[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 24, Volume 4]
[Revised as of April 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 24CFR1007.5]

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                 TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
CHAPTER IX--OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING, 
               DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
PART 1007_SECTION 184A LOAN GUARANTEES FOR NATIVE HAWAIIAN HOUSING
--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 1007.5  Definitions.

    The following definitions apply in this part:
    Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) means the agency or 
department of the government of the State of Hawaii that is responsible 
for the administration of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920 (42 
Stat. 108 et seq.).
    Eligible entity means a Native Hawaiian family, the Department of 
Hawaiian Home Lands, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, and private 
nonprofit or private for-profit organizations experienced in the 
planning and development of affordable housing for Native Hawaiians.
    Family means one or more persons maintaining a household, and 
includes, but is not limited to, a family with or without children, an 
elderly family, a near-elderly family, a disabled family, or a single 
person.
    Guarantee Fund means the Native Hawaiian Housing Loan Guarantee Fund 
under this part.
    Hawaiian Home Lands means lands that:
    (1) Have the status of Hawaiian Home Lands under section 204 of the 
Hawaiian Homes Commission Act (42 Stat. 110); or
    (2) Are acquired pursuant to that Act.
    HUD means the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
    Native Hawaiian means any individual who is:
    (1) A citizen of the United States; and
    (2) A descendant of the aboriginal people, who, prior to 1778, 
occupied and exercised sovereignty in the area that currently 
constitutes the State of Hawaii, as evidenced by:
    (i) Genealogical records;
    (ii) Verification by kupuna (elders) or kama'aina (long-term 
community residents); or
    (iii) Birth records of the State of Hawaii.
    Native Hawaiian family means a family with at least one member who 
is a Native Hawaiian.
    Office of Hawaiian Affairs means the entity of that name established 
under the constitution of the State of Hawaii.