24 CFR § 1007.5 - Definitions.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t24/s1007.5"
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title: "24 CFR § 1007.5 - Definitions."
title_number: 24
title_name: "Housing and Urban Development"
section_number: "1007.5"
section_name: "Definitions."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT"
part_number: "1007"
part_name: "SECTION 184A LOAN GUARANTEES FOR NATIVE HAWAIIAN HOUSING"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "12 U.S.C. 1715z-13b; 15 U.S.C. 1639c; 42 U.S.C. 3535(d)."
regulatory_source: "67 FR 40776, June 13, 2002, unless otherwise noted."
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# 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.