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Can My Father (sole Lessee Of The Home We Live In) Throw Me, My Mother, And My Sister Out For Any Reason?

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Location: Hawaii
For context I (23M) live on Hawaiian Homelands, which means my dad has enough Hawaiian blood to have landed us this house and therefore is the sole lessee since my mother is full Japanese. He is a verbally abusive alcoholic who constantly holds the fact he owns this house and can throw us out at any point in time over our heads to make us compliant with his drinking and abuse. My mom takes the brunt of it and he is the worst to her. Today they had a pretty bad argument that sparked him to remind us all that this is his house and we would have to leave if he wanted us to. Is this true? I’m worried sick about the prospect because Hawaii has an insane cost of living and we’d have nowhere to go. Me and my siblings are listed as eligible successors (we all have quarter of Hawaiian blood which makes us eligible) but that wouldn’t go to one of us until after he passes. We also worry we’d lose the house in general because he’s currently unemployed and has no way to actually pay the mortgage (since me, my mom, and sister cover that and utilities). Thank you for any help that you can provide.

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