Media Releases

FOR THE RECORD: HAWAI‘I NEWS NOW STORY, MANAWALE‘A RIDING CENTER In response to beneficiaries’ inquiries, the department would like to take this opportunity to provide clarification to a recent Hawai‘i News Now story that impacts the Manawale‘a Riding Center (“Manawale‘a”) in...

KAWAIHAE, HAWAIʻI - Kailapa Hawaiian homestead leaders are working with community partners, developers, and government officials, to preserve public use of the historic Ala Loa Trail for access to camping and fishing grounds along the Kohala Coast. [caption id="attachment_7283" align="aligncenter"...

KEALAKEHE, HAWAIʻI - Laʻi ʻŌpua Hawaiian homesteaders joined the West Hawaiʻi Community Health Center (WHCHC) in celebrating the beginning of construction for a new health care center on Hawaiian home lands in Kealakehe. Government officials and community leaders joined Laʻi...

[caption id="attachment_7246" align="aligncenter" width="719"] Molokaʻi Habitat for Humanity issues $32,600 check to partner Kala Power for the installation of solar photovoltaic units on 163 native Hawaiian homes on Molokaʻi. From left to right: Nani Duvauchelle (Staff, Molokaʻi Habitat for Humanity),...

DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS NEIL ABERCROMBIE GOVERNOR JOBIE M.K. MASAGATANI DIRECTOR NEWS RELEASE Dec. 3, 2013 Maui Homesteader Appointed to Hawaiian Homes Commission HONOLULU, HAWAI‘I – Today, Governor Neil Abercrombie appointed Doreen Napua Gomes to represent Maui Island on...