Department of Hawaiian Home Lands

I Mana I Ka Wai Molokai Water Law Training – Tuesday, July 6, 2021 – 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

About the training: The UH Ka Huli Ao Program will provide a brief overview of Hawaiʻi’s legal framework governing water resources, Delwyn Oki will update the community on USGS’ recent study, and DHHL will share about its water policy. We will also discuss specific ways homestead communities can advocate for the pono use and protection of wai on Molokaʻi.

If you want to learn more about the water rights and kuleana of DHHL beneficiaries — especially given DHHL’s Water Use Permit Application for the Kualapuʻu Aquifer that is pending before the Water Commission — please join us!

• Materials
  • I Mana I Ka Wai Molokai Water Law Training Flier

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HHL Moloka`i Proposed Groundwater Reservation Virtual Beneficiary Consultation Meeting – May 5, 2021

About the meeting: DHHL intends to request water reservations of groundwater from the Commission on Water Resource Management (CWRM) for future development and utilization of DHHL lands on Moloka`i.

Materials:

• Postcard Announcement
• Presentation
• Moloka`i Aquifer System Areas and DHHL Lands Map
• Virtual Meeting Recording:

 

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I Mana I Ka Wai DHHL Water Law and Advocacy Virtual Training Meetings – January 21 & 22, 2021

 

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The final Water Policy Plan 2014 as approved by the Hawaiian Homes Commission:

• Hawaiian Homes Commission Water Policy Plan Submittal* – July 21, 2014
  • *At the July 2014 Hawaiian Homes Commission (HHC) meeting, the HHC made amendments to the final Water Policy Plan attached as Exhibit A of the submittal before approval
• HHC Policy on Allocation of Water Credits and Meters
• Hawaiian Homes Commission Water Policy Plan Final – July 22, 2014

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DHHL WATER POLICY PLAN 2014 PROCESS:

• DHHL Water Policy Plan Presentation to the Hawaiian Homes Commission, June 25, 2014
• DHHL Water Policy Plan Final Draft, June 17, 2014

DHHL Draft Water Policy Plan Beneficiary Consultation

The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands developed a draft Water Policy Plan and is seeking your mana‘o and feedback. The draft document is available for review and comment at dhhl.hawaii.gov/po/water.

We are conducting a series of statewide Beneficiary Consultation Meetings on the draft plan on the following dates and locations. All meetings are from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

• March 31 | Kaua‘i | Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle Cafe | Meeting Notes
• April 1 | O‘ahu | Blanche Pope School Cafe – Waimānalo | Meeting Notes
• April 2 | Moloka‘i | Lanikeha Community Center | Meeting Notes
• April 7 | Maui | DHHL Paukūkalo Communtiy Center | Meeting Notes
• April 8 | O‘ahu | Stevenson Middle Cafe – Honolulu | Meeting Notes
• April 9 | Lāna‘i | Lāna‘i High & Elementary Cafe | Meeting Notes
• April 14 | O‘ahu | Kapolei Middle School Cafe – Leeward | Meeting Notes
• April 15 | Hawai‘i | DHHL Kūhiō Hale – Waimea | Meeting Notes
• April 16 | Hawai‘i | Hilo High School Cafe | Meeting Notes

• Download the DHHL Water Policy Plan Draft — Feb. 19, 2014
• Meeting Agenda
• Water Outreach Presentation (Powerpoint PDF)
• Water Implementation Program Example

Please visit dhhl.hawaii.gov/po/water for more information or call the DHHL Planning Office at (808) 620-9517.

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DHHL Water Policy Plan Draft

• Download the DHHL Water Policy Plan Draft — Feb. 19, 2014

Vision

Our vision is that there will be adequate amounts of water and supporting infrastructure so that homestead lands will always be usable and accessible, to enable us to return to our lands to fully support our self-sufficiency and self-determination in the administration of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act (HHCA), and the preservation of our values, traditions, and culture.

Mission

In a manner consistent with our values, the Hawaiian Homes Commission (HHC) and Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) shall strive to ensure the availability of adequate, quality water by working cooperatively to:

• Understand our trust water assets;
• Plan for our water needs;
• Aggressively understand, exercise and assert our water rights;
• Develop and protect water sources; and
• Manage water systems.

Submit DHHL Water Policy Plan Comments

• Review period for Draft Plan begins Feb. 19, 2014
• Deadline for comments is May 16, 2014
• Email comments to [email protected]
• Mail comments to:
  • DHHL Planning Office
    P.O. Box 1879
    Honolulu, Hawaii 96805
• Phone: DHHL Planning Office (808) 620-9480

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Come help protect and direct the future of DHHL and our water! We are beginning community meetings to provide information and to get your mana‘o to develop a Water Policy Plan that will guide us as we manage and invest in the water resources and rights of the Trust.

• What rights can be asserted by DHHL?
• How should we balance development and protection of water?
• What are the most critical water issues in your community?

Meetings will be held beginning Oct. 23. All meetings are from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.:

• Oct. 23    O‘ahu    Stevenson Middle School Cafeteria
• Oct. 30    Kaua‘i    Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle Sch. Cafeteria
• Nov. 4    Moloka‘i    Lanikeha Community Center
• Nov. 5    O‘ahu    Kapolei Middle School Cafeteria
• Nov. 6    O‘ahu    Blanche Pope Elementary Cafeteria
• Nov. 7    Lāna‘i    Lāna‘i Elementary & High Cafeteria
• Nov. 12    Hawai‘i    DHHL Kūhiō Hale – Waimea
• Nov. 13    Hawai‘i    Hilo High School Cafeteria
• Nov. 14    Maui    DHHL Paukūkalo Community Center

DHHL Water Policy Plan Workshops Presentation Materials

• DHHL Water Policy Plan Meetings Agenda PDF
• DHHL Water Policy Plan Presentation PDF
• DHHL Water Kuleana Handout PDF
• DHHL Water Conversation Mapping Handout PDF

DHHL Water Policy Plan Workshops Conversation Maps

• EMIKW = E Malama I Ka Wai
• OIKW = Ola I Ka Wai
• HKKK = He Kuleana Ko Kakou

• Hilo – EMIKW 131113 Conversation Map PDF
• Hilo – HKKK 131113 Conversation Map PDF
• Hilo – OIKW 131113 Conversation Map PDF
• Kapolei – EMIKW 131105 Conversation Map PDF
• Kapolei – HKKK 131105 Conversation Map PDF
• Kapolei – OIKW 131105 Conversation Map PDF
• Kauai – EMIKW 131030 Conversation Map PDF
• Kauai – OIKW 131030 Conversation Map PDF
• Kauai – HKKK 131030 Conversation Map PDF
• Lanai – EMIKW 131107 Conversation Map PDF
• Lanai – HKKK 131107 Conversation Map PDF
• Lanai – OIKW 131113 Conversation Map PDF
• Maui – EMIKW 131114 Conversation Map PDF
• Maui – HKKK 131114 Conversation Map PDF
• Maui – OIKW 131114 Conversation Map PDF
• Molokai – EMIKW 131104 Conversation Map PDF
• Molokai – HKKK 131104 Conversation Map PDF
• Molokai – OIKW 131104 Conversation Map PDF
• Stevenson – OIKW 131023 Conversation Map PDF
• Stevenson – EMIKW 131023 Conversation Map PDF
• Stevenson – HKKK 131023 Conversation Map PDF
• Waimanalo – EMIKW 131106 Conversation Map PDF
• Waimanalo – HKKK 131106 Conversation Map PDF
• Waimanalo – OIKW 131106 Conversation Map PDF
• Waimea – EMIKW 131112 Conversation Map  PDF
• Waimea – HKKK 131112 Conversation Map  PDF
• Waimea – OIKW 131112 Conversation Map  PDF

Meeting Notes, Broad Sheets and Letters

• Oct. 23    O‘ahu    Stevenson Middle School Cafeteria
  • Broad Sheets
  • Meeting Notes
• Oct. 30    Kaua‘i    Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle Sch. Cafeteria
  • Broad Sheets
  • Meeting Notes
  • Letter, Bonnie Bator
  • Letter, Keanaaina
  • History MIS-DHHL
• Nov. 4    Moloka‘i    Lanikeha Community Center
  • Broad Sheets
  • Meeting Notes
  • Letter, Teves
• Nov. 5    O‘ahu    Kapolei Middle School Cafeteria
  • Broad Sheets
  • Meeting Notes
  • Map
  • Mele, Muliwai
• Nov. 6    O‘ahu    Blanche Pope Elementary Cafeteria
  • Broad Sheets
  • Meeting Notes
• Nov. 7    Lāna‘i    Lāna‘i Elementary & High Cafeteria
  • Broad Sheets
  • Meeting Notes
• Nov. 12    Hawai‘i    DHHL Kūhiō Hale – Waimea
  • Broad Sheets
  • Meeting Notes, Waimea
  • Meeting Notes, Kona
• Nov. 13    Hawai‘i    Hilo High School Cafeteria
  • Broad Sheets
  • Meeting Notes
  • Email, Lee Loy
  • Email, Kanui
• Nov. 14    Maui    DHHL Paukūkalo Community Center
  • Broad Sheets
  • Meeting Notes
  • Email, Oliveira

For more information, please visit dhhl.hawaii.gov/po/water or call (808) 620-9517.