Media Releases

The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands is seeking native Hawaiian beneficiary input on its Draft General Plan. DHHL’s General Plan, updated every 20 years, establishes statewide policies that guide land management and programs over the next two decades. The Department last updated its General Plan in 2002.

The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands has announced the availability of $8.5 million for its Community Development Grants Program, part of DHHL’s Native Hawaiian Development Program Plan.

The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands is seeking public comment on its Fiscal Year 2021-2022 expenditures of the Native Hawaiian Housing Plan and Annual Performance Report under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self Determination Act.

The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands is soliciting beneficiary proposed recommended legislative action requests for consideration in its 2023 DHHL Legislative Package.

Hawaiian Homes Commission Chair William J. Ailā, Jr. issued a statement following Gov. Ige’s signing of HB2511 into law as Act 279. The measure appropriates $600 million to serve beneficiaries of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act.