Department of Hawaiian Home Lands

DHHL TO HOLD COMMUNITY MEETING ON ACCESS CONCERNS THROUGH HAWAIIAN HOMELANDS ON HAWAIʻI ISLAND

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

January 24, 2025

NAʻALEHU, HAWAIʻI ISLAND – The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) will host a community meeting to address concerns regarding access through Hawaiian homelands in Kaʻū on Hawaiʻi Island.

The meeting will be from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at the Naʻalehu Community Center at 95-5635 Hawaiʻi Belt Road.

Department personnel will be on site to address questions relating to the closure of access gates on DHHL lands, as well as the potential closure of additional access points on neighboring properties.

Please direct any questions or concerns to [email protected].

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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 more than 200,000 acres of land statewide with the specific purpose of developing and delivering homesteading.

Media Contact:   

Diamond Badajos   
Information and Community Relations Officer   
Department of Hawaiian Home Lands  
Cell: 808-342-0873  
Email: [email protected]