Jack of Harts

The Hawaiian Crown Fund is an amazing venture started during the Second Great Depression. Mounting losses in tourism alarmed the citizens, which gave Governor Mahana the freedom to nationalize the old Crown Lands and levy monthly rents on the new tenants to make up the loss in external revenue. This money went into the Crown Fund, a portion of which was paid out on a monthly basis to every confirmed citizen of Hawaii to help them keep the lights on and food on their tables. The Crown Fund has expanded over the centuries to pay for basic medical care and other social services, and countless businesses owned by Hawaiian citizens found their start with low interest Crown Loans. Careful management helped it fund the creation of new islands and taller buildings, and the Palmyra Elevator reached orbit thanks to the Crown Fund. New colonies in the Solar System and beyond were started by monies earned by the Crown Lands, and the hearts of many of those colonies are Crown Lands in their own rights, the rents of which cycle back into the Crown Fund for the future generations of Hawaii and her colonies. Two things make the Crown Fund truly special in Hawaii. First, is that any benefit or dividend handed out from the Crown Fund is utterly and totally exempt from any tax assessors. And second, the Crown Fund is personally administered by the Hawaiian Head of State, not the legislature.