夏威夷事务办公室成立公共土地信托工作组 清查原住民土地收益
11月4日，位于夏威夷州檀香山县檀香山市的夏威夷事务办公室宣布，重新组建的公共土地信托工作组成立，将着手处理围绕夏威夷公共土地信托长期存在的土地清册、收入核算与分配问题。工作组成员由夏威夷事务办公室、州长乔什·格林办公室、州参议院议长罗纳德·考奇与州众议院议长纳丁·中村任命，预计将在未来几周内召开首次会议，选出一名社区代表，并开始全面审查公共土地信托的土地、收入与会计做法。
工作组最初根据2022年《夏威夷州会议法》第226号法案设立，其成员与职责在2026年《会议法》第32号法案（参议院第903号法案）下得到扩大。工作组的核心任务是确保公共土地信托土地清册完整准确，核查各州机构如何核算与报告信托收入，找出报告制度的不足并提出改进建议，最终确定每年应按20%比例拨给夏威夷事务办公室、用于改善原住民处境的土地信托收入与收益份额。
公共土地信托包括夏威夷王国时期的王室与政府土地，这些土地在兼并后移交美国，并通过1959年《夏威夷州加入联邦法》纳入州公共信托义务。目前州政府每年向夏威夷事务办公室转移2150万美元作为临时金额，但完整的20%份额至今未获解决。工作组将在审查后提出调查结果与建议。
（来源：夏威夷事务办公室）
Hawaii Office of Hawaiian Affairs Forms Public Land Trust Working Group to Review Native Hawaiian Land Revenues
On Nov. 4, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) in Honolulu, Hawaii, announced the formation of the newly constituted Public Land Trust Working Group, which will address longstanding questions surrounding the inventory, accounting and distribution of revenues generated by Hawaii's Public Land Trust. Members were appointed by OHA, the office of Gov. Josh Green, Senate President Ronald Kouchi and House Speaker Nadine Nakamura. The group is expected to convene in the coming weeks, select a non-governmental community member and begin a comprehensive review of trust lands, revenues and accounting practices.
The working group was originally established under Act 226, Session Laws of Hawaii 2022, and its membership and responsibilities were expanded under Act 32, Session Laws of Hawaii 2026 (Senate Bill 903). Its central mission is to ensure a complete and accurate accounting of Public Land Trust lands and revenues and to determine the 20 percent pro rata share of income and proceeds due annually to OHA for the betterment of the conditions of Native Hawaiians.
The Public Land Trust includes former crown and government lands of the Hawaiian Kingdom that were transferred to the United States following annexation and placed under the state's public trust obligations through the Hawaii Admission Act of 1959. The state currently transfers $21.5 million annually to OHA as an interim amount, while the full 20 percent share remains unresolved. The group will review the land inventory, examine how state agencies report trust revenues, identify deficiencies and develop recommendations.
(Source: Office of Hawaiian Affairs)
来源：夏威夷事务办公室
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