Department of Hawaiian Home Lands

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

June 10, 2021

Nānākuli Drainage Lateral Cleaning

(Nānākuli, Oʻahu) – The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, through its contractor Dalinoc General Maintenance & Landscaping LLC, will begin work on June 12, 2021 to remove dry vegetation, trash, debris, and unpermitted structures from a flood control lateral in Nānākuli, Oʻahu.

Contractors will perform landscaping, concrete relining, concrete spall repair, concrete crack repair, chain link fence repair, as well as remove trash and debris in the canal mauka of Mokiawe Street.

Unpermitted structures in the canal have been issued citations and will be removed in the final phase of the project.

Residents should expect landscaping and heavy equipment noise between 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Work is expected to be completed by July 16, 2021, weather permitting.

Nānākuli lessees who will be impacted by the work have been notified.

For more information, call (808) 620-9500.

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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]