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Thank you for taking the time to answer these questions.
1. In your experience, how prevalent is the issue of squatting and adverse possession?
Families loving in foreclosed home or homes that go into foreclosure while they are
tenants is common but I know of no one who has adversely possesed a home
2. In what communities and districts do squatting and adverse possession appear most
prominent?
All the poorer areas of the island where more homes have been forclosed
3. When you receive notice or a complaint about these situations, what is your normal
course of action?
I do not mind, big island is a very hard place to make a living, paying rent and supporting
a family is hard. It's such a shame to see a house left empty when people are homeless, or
struggling... It's sad that somebody lost the title to a house am was unable to pay but most
homes going into foreclosure out 2nd homes that loan were taken out upon and the people
no longer wish to pay, or can't afford, there loss can be someone else's oppurtunity to
have a home and save some money so they can buy their own home. There is always
gonna be people who abide the system but that is what certain people do, but for the most
part I think homes should be lived in.
4. What kinds of complications have arisen in the past that have prevented a successful
resolution of the situation?
I am not sure, I really don't see the harm and I wish people would not bother so much
about others living situation, if people are being irritating neighbor that's a seperate
problem
5. For those situations that have been successfully resolved, please describe what happened.
6. What happens when you contact or try to contact the owner of record?
7. What solutions would you recommend?
8. Are there any other comments you would like to make?
I believe Big Island is filled with some of the most wonderful people in the world.
They love Hawaii, they are Hawaii, Hawaiians, in order for Hawaii to be Hawaii it
needs these kinda of people to be so special. Plenty people with money come and
want to own a 2nd home, or take advatage of our poor economy and but multiple
homes with intentions to rent them out for profit. They lose interest, finance
problems or other various events and give these homes up. Fully finished homes
sitting empty crawling with Rats and yard over growing. Our forest are dwindling
wood is getting more and more expensive and we are letting waste in these empty
homes. All the while the wonderful people who make Hawaii, who work everyday
and only can afford to pay bills, and clothe their children have no dollar extra to
save. They may never own a home in their entire lives; it doesn't seem fair. 20
years is a long time stay in a home and if you stay there 20 years an care for it,
nobody bothers why can you not own it? Most cases families got a break for a
while and were able to save some money each month and divert back towards their
families and communtiy as opposed to sending it out of state to John Smith the
homeowner from Arkansas... It's sad that we live in such a beautiful place filled
with aloha and people are all poor, homeless, struggling now we are gonna find
another way to stop people from surviving? We need to be spending the money
coming up with more ways to HELP people who need it. Thank Illagan for asking
for public concern am understanding how many families in Puna are struggling