Department of Hawaiian Home Lands

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

May 14, 2020

Papakōlea Notice of Field Investigation and Assessment Work

(Papakōlea, Oʻahu) – The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, through its contractor G70, will be conducting an assessment of select parcels in Papakōlea for potential erosion and slope condition analysis from May 18, 2020 through May 29, 2020 between 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.

Work will be conducted through G70’s geotechnical and engineering consultant and the firm’s surveying consultant on select parcels on Kapahu, Anianiku, and Iaukea Streets.

The fieldwork will include an investigation and assessment of a portion of select parcels that are adjacent to the hillside.

Lessees impacted by the work have been contacted directly via postal mail. For more information, call Project Manager Mitchell Kawamura at (808) 620-9278.

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About the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands:

The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands carries out Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole’s vision of rehabilitating native Hawaiians by returning them to the land. Established by U.S. Congress in 1921, with the passage of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, the Hawaiian homesteading program run by DHHL includes management of over 200,000 acres of land statewide with the specific purpose of developing and delivering homesteading.

Media Contact:

Cedric Duarte
Information and Community Relations Officer
Department of Hawaiian Home Lands
(808) 620-9591
[email protected]