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Feb. 18—The state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands is returning, in a big way, to a practice of issuing unconventional land leases to beneficiaries on its homestead waitlist.
DHHL has about 28, 700 Native Hawaiians on its waiting list for homestead lot leases, but not everyone on the list is prepared to buy or build a home. Saving money on rent could help position more ...
STATE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS State Hawaiian Home Lands Director Kali Watson greets Ellabelle Kaiama, one of 52 DHHL beneficiaries to receive leases at the 161-lot Pu ‘u hona project.
1921–1960: the Hawaiian Homes Commission (a federal agency) 1960–present: the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL, a state agency) [2] That is, responsibility was transferred to the state level after Hawaii became a state in 1959. [3]
In 1893, pro-American elements in Hawaii overthrew the monarchy and formed the Republic of Hawaii, which the U.S. annexed in 1898. [6] In 1921, in order to make amends for injustices associated with the overthrow and annexation, the US created the Hawaiian Homes Commissions Act which set aside 200,000 acres of land for the use of homelands for Native Hawaiians of 50% blood quantum or more.
Oct. 24—Two advocacy groups for existing and future Hawaiian homesteaders are challenging a tentative state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands plan to spend a recently appropriated historic $600 ...
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In 1921, Congress established the Hawaiian Home Lands Trust, with 203, 000 acres for residential, agricultural and pastoral homestead lots to those of 50 % or more Native Hawaiian blood.