Malaika Tapper

Malaika Tapper is a student at Harvard College. Her reporting has appeared in The Intercept, The Sacramento Bee, and The Idaho Statesman.

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How Lending Practices Restrict Hawaiian Homesteaders’ Borrowing Power Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

How Lending Practices Restrict Hawaiian Homesteaders’ Borrowing Power

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Native Hawaiians cannot take out second mortgages or home equity lines of credit on their homesteads — but not everyone understood that was part of the deal.

Here’s Why Hawaiian Homesteaders May Never Fully Profit From Their Own Land Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Here’s Why Hawaiian Homesteaders May Never Fully Profit From Their Own Land

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Those fortunate enough to secure a DHHL lot — often after waiting years or decades — find themselves unable to access the property’s market value.