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The Santos ʻOhana & Waimānalo's Mustard Seed Miracle WAIMĀNALO, OʻAHU – Waimānaloʻs newest homesteaders, Ola and Rusty Santos held their housewarming party today thanks to what will soon be coined a “Mustard Seed Miracle.” Mustard Seed Miracle (MSM) is a...

[caption id="attachment_11265" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Darleen Kaniho poses in her newly rebuilt home alongside a picture of her māmā Ida Naone, who raised her on this very same homestead lot in Papakōlea.[/caption] Rebuild Keeps Memories Intact for Papakōlea Homesteader PAPAKŌLEA, OʻAHU...

[caption id="attachment_11250" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Front (L-R) Michelle Hitzeman, DHHL; Happy Kaleikini, Ruby Emnase, Irma; Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi, DHHL; Rep. Lynn DeCoite; Back (L-R) John Comstock, Contractor; and Gene Ross Davis, Molokaʻi Hawaiian Homes Commissioner.[/caption] First Homesteaders in Package Home Program Receive...

Every year, the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands prepares and submits legislative proposals for inclusion in the Governor’s Administrative Package for the next session of the Hawaii State Legislature.  For the 2017 package, the department is soliciting recommendations from beneficiaries and the...

DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS DAVID IGE GOVERNOR JOBIE MASAGATANI CHAIRMAN NEWS RELEASE    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 19, 2016 HAWAIIAN HOMES BREAKS GROUND ON FIRST PHASE OF HOMESTEAD SUBDIVISION IN UPCOUNTRY MAUI Kēōkea-Waiohuli Future Home to 46 Hawaiian ‘Ohana...