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The Hawaiian Homes Commission on Tuesday, April 21 approved two actions that will provide Department of Hawaiian Home Lands Applicant Waiting List beneficiaries, as well as lessees, licensees, and permittees on land managed by the Department, relief amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Hawaiian Homes Commission approved an emergency postponement of mortgage payments for Department of Hawaiian Home Lands direct loans and loans assigned to DHHL during a special emergency meeting on Tuesday, March 24, 2020.

The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands has launched a COVID-19 update page on its website to provide information regarding the impacts of the COVID-19 virus on the Department’s operations.

The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands has closed its Kauaʻi District Office due to the National Weather Service’s Flash Flood Warning and Thunderstorm Watch.

The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands has canceled its March 16 Hawaiian Homes Commission community meeting in Waimānalo.