The 2022 Regular Session of the State Legislature comes to a close on May 5th. After two years of severe budget restrictions due to the pandemic, the state's economic activity rebounded much faster than anticipated. The challenge this year, ironically, has been what to do with so much surplus funds without creating obligations that would cripple future budgets. One major initiative is a $600 million appropriation to the Department of Hawaiian Homelands to help reduce the ete