Ka Hoku o Hawaii, Volume XXXI, Number 6, 3 June 1936 — Owners Face Loss Of Land [ARTICLE]

Owners Face Loss Of Land

The possibility is seen that: owners. of beach lots, homesteads ftnd other lands throughont the territory upon whieh motiey is due the *government face loss of their property unless they move to make a settleinent. The possibility was"foreseen upon annpuncement of Louis M. Whitehouse, land commissioner, that he is niaking a survey of the Bituation upon whieh to base a definite policy. He said his survoy includes' the Waiakea Homesteads on Hawali, from whieh. he asscrted, the tērritorial government sti!l h'as āi>proximately $."00,000 due. M lf tho owners of these he said, "have no in-; U tention of i>aying what they owe, thtft the government ought to : tabti over the land and sell it in an to get some or all of the liiairiey iue it. M 1 { He said he had no infc>ntion p|f cansing har<lship to nny owner jof aueh property« hut added that -* f l>eaeh lot and Homestead j fcWyDot j»iy, or will not pay des~ rejK j ated notifieation from hia offiee, thc government imist > ia4reecb.

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