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Mengshin Lin for The Washington Post via Getty Images(HONOLULU)  A new bill in Hawaii aims to ban foreigners from purchasing land in the Aloha State. State Sen. Brenton Awa, who introduced the bill, says it could address concerns about the ongoing housing crisis in the state. “During the pandemic, right before I got into office here, we saw the home prices jump up $400,000 within a year, and that was because people outside were coming in," Awa told local news outlet KHON-TV. "When they’re coming in with cash and our salaries over here are less than those of the people who are ready to retire, we can’t compete.” The legislation reads: "At the time of purchase, a buyer of real property or an interest in real property shall provide an affidavit signed under penalty of perjury attesting that the buyer is not a foreign principal." The legislation defines a "foreign principal" in part as "any person who is domiciled in a foreign country and is

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