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Department of Hawaiian Home Lands “In the News”
2024
December
AsAmNews (December 22) – Native Hawaiian land project brings hope to families
Hawaiʻi News Now (December 20) – Indigent Native Hawaiian project gets green light
Telecompetitor (December 18) – NTIA Recommends 44 Tribal Entities Receive $276M for Internet Access and Adoption
Honolulu Star-Advertiser (December 17) – Editorial: First DHHL high-rise must not be last
Hawaiʻi Public Radio (December 16) – Long-awaited high-rise for Hawaiian beneficiaries begins construction
Maui News (December 16) – Revocable permit granted, with amendments, for use of East Maui stream water
Honolulu Star-Advertiser (December 14) – Hale Moiliili high-rise to offer Hawaiian Home Lands’ housing
Hawaiʻi News Now (December 13) – Construction begins on historic housing project for Native Hawaiians
KITV4 Island News (December 13) – Department of Hawaiian Home Lands Breaking Ground – HALE MO’ILI’ILI
KHON2 News (December 13) – DHHL breaks ground on first high-rise rental project in Moiliili
Civil Beat (December 12) – Low-Income Housing Project Gets A New Life On Billionaire-Owned Lānaʻi
KHON2 News (December 12) – DHHL to break ground on first-of-its-kind Urban Honolulu development
Hawaiʻi News Now (December 10) – Spotlight Now: Leaders from OHA, DHHL detail plans for upcoming Legislative session
Hawaiʻi News Now (December 9) – DHHL director details what’s next for first high-rise rental project at former Stadium Bowl-O-Drome
The Garden Island (December 9) – DHHL project goes to developer with ties to the agency’s leader
West Hawaiʻi Today (December 4) – DHHL project goes to developer with ties to the agency’s leader
Hawaiʻi Tribune Herald (December 4) – DHHL project goes to developer with ties to the agency’s
Honolulu Star-Advertiser (December 4) – DHHL project goes to developer with ties to the agency’s
Honolulu Star-Advertiser (December 3) – Column: DHHL must use internet grant wisely
Ka Wai Ola (December 1) – What are We Working On?
Ka Wai Ola (December 1) – DHHL Receives $72M Grant to Expand Broadband
November
Hoodline (November 30) – Hawaii Governor Josh Green Addresses Housing Crisis at Affordable Housing Summit in Waikīkī
KHON2 News (November 27) – Old Bowl-o-Drome gives way to groundbreaking project for Native Hawaiian Housing
Hawaiʻi Tribune Herald (November 27) – DHHL makes largest agricultural lot offering since the late 1980s
The Garden Island (November 27) – Uncertainty over demand lingers for rental tower for Native Hawaiians
Honolulu Star-Advertiser (November 27) – Off the news: DHHL homesteaders return to land
West Hawaiʻi Today (November 25) – DHHL makes largest agricultural lot offering since the late 1980s
KWXX (November 26) – Department of Hawaiian Homelands Awards Agricultural Lots on Hawaiʻi Island
U.S. Department of Commerce (November 25) – Bringing Economic Equity and Opportunity to America’s Tribal Communities
KITV4 Island News (November 25) – Department of Hawaiian Home Lands awards largest agricultural lot to Big Island families
KHON2 News (November 25) – ‘Reconnect with the ‘āina,’ Hawaiian Home Lands receives largest offering
Honolulu Star-Advertiser (November 25) – DHHL makes largest agricultural lot offering since the late 1980s
Hoodline (November 24) – Hawai’i Island’s Largest Agricultural Land Offering Since 1980s Benefits Indigenous Community
Honolulu Star-Advertiser (November 24) – Uncertainty over demand lingers for rental tower for Native Hawaiians
Kaʻū News Briefs (November 23) – Kau News Briefs (11/23)
American Business Times (November 23) – DHHL Awards Agricultural Lots on Hawai’i Island
Green Planet Agriculture (November 23) – DHHL Awards Agricultural Lots on Hawai’i Island
Agriculture Industry Today (November 23) – DHHL Awards Agricultural Lots on Hawai’i Island
Big Island Now (November 24) – Department of Hawaiian Home Lands awards agricultural lots in East Hawai‘i
Big Island Video News (November 23) – Hawaiian Home Lands Ag Lots Awarded On Hawaiʻi Island
Star Advertiser (November 22) – Off the news: DHHL works on more answers for Kunia
KITV4 Island News (November 21) – Whatʻs Da Scoops with DHHL
Star Advertiser (November 21) – Hawaiian Home Lands pursues Royal Kunia housing plan
Civil Beat (November 21) – The Civil Beat Editorial Board Interview: Kauai Mayor Derek Kawakami
Civil Beat (November 18) – Department Of Hawaiian Home Lands Looks At New Lots To Reduce Waitlist
Maui Now (November 16) – $89M in grants expected to boost broadband, digital equity for Hawaiian home lands
Telecompetitor (November 15) – NTIA Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program Awards $72M to Hawaii
The Maui News (November 14) – Moloka‘i residents talk internet, broadband service
The Modesto Bee (November 14) – What’s New in Digital Equity: Funding for Native Hawaiians
The Tribune (November 14) – What’s New in Digital Equity: Funding for Native Hawaiians
AsAmNews (November 13) – $72M grant awarded to improve Native Hawaiian internet access
Star Advertiser (November 13) – DHHL receives over $72 million for broadband connectivity
Hoodline (November 13) – $89 Million Infusion to Upgrade Broadband Access for Hawaiian Home Lands
Hawaiʻi Public Radio (November 13) – Department of Hawaiian Home Lands receives federal grant to boost internet access
Hawaiʻi Tribune Herald (November 13) – Officials praise $72M grant that will bolster internet service on Hawaiian homestead lands
West Hawaiʻi Today (November 13) – Bridging digital divide
Big Island Video News (November 13) – DHHL Receives $72 Million Grant To Expand Broadband Connectivity
KWXX (November 13) – Department of Hawaiian Home Lands Receives $72 Million Grant to Expand Broadband Connectivity
Big Island Now (November 13) – $72M in federal funds to expand high-speed internet access to Native Hawaiian homes
Civil Beat (November 12) – Broadband Coming To More Hawaiian Homes Via Surge In Federal Funding
Maui Now (November 8) – Department of Hawaiian Home Lands proposes ag lot subdivision on Molokaʻi
Ka Wai Ola (November 1) – Nonprofit Leads Fire Mitigation Efforts on Hawaiian Homelands
October
Hawaiʻi News Now (October 31) – Fire survivors unite to bring Halloween back to Lahaina
Civil Beat (October 31) – Rural Hawaiian Homelands Residents Should Be Online By 2025
KITV4 Island News (October 30) – Department of Hawaiian Homelands tries to solve imminent service problem
Hawaiʻi Public Radio (October 30) – Hawaiian homesteads may have a wealth of geothermal energy — but can it help beneficiaries?
Big Island Now (October 28) – Emergency rent, utility help available for Native Hawaiian families impacted by wildfires on Maui…
Star Advertiser (October 28) – Editorial: Feds must transfer more usable land
Kauaʻi Now (October 26) – Native Hawaiian families impacted by wildfires on Maui, Big Island in 2023 can get emergency help with rent, utilities
KITV4 Island News (October 25) – CNHA Wildfire Relief Program
Maui Now (October 25) – Rent assistance available to DHHL beneficiaries and wait listers affected by Maui wildfires
KHON2 News (October 24) – CNHA providing rental assistance for DHHL beneficiaries, waitlist
Honolulu Star-Advertiser (October 21) – Sea-level rise risk erodes Hawaiian homestead plan
Maui Now (October 17) – Firewise community hazard assessment completed for Villages of Leialiʻi
Star-Advertiser (October 12) –DHHL project will create 78 homestead lots at King’s Landing
The Molokai Dispatch (October 10) – Kalaupapa’s Complexities and Future
Hawaiʻi Tribune Herald (October 10) – DHHL project will create 78 homestead lots at King’s Landing
West Hawaiʻi Today (October 10) – Settlement plan advances in Hilo
Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement (October 10) – Panel Discussion: The Future of Our Lands | 2024 Native Hawaiian Convention
Hawaiʻi News Now (October 9) – Homeless hotspot transforming into $155M high-rise for Native Hawaiians
Star- Advertiser (October 7 ) – DHHL forgoes county building permits
Maui Now (October 3) – Credit Unions of Maui donate $300K to HomeAid Hawaiʻi’s Ka Laʻi Ola project
Kauaʻi Now (October 3) – DHHL in-house permitting ability enables advancement on 20-plus homestead projects statewide
Big Island Now (October 2) – DHHL launches in-house permitting, fast-tracking its ability to get beneficiaries off the waitlist and into homes
Star-Advertiser (October 2) – Gov. Green holding up water panel selection, group says
The Garden Island (October 1) – A group effort to remove abandoned vehicles in Anahola
Maui Now (October 1) – DHHL launches in-house permitting, fast-tracking its ability to get beneficiaries off the waitlist and into homes
Honolulu Magazine (October 1) – Waiānuenue at Kapaʻakea to Transform the University Area of Mōʻiliʻili
The Garden Island (October 1) – DHHL shifts strategy to acquire Kauai rental complex
September
Honolulu Star-Advertiser (September 30) – DHHL shifts strategy to acquire Kauai rental complex
Kauaʻi Now (September 27) – Anahola nonprofit leads fire mitigation efforts on Hawaiian Homelands
Maui Now (September 27) – Anahola nonprofit leads fire mitigation efforts on Hawaiian Homelands
Hawaiʻi News Now (September 27) – High schoolers, volunteers remove dozens of abandoned vehicles on Kauai
The Molokai Dispatch (September 26) – Fiber Link Project Seeks Feedback
Honolulu Star-Advertiser (September 25) – Editorial: DHHL rental plans show real promise
KITV4 Island News (September 18) – Kali Watson shares Hawaiʻi Island housing updates
Civil Beat (September 17) – Future Of Hawaii’s Lands Is On The Agenda For Native Hawaiian Convention
Civil Beat (September 17) – Project Back On Track To Buy Kauai Condos For Hawaiian Homelands Waitlisters
Honolulu Star-Advertiser (September 15) – Rental housing tower for DHHL beneficiaries ready to rise
Honolulu Star-Advertiser (September 3) – Editorial: Ramp up Hawaii fire protection efforts
August
KITV4 Island News (August 22) – Protecting Homestead Communities from Fires with the DHHL
Civil Beat (August 22) – Hawaii Has Done Little To Shore Up Neighborhoods Against Fire. Some Are Doing It Themselves
Hawaiʻi News Now (August 21) – DHHL hosts wildfire safety symposium
Honolulu Star-Advertiser (August 21) – DHHL apartment purchase plan draws demonstrators on Kauai
KITV4 Island News (August 20) – Residents unite to oppose DHHL’s acquisition of Courtyards at Waipouli
Honolulu Star-Advertiser (August 19) – Hawaiian homestead spending plans still in flux
Ka Wai Ola (August 1) – Maui is a Priority: DHHL Commits Close to $200M to Housing Projects
July
Hawaiʻi Public Radio (July 30) – Kauaʻi neighborhoodʻs close call with a wildfire exposes its evacuation vulnerabilities
Ka Wai Ola (July 1) – DHHL Awards 52 Turnkey Homes in Waikapū, Maui
June
Hawaiʻi News Now (June 28) – Among 13 bills signed into law, one measure looks to get more Native Hawaiians off DHHL waitlist
Big Island Now (June 28) – Gov. Josh Green signs 13 bills for Native Hawaiian housing, education, and culture
Hawaiʻi Tribune Herald (June 21) – Leases awarded for Hawaiian homestead on Maui
Hawaiʻi Public Radio (June 20) – After more than 40 years, Native Hawaiian in Kingʻs Landing could get long-term leases
The Garden Island (June 19) – Leases awarded for Hawaiian homestead on Maui
Honolulu Civil Beat (June 19) – Whatʻs Next For Hawaiian Homelands? New DHHL Chief Shakes Up Strategy
Hawaiʻi Public Radio (June 18) – Over 50 Native Hawaiian families are granted homestead lots on Maui
HPR (June 18) – PUC rules on Sandwich Isles Communications after abrupt Hawaiian Home Lands service cutoff
Big Island Video News (June 18) – Albert Hee Questioned During Hawaiʻi PUC Hearing On Sandwich Isles Communications
Honolulu Star-Advertiser (June 17) – Leases awarded for Hawaiian homestead on Maui
Civil Beat (June 17) – Sandwich Isles Communications Broke The Law When It Cut Services To Hawaiian Homelands – Honolulu Civil Beat
Maui Now (June 16) – DHHL awards 52 turnkey homes at Puʻuhona in Waikapū, Maui
KHON2 News (June 16) – ʻFantastic step forward,ʻ DHHL awards 52 turnkey homes to Puʻuhona Homestead
Hawaiʻi News Now (June 16) – 52 ʻturn-keyʻ Maui homes awarded to Native Hawaiian residents on DHHL waitlist
Civil Beat (June 16) – Sandwich Isles Cut Services To Hawaiian Homelands Despite Orders Not To
KITV4 Island News (June 14) – Emotional testimony given on Kauai DHHL housing project that could see hundreds evicted
KHON2 News (June 13) – 52 turnkey homes unveiled in Mauiʻs Puuhona Lot Selection event
KITV4 Island News (June 14) – Kauai residents voice concerns over proposed housing project
Hawaiʻi Public Radio (June 13) – Progress on housing Hawaiians? DHHL Director Kali Watson has some answers
The Molokai Dispatch (June 13) – Telecom Provider Stops Service
Civil Beat (June 12) – DHHL Is Finding Itʻs Not So Easy To Just Buy An Apartment Building For Families On The Homelands Waitlist
Hawaiʻi News Now (June 12) – Morning Beat: DHHL hopes to purchase Kauai apartment complex for families on homelands waitlist
Hawaiʻi Business Magazine (June 12) – Native Hawaiians Donʻt Own Many Local Hotels. Hereʻs Why That May Change.
West Hawaiʻi Today (June 11) – ʻKuleana homesteadsʻ proposed: DHHL plan would develop more than 1,300 acres at Kingʻs Landing
Big Island Video News (June 11) – Kingʻs Landing Settlement Plan Draft EA Published
Hawaiʻi Tribune Herald (June 9) – Future of Prince Kuhio Plaza still in limbo
KITV4 Island News (June 7) – Plans moving forward for new race track in west Oahu
Island Life Live (June 6) – Island Life Live: DHHL Chair Kali Watson
The Garden Island (June 6) – Honolulu and DHHL unveil plan for Kailua land
MSN (June 5) – Historic land transfer: City gives 10 acres for Hawaiian homes
Honolulu Star-Advertiser (June 5) – Honolulu City Council, DHHL unveil plan for Kailua housing
USA Today (June 5) – Aloha State governor keeps 1500 Native Hawaiians connected to phone, internet
Honolulu Star Advertiser (June 5): Hawaiian Telcom vows to serve Hawaiian home lands amid disruption (PDF)
Hawaii News Now (June 5)- Hotlines launched to assist Hawaiian Homesteaders switch phone, internet providers (6/5)
Hawaii News Now (June 5)- Sandwich Isles Says Running Out of Money
Hawaiʻi Public Radio (June 5) – Resolution introduced to create 1st Hawaiian homestead community in Kailua
KHON2 News (June 5) – Plans in the works for 2 West Oahu racetracks
Civil Beat (June 4) – Hawaiian Home Lands Broadband Customers Say The Service Has Benn Bad For Years
Hawaii News Now (June 4 ) – AT&T WIFI Hotspots Given to DHHL Lessees
KITV( June 4)- AT&T WiFi Hotspots for Lessees
Hawaiʻi News Now (June 4) – City Council unveils ʻbeautifulʻ plan to transfer 10-acre parcel for Native Hawaiian homes
Civil Beat (June 4) – Honolulu City Council Proposes Kailua Land Sale For Hawaiian Homelands
Civil Beat (June 4) – DHHL Has Big Plans For More Homes. But It Needs A Lot More Money
Hawaiʻi News Now (June 4) – DHHL to distribute Wi-Fi hotspots to some customers who lost broadband service
Honolulu Star-Advertiser (June 4) – Telecom service canʻt last, Sandwich Isles founder says
Hawaiʻi Public Radio (June 3) – Hawaiʻi Supreme Court rules state broke law taking control of Mauna Kea Access Road
Honolulu Star-Advertiser (June 3) – City land donation proposed for Kailua Hawaiian homesteads project
Big Island Now (June 3) – AT&T to distribute Wi-Fi hotspots to eligible lessees on Hawaiian Home Lands in Waimea
Big Island Video News (June 3) – DHHL To Bring Wi-Fi Hotspots To Pu’ukapu Pastoral Leases
Broadband Breakfast (June 2) – Hawaii Governor, PUC Block ISP Sandwich Isles from Shutting Down
Big Island Now (June 1) – Private telecommunications service to Department of Hawaiian Homelands ends June 1
Maui Now (June 1) – Gov. Green signs Emergency Proclamation to avoid loss of telecommunications on Hawaiian Home Lands
Honolulu Star-Advertiser (June 1) – State acts to prevent telecom service cutoff on Hawaiian home lands
May
Hawai’i News Now (May 31) – PUC orders halt to phone, internet service disconnections for 1,500 Hawaiian Home Lands households
KHON2 News (May 31) – 1.5K Hawaiian Home Lands residents disconnected by Sandwich Isles Communications
Big Island Video News (May 31) – 1,500 Hawaiian Homes Could Lose Phone, Internet on Saturday
The Wildlife Society (May 28) – Controlling Invasive Deer on Hawaiian Home Lands
Hawaiʻi Public Radio (May 27) – DHHL warns residents of sudden loss of phone and internet service
Broadband Breakfast (May 27) – Hawaii Tells Sandwich Isles Customers to Find a New ISP Soon
Civil Beat (May 24) – DHHL Tells Beneficiaries To Ditch Sandwich Isles Communications Service
Kauaʻi Now (May 24) – Department of Hawaiian Homelands lessees face telecommunication disruption
Big Island Now (May 24) – Department of Hawaiian Homelands lessees face telecommunication disruption
Maui Now (May 24) – DHHL urges customers of Sandwich Isles Communications to immediately switch phone and internet service providers
KITV4 Island News (May 24) – Thousands of Hawaiian homesteaders expected to soon lose phone and Internet services
MidWeek (May 22) – Building For The Future
KITV4 Island News (May 21) – Nearly 300 residents at an apartment complex in Kapaʻa are now facing eviction
Honolulu Star-Advertiser (May 20) – Kauai apartment residents challenge DHHL as eviction looms
Ka Wai Ola (May 1) – Cat-Proof Fence Enclosure Built on Mauna Kea to Protect Nesting ʻUaʻu
Flux (May) – A People Deserted
April
Honolulu Star-Advertiser (April 5) – 5 Questions: Kali Watson, of the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands
Hawaiʻi News Now (April 3) – Potential heirs of DHHL beneficiaries still learning they could get share of landmark settlement
Honolulu Star-Advertiser (April 2) – Editorial: Rent-to-own plan equitable, shrewd
Hawaiʻi Tribune Herald (April 1) – Maunakea fence to protect wildlife from cats
March
Honolulu Star-Advertiser (March 31) – Big rent-to-own housing push by Home Lands agency praised, pilloried
KHON2 News (March 29) – Installation of cat-proof fence will protect nesting ʻuaʻu in Mauna Kea
Hawaiʻi News Now (March 29) – Fence erected to protect bird thought to have disappeared from Mauna Kea in 1950s
Big Island Now (March 29) – Cat-proof fence enclosure installed on Mauna Kea to protect nesting area of native seabird
KITV4 Island News (March 29) – Cat-proof fence built on Mauna Kea to protect endangered seabird
Big Island Video News (March 26) – DHHL Offers Beneficiaries Down Payment Assistance Program
KHON 2 News (March 25) – New program to benefit Hawaiian homestead waitlisters
KITV4 Island News (March 28) – DHHLʻs Native Hawaiian housing project in Central Maui gains momentum
Big Island Video News (March 26) – DHHL Offers Beneficiaries Down Payment Assistance Program
KHON2 News (March 25) – New program to benefit Hawaiian homestead waitlisters
Maui Now (March 15) – DHHL, CNHA launch relief program to support Native Hawaiian families impacted by Maui, Big Island fires
Big Island Video News (March 12) – New Hawaiian Homes Projects Planned on Big Island
February
Hawaiʻi Public Radio (February 26) – DHHL changes $600M spending plan to prioritize acquired land development
Honolulu Star-Advertiser (February 25) – Editorial: DHHL’s ‘paper lease’ plan worth a 2nd look
Honolulu Star-Advertiser (February 18) – New promises on horizon for future Hawaiian homestead leases
KITV4 Island News (February 20) – Kupuna testify against purchase of Kauai apartments for DHHL beneficiaries
Ka Wai Ola (February 1) – Protecting the ʻĀina
January
Hawaiʻi Public Radio (January 31) – Lawmakers advance bill that offers Hawaiian homestead beneficiaries case instead of a lease
KITV4 Island News (January 31) – Proposed condo aquisition on Kauaʻi stirs controversy
Civil Beat (January 30) – Hawaiian Homelands Chair Embarks on ʻAggressiveʻ Agenda At Legislature
Hawaiʻi News Now (January 29) – Hawaiian Homelands developments face frustrating new delays
Honolulu Star-Advertiser (January 24) – DHHL ramps up homestead development
Maui Now (January 23) – Axis deer control hunt program launches on Hawaiian Home Lands in Waiohuli, Maui
Hawaiʻi Public Radio (January 19) – Here are the key Native Hawaiian issues facing lawmakers this legislative session
Ka Wai Ola (January 2) – 25 Pastoral Lots Awarded in Kahikinui, Maui
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