#Kainoa MacDonald

Hundreds more ‘paper leases’ for Hawaiian home lands are being awarded on Maui. Now the state must deliver

Driven by a historic $600 million allocation and the 2023 wildfires, the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands is making a push to award over 2,600 leases statewide by the end of the year, including over 1,200 on Maui.

Homestead nonprofit partners with DHHL to serve waitlisted Hawaiians

Under a memorandum of agreement executed this month, Hawaiian Lending & Investments will administer Department of Hawaiian Home Lands matching down payment assistance grants of up to $5,000 to eligible DHHL beneficiaries toward the cost to build or purchase a home on Hawaiian Home Lands.  

Hawaiian Home Land leaders convene on Maui, Jan. 12-14

The three-day convening is the first time since before COVID, homestead leaders will meet in person for their annual convention and election of coalition leaders.

SCHHA Maui-Lānaʻi Mokupuni Council hosts candidate forum, July 14

The Sovereign Council of Hawaiian Homestead Associations Maui/Lānaʻi Mokupuni Council hosts a candidate forum at its monthly meeting this Thursday, July 14, 2022.