Maku‘u Regional Plan Update 2025
DHHL Maku‘u Regional Plan Update
Regional Plans are a part of the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands’ tiered Planning system, and focus at the homestead community and regional level. Regional Plans are prepared through extensive beneficiary engagement and are approved by the Hawaiian Homes Commission. Across the islands, there are a total of 23 Regional Plans; the last DHHL Maku’u Regional Plan was adopted in 2010.
This update to the DHHL Maku’u Regional Plan will include four (4) beneficiary consultations where a vision, community values, and priority projects will be identified by beneficiaries who attend the meetings. The Regional Plan process is meant to help build capacity and a sense of community, stimulate partnerships that aid the homestead community in reaching their goals, and give beneficiaries an opportunity to work together with DHHL in planning for their future. The DHHL Maku‘u Regional Plan will help the Department and Hawaiian Homes Commission to better understand the region and its beneficiaries, and to allocate resources to the region, including both staff time and funding.
The meetings for this regional plan update have been scheduled in advance. These meetings will be evening meetings on Thursdays beginning in mid-July. These meetings are open to existing Maku‘u lessees in the region. A postcard mailing notice has been sent to Maku‘u lessees. A copy of the postcard can be viewed at the bottom of this page.
Beneficiary Consultation Series
- Mtg #1 – Thursday, July 17, 2025
- Mtg #2 – Thursday, July 31, 2025
- Mtg #3 – Thursday, August 7, 2025
- Mtg #4 – Thursday, September 4, 2025
*All meetings from 6pm to 8pm
All meetings will be in-person at the Maku‘u Farmers Hawaiian Homestead Association site at 15-2131 Keaau-Pahoa Rd, Pāhoa, HI 96778.
*Mahalo to the MFHHA for hosting these meetings at their site.
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