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On Friday, February 9, 2018 the Hawaii State Supreme Court ruled (4-1 majority) that the Hawaii State Legislature is only required to fund the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) the amount that the delegates of the 1978 Hawaii State...

SMOKE TESTING SEWER LINES Underground Services Inc. (USI) will be smoke testing portions of the sewer collection system in the Papakolea, Kewalo and Kalawahine subdivisions between JANUARY 22 to FEBRUARY 9, 2018 8:30 A.M. and 3:30 P.M. Monday – Friday...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 8, 2017 DHHL's Kapolei Hoolimalima Rent-With-Option-To-Purchase Pilot Program Gains National Attention The Department of Hawaiian Home Land's (DHHL) recently completed Kapolei Ho‘olimalima Pilot Project has gained the attention of the National Association of Home Builders "Drive...

Every year, the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands prepares and submits legislative proposals for inclusion in the Governor’s Administrative Package for the next session of the Hawaii State Legislature.  For the 2018 package, the department is soliciting recommendations from beneficiaries and the...

SETTLEMENT REACHED IN WEST KAUA’I WAIMEA RIVER WATER DISPUTE Lands set aside for Homesteading by Congress in 1921 set to have water allocated to them for the first time HONOLULU, HI - The Hawai‘i State Water Commission recently approved a...