Department of Hawaiian Home Lands

DRAFT Historic Properties Identification and Context Study for Nānākuli

The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) has entered into a Programmatic Agreement (PA) titled: Programmatic Agreement Among the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and the Hawaiʻi State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) for the Expenditure of HUD-Provided Funds Under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act (NAHASDA). Stipulation II of the PA requires the DHHL to prepare a Historic Properties Identification and Context Study (HPI&C Study) for those Entitlement Communities exceeding 50 years old to identify if there are historic properties listed or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The HPI&C Study provides a professional opinion on the types of HUD-funded activities, projects, or grants that may be carried out under the terms of the PA or if the DHHL must assume its responsibilities pursuant to 36 CFR 800.13(b). Additionally, the HPI&C Study identifies and evaluates the full-range of historic properties, as defined in 36 C.F.R. §800.16 (I)(1), that includes any prehistoric or historic district, site, building, structure, or object included in, or eligible for inclusion in, the NRHP.

In 2024, DHHL began the necessary steps to complete a HPI&C Study for each of the three Entitlement Communities on Oʻahu: Nānākuli, Papakōlea, and Waimānalo. Nānākuli is the first Entitlement Community on Oʻahu that has a completed draft HPI&C Study. DHHL invites the public to review the draft HPI&C Study for Nānākuli and submit comments.

The HPI&C Study can be access via the link at the bottom of this page. Comments may be submitted via email to [email protected]. Please submit comments by July 12, 2025.

For more information, please contact Ku‘upua Kiyuna at [email protected] or via phone at (808) 730-0181.

Historic Properties Identification and Context Study for the DHHL Nānākuli Hawaiian Homestead Community