DHHL Hawai‘i Island Plan Update

DHHL Hawai‘i Island Plan Update

The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) is developing an update for the 2002 Hawai‘i Island Plan.

The Island Plans are island-specific, 20-year visioning documents that designate land uses for Hawaiian home lands and serve as a guiding framework for DHHL’s activities and initiatives related to the allocation, utilization, and stewardship of Hawaiian Home Lands. The Island Plans establish land use goals and objectives based on the General Plan, develop land use designations to meet the needs of DHHL, ensure proper stewardship of the ‘āina and identify needs and opportunities of DHHL beneficiaries through community consultations, and workshops with the Hawaiian Homes Commission (HHC).

The purpose of the Hawai‘i Island Plan Update is to update the overarching guidance and recommendations for appropriate land uses at the regional level for the over 117,000 acres of land on the mokupuni of Hawai‘i. The Hawai‘i Island Plan Update will also examine infrastructure needs and opportunities from an island wide perspective, gauge beneficiary wants and needs, and identify priority areas for homestead development, community use, and income generation, including incorporating the new DHHL land use designations identified in the 2022 General Plan Update.

BENEFICIARY CONSULTATION – ROUND TWO COMMENT PERIOD

Participate in ROUND TWO of the beneficiary consultation process here. The Comment Period for this first round is open until THURSDAY, JULY 3, 2025. Please submit any comments you may have before the end of the comment period. Please follow the steps below to participate:

    • *Deadline for comments: JULY 3, 2025

Postcard Mailing 

Each of the four (4) meeting will also include discussion of DHHL’s ‘Āina Mauna lands, and will provide opportunity for beneficiary input on land use designations for these lands.

We will share the land use designations that were set in the 2002 Hawai‘i Island Plan and explore opportunities for land use changes that meet the needs of Beneficiaries for today and the next 20 years. We welcome your thoughts, concerns, and aspirations for the future.

For questions or more information, contact Lilliane Makaila at [email protected].

 

Beneficiary Consultation – ROUND ONE Meeting Notes: 

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