#Hawaiian homes
Homesteader becomes first Molokaʻi driver to complete new MEO commercial driver program
A Hawaiian Homes homesteader who recently returned to Molokaʻi is the first resident to obtain a commercial driver’s license in a new Maui Economic Opportunity training program on the island.
From losing her home to chairing Maui housing committee: Tasha Kama leaned on faith and family
The late council member’s personal struggles to find housing and the fact that some of her kids had to move off island drove her passion for affordable housing, her family says.
Old military fueling station, other abandoned Maui sites targeted for potential testing, cleanup and future public spaces
Amid ongoing efforts to address brownfields on Maui, two organizations are spearheading a transformative initiative to test for contaminants and ultimately convert long-abandoned sites into vibrant community spaces.
Long before last week’s 330-acre blaze, Kahikinui community spent years preparing for fires
Kahikinui, along with Waiohuli and Launiupoko, were the first communities on Maui to earn Firewise USA recognition in 2016 — and now there are 34 with another 16 going through the process.
DHHL to lead ʻKūhiō Kākouʻ unity rally
The Department of Hawaiian Homes Lands will lead a public rally on Tuesday, March 25, to honor Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole, recognize legislative efforts aimed at decreasing DHHL’s waitlist, and promote support for proposed legislation.
DHHL applicants, lessees encouraged to participate in Home Build Program
Through the Home Build Program, lessees on Oʻahu will work alongside Honolulu Habitat personnel to achieve stability and self-reliance through homeownership. Habitat homebuyers contribute to the program by building their homes alongside volunteers, attending financial education classes, and paying an affordable mortgage.
Inside West Maui: Volunteer distribution
Volunteer organizers provide an update on volunteer distribution and supply centers. Residents of West Maui who need supplies are being directed to several different sites.
Hawaiian Homes Commission Releases 2023 Meeting Schedule
The Hawaiian Homes Commission, the nine-person executive board that governs the Department of Hawaiian Homes Lands, has approved and announced its 2023 meeting calendar.
Final EA published for water tank in Waikapū to serve DHHL Puʻunani Homestead
The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands has published a final Environmental Assessment with a Finding of No Significant Impact for a 500,000-gallon concrete water storage tank and related improvements in Waikapū, Maui.
Final EA published for Honokōwai Master Plan
The proposed Honokōwai Homestead Community Master Plan development seeks to create up to 356 single-family residential homesteads, 573 new multi-family Residential units, and 252 Subsistence Agriculture homestead lots on approximately 454 acres.
Opinions of Hawaiian Homesteaders Sought
The Upcountry nonprofit invites the 1,405 Maui homesteaders and the 9,213 Valley Isle homeland waitlisters to give their manaʻo, or opinion.
Rep. Kahele Slates Long-Term Tenancy for Hawaiian Homes Beneficiaries, Successors
Congressman Kaialiʻi Kahele announced today the introduction of the Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole Protecting Family Legacies Act, bipartisan legislation that ensures long-term tenancy to beneficiaries of the Hawaiian Homes Commissions Act (HHCA) and their successors. H.J. Res. 55, reduces the successorship qualification of a lessee’s spouse, children, grandchildren and brothers or sisters from one quarter to one thirty-second Hawaiian.
Ceremony Held in Honor of Hawaiian Homes Commission Act Signing
As of June 30, 2021, there were over 10,000 beneficiaries with homestead leases and 28,792 native Hawaiians on the Waiting List.
First HUD 184 Mortgage Loan Prequalification Issued to a Farmer on Hawaiian Home Lands
“It’s the first time ever, that a loan prequalification has been issued to a farmer, since the Congress created HUD184a, something that our farmers and ranchers have been denied to even apply for, for more than 20 years,” said Robin Puanani Danner, chairwoman for the Sovereign Council of Hawaiian Homestead Associations.
Conference to Mark 150th Birthday of Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalaniana‘ole
The Maui Centennial Puwalu (conference) at 5 p.m. on Friday, March 26 marks the 150th birthday of Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole. The virtual event also salutes the centennial of the 1921 Hawaiian Homes Commission Act.
Conference to Mark 100th Anniversary of Hawaiian Homes Commission Act
Kauaʻi homesteader Robin Puanani Danner will be the featured presenter at the inaugural 2020 Centennial Puwalu, or conference on April 30.
Hawaiian Homes Commission Act Conference Still a go
The Centennial Puwalu (conference) will be open to the public from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 21 at Above The Wave co-share workspace, 400 Hana Highway, Suite B.
Kama to Lead Hawaiian Homes Centennial Conference
Veteran homestead community organizer and Wailuku Councilwoman Tasha Kama will discuss housing at the puwalu, or conference, set for March 20 and 21 at Above The Wave.
Abandoned Vehicles on Hawaiian Homelands Prompts Statewide Action
Over the past six months, the Department partnered with the Governor’s Task Force on Homelessness, the Hawaiʻi State Department of Transportation, and other service providers to remove unpermitted structures, unauthorized campers and abandoned vehicles from sites in Kalaeloa, Anahola, Hanapēpē, King’s Landing and other locations statewide.
Kula Home Built Under DHHL, Habitat Partnership
The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands along with partners at Habitat for Humanity Maui, welcomed the Kuailani ʻohana to their new home on Wednesday, Feb. 5.
