Department of Hawaiian Home Lands

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

July 28, 2021

 Waiokeola Stream and Drainage Channel Improvements

(Waimānalo, Oʻahu) – The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, through its contractor Island Construction & Demolition LCC & Allied Security Fence, will conduct site improvements to the Waiokeola Stream and Drainage Channel in the area of Waimānalo, Oʻahu.

The contractors will restore the drainage channel to its original design to allow water to flow freely during heavy rains.

Construction work is anticipated to begin on Monday, August 2, 2021, and continue intermittently through the end of January 2022, weather pending.

Residents should expect construction work from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

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]