Nānākuli – DRAFT
The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands is seeking public comment on the Historic Properties Identification & Context Study for the Nānākuli Hawaiian Homestead. Public comment is open for 30 days beginning on November 5, 2025 and ending on December 5, 2025.
All comments should be submitted to DHHL via email to [email protected].
Please see below for more information and a link to a copy of the HPI&C Study.
The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands 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-rnage 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.
The Nānākuli Hawaiian Homestead is the second Entitlement Community that an HPI&C Study was developed for as part of the PA. The HPI&C Study is divided into seven chapters: Chapter 1 provides an overview of the Study Area and a description of the environmental setting. Chapter 2 provides cultural-historical information about the Study Area with an emphasis on the development and expansion of the Nānākuli Hawaiian Homestead Community throughout the 20th century. Chapter 3 presents a summary of prior archaeological and ethnohistorical studies that have been conducted in or near the Study Area. Chapter 4 presents the results of the reconnaissance level survey and Chapter 5 describes the consultation process. Chapter 6 includes the NRHP evaluations and Chapter 7 provides a summary of the findings and recommendations.
Historic Properties Identification and Context Study for the Nānākuli Hawaiian Homestead Community