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13.7 LOANS ON HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS
A. Definition
Hawaiian Home Lands consists of property owned by the State of Hawaii, Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) and held in trust for Native Hawaiians. An applicant purchasing a home on Hawaiian Home lands must be a Native Hawaiian, as determined by DHHL.
B. Requirements
In order for a mortgage with a Hawaiian Home Lands lease to be eligible for guarantee, the property shall be located within an area designated as Hawaiian Home Lands, and DHHL shall have granted to the applicants a homestead lease covering the
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property. For loans to Native Hawaiians on Hawaiian Home Lands, the lender must obtain:
x Certification that the lease provided by DHHL is not in default and has not been
cancelled.
x All other requirements set forth in 7 CFR Part 3555 and any successor regulation.
x All other requirements set forth in an MOU between DHHL and USDA Rural
Development which is available in the USDA LINC Training and Resource Library, located at www.rd.usda.gov/resources/usda-linc-training-resource- library/loan-origination.
C. Recording
Mortgages on Hawaiian Home Lands leaseholds are recorded in the recording system established at DHHL.
SECTION 2: MANUFACTURED HOMES
[7 CFR 3555.208]