows why

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  Auntie Dem to BenLurkin

  I thought Haolis couldn’t buy land in Hawaii, but could only have a 99 year lease. I guess if you have enough money no rules apply to you.

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Question: Does the LDS religious organization OWN the land it possess in Hawaii? 

 

Answer from Copilot: Using the web

Yes, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) owns land in Hawaii. In 1865, the church purchased a sugar plantation in Laie, Oahu.

The histories of the Laie plantation and the Hawaiian Mission are intertwined, as some mission presidents served simultaneously as plantation managers. 

In 1919, the plantation closed, and the Laie Temple was dedicated on the same land¹. 

Additionally, the church-affiliated property manager, Hawaii Reserves, also owns the Laie Courtyard by Marriott near the faith’s Polynesian Cultural Center².