In The News – 2019
Department of Hawaiian Home Lands “In the News.”
2019
Honokowai
Maui News (Nov. 19) – DHHL has plans for 850 Honokowai acres
Honomu
Star-Advertiser (Nov. 17) – DHHL pursues subsistence farming project on Big Island
Big Island Video News (Nov. 15) – Hawaiian Homes Honomū Subsistence Ag Project Moves Forward
Hawai`i State Legislature Beneficiary Information Briefing (Senate Committee on Hawaiian Affairs)
Big Island Video News (Nov. 5) – VIDEO: Hawaiian Lands in Hawaiian Hands Act 2020 Proposed
Hawai`i Public Radio (Nov. 5) – Homesteaders Want Amendments to the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act
Civil Beat (Nov. 4) – Lawmakers Consider Fixes To Hawaiian Homelands Shortcomings
Habitat for Humanity
Star-Advertiser (Nov. 4) – Aloha United Way helps families stay out of poverty
Kahikinui
Star-Advertiser (Dec. 1) – Homestead marred by conflict
Star-Advertiser (Dec. 1) – Homestead marred by conflict (Accompanying YouTube Video)
Star-Advertiser (Dec. 1) – Community divided over feral animal eradication effort
Selling Homesteads
Civil Beat (Nov. 3) – Why Some Native Hawaiians End Up Selling Coveted Homesteads
Name in the News
Honolulu Star-Advertiser (Nov. 1) – Name in the News: William Aila Jr.
Hawaiian Homes Commission Hilo (Oct. 2019)
Big Island Video News (Oct. 23) – VIDEO: Councilwoman Lee Loy Testifies At Hawaiian Homes Commission
Big Island Video News (Oct. 22) – VIDEO: Halealoha Ayau Testifies, Resigns DHHL Position
Big Island Video News (Oct. 22) – VIDEO: Kanaka Rangers Confront Hawaiian Homes Commission In Hilo
Big Island Video News (Oct. 22) – Halealoha Ayau Testifies, Resigns DHHL Position
Villages of Laʻi ʻOpua
Hawai`i Tribune Herald (Oct. 23) – Action delayed on plan update for Villages of Laiopua
Hanapepe Firebreak
The Garden Island (Oct. 14) – DHHL finishes Hanapepe firebreak
DHHL Chair William J. Aila, Jr. on HPR’s “The Conversation” with Catherine Cruz
Hawai`i Public Radio (Oct. 15) – The Conversation with Catherine Cruz
Hawai`i Public Radio (Oct. 14) – The Conversation with Catherine Cruz
Contact Center
Civil Beat (Oct. 10) – DHHL Seeks To Improve Communication with Native Hawaiians Awaiting Home
Moloka`i Lessees Near 99-Year Mark
HNN (Oct. 8) – Molokai Families now nearing lease renewal
Admin Rules on Planned Communities, Multi-Family Complexes, and Rental Housing
Civil Beat (Sept. 30) – Ige OKs Rental, Multi-Family Units on DHHL Land
KHON (Sept. 30) – Gov. Ige discusses changes for Hawaiian Home Lands
Star-Advertiser (Sept. 30) – New DHHL rules allow more housing options
Hilo
Star-Advertiser (Sept. 22) – DHHL lets delinquent lease swell to $242,000
Kanehili Lot Offer
Hawai`i Public Radio (Sept. 22) – DHHL Offers 37 Kapolei Homes To Native Hawaiian Beneficiaries
Star-Advertiser (Sept. 22) – DHHL awards 37 Kapolei home lots to pre-qualified applicants
Act 14 Private Counsel
West Hawai`i Today (Oct. 22) – DHHL committee to consider hiring private attorney
Star-Advertiser (Sept. 14) – Hawaiian Homes Commission pursues land compensation
Ewa Drum Site
Star-Advertiser (Nov. 4) – Feds called to resolve rail land dispute
Hawai`i Public Radio (Oct. 22) – Plan to Award Rail’s Final Contract Reaches Point of No Return
KHON (Oct. 14) – Feds to oversee valuation of DHHL land where city built rail hub
Star-Advertiser (Sept. 8) – DHHL-city land swap for rail stirs questions
Leases
Star-Advertiser (Sept. 22) – DHHL lets delinquent lease swell to $242,000
Unpermitted Structure Near Pu`u Huluhulu
KHON (Sept. 6) – Structure erected at Pu`u Huluhulu removed by State
KHON (Sept. 6) -Officials respond to the removal of structure at Puu Huluhulu
KITV (Sept. 6) – State agencies begin removing unpermitted structure atop Mauna Kea
Big Island Video News (Sept. 6) – VIDEO: Police Dismantle Structure Near Puuhuluhulu – Reaction
HNN (Sept. 3) – State, not protesters, could face fines for unpermitted structure at Mauna Kea
Bank of America
Star-Advertiser (Aug. 2) – State won’t pursue bank on $150M loan commitment to Hawaiian Home Lands
Central Maui Development
Hawai`i Public Radio (Aug. 25) – Hawaiian Home Lands Proposes Housing Project in Central Maui
The Maui News (Aug. 24) – DHHL looks to build homes in Central Maui
The Garden Island (Aug. 24) – Hawaiian Home Lands proposes housing project in central Maui
Mauna Kea Access Road
West Hawai`i Today (Aug. 30) – DOT has ‘control and jurisdiction’ of Mauneakea Access Road
Hawai`i Tribune-Herald (Aug. 30) – DOT, DHHL in accord over Maunakea Access Road jurisdiction
Big Island Video News (Aug. 30) – State Issues Joint Statement on Mauna Kea Access Road Jurisdiction
Big Island Video News (Aug. 26) – Mauna Kea Access Attempt Denied
Big Island Video News (Aug. 17) – Kahele Details Mauna Kea Access Road Jurisdiction Timeline
Star-Advertiser (Aug. 15) – Questions arise over Mauna Kea road
KITV (Aug. 15) – State’s control over Mauna Kea Access Road could be in jeopardy
Big Island Video News (Aug. 14) – VIDEO: Who Owns Mauna Kea Access Road?
Kalima Case
Star-Advertiser (Nov. 22) – Name in the News: Leona Kalima
Star-Advertiser (Aug. 22) – Court hears arguments in DHHL trust case
Star-Advertiser (Aug. 21) – Native Hawaiian homestead case to be heard by Hawaii Supreme Court
Kakaina Waimānalo Lot Offer
KHON (Aug. 10) – Families receive Hawaiian homes land in Waimanalo
820 Isenberg Project (Former Bowl-O-Drome)
Star-Advertiser (Aug. 6) – DHHL seeks developer for old Bowl-O-Drome site
Hawaii Public Radio (Aug. 6) -820 Isenberg Project
HNN (Aug. 5) – Future of the pink Bowl-O-Drome revisited; housing among possibilities
KHON (Aug. 5) – Hawaiian Home Lands’ Request for Proposal to develop parcel in Urban Honolulu
Proposed Kalaeloa Solar Project
Star-Advertiser (Aug. 5) – Department of Hawaiian Home Lands land deal under fire
HNN (July 8) – A proposal to raise money for Hawaiian Home Lands turns ugly in Kapolei
Lānaʻi Lot Offer
Maui News (July 29) – Lanai families ‘exhilarated’ to receive 16 Home Lands lots Saturday
MAUIWatch (July 27) – DHHL Offers 16 Lots on Lānaʻi
Maui Now (July 28) – 16 Hawaiian Home Land Lots Awarded on Lānaʻi
Star-Advertiser (July 27) – Lanai residents receive 16 Hawaiian Home Lands lots
KHON (July 27) – After years of wait, 16 vacant lots were awarded to homeland beneficiaries
Hawaiʻi Island Speed Bumps
Big Island Video News (Aug. 6) – VIDEO: Hawaiian Homes Speed Humps Debate Continues
Editorials
Star-Advertiser (Oct. 5) – Editorial: New day for DHHL?
Star-Advertiser (Sept. 26) – Editorial: DHHL successes few, far between
Star-Advertiser (Sept. 14) – Editorial: Snail’s pace for DHHL deals
Star-Advertiser (Sept. 5) – Editorial: Get structure off Mauna Kea lava
Star-Advertiser (Aug. 17) – Editorial: Whose road is it, anyway?
Star-Advertiser (Aug. 10) – Editorial: Hawaiian takes on DHHL
Star-Advertiser (Aug. 5) – Editorial: DHHL must focus on its obligations