DHHL

... remember Al Hee?  The first in the current wave of Hawaii corruption cases, Hee's indictment was handed down on the exact second anniversary of Dan Inouye's death ....

... CNHA: Josh Green will Give us Tourism Contract ....

... Na Po’e Kokua failed to show it represents individuals seeking to recover loan funding meant for Native Hawaiian homelands ....

... “His misrepresentation of the commission’s viewpoints on the $600 million plan significantly influenced my decision.” ....

... On Oct. 19, 2022, the United States Department of the Interior (DOI) announced that it would host its first-ever consultation policy with the Native Hawaiian community. ...

... to submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the House of Representatives no later than twenty days prior to the commencement of the Regular Session of 2024 ....

... a Maui-based 'nonprofit' filed a complaint seeking the funds ....

... Otherwise, the money goes back to the general fund ....

... Act 279 required DHHL to submit a strategic plan, including findings, recommendations, and any proposed legislation, to the legislature by December 10, 2022 ....

... Governor Green recently announced the appointments of key cabinet and executive staff leadership roles, signaling the most expeditious assembling of a gubernatorial administration in the state’s history (behind a Carpenters Union chief of Staff) ....

"...this project is no longer financially viable under its current terms in the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) due to changing supply chain/market conditions, regulatory delays and final interconnection costs...."

“The Interior Department is committed to working with the Native Hawaiian Community on a government-to-sovereign basis to address concerns related to self-governance, Native Hawaiian trust resources, and other Native Hawaiian rights,” said Secretary Deb Haaland.

... On June 30, 2025, any of this money not contractually committed will drop back into our state general fund ....

... A summary of the 10 included proposals ....

... DHHL’s General Plan, updated every 20 years, establishes statewide policies that guide land management and programs over the next two decades ....

"...We’ve been renters all our lives...."

... In September 2021, the Hawaiian Homes Commission approved ten legislative proposals ....

... These hearings --Chaired by Sen Schatz-- were not announced anywhere.  Not by OHA, DHHL, CNHA, nor by any member of the Congressional delegation, nor by any news release from the Senate Indian Affairs Committee ....

... There are many success stories of Native Hawaiians benefiting from financial capital through the NHRLF ....

... Housing bills that will be sent to the Governor for his signature include ....

... The bill also includes a three (3) year lapse date, subject to reporting and evaluation of progress by the Legislature ....

“... After weeks of intensive negotiations ...."

... H.R.3587, as introduced by Grijalva on May 28, 2021, does not mention Alaska Native corporations or Native Hawaiian organizations.... But Grijalva planned to unveil a new version of the RESPECT Act with Alaska Native corporations and Native Hawaiian organizations on the morning of the April 6 markup ....

... It’s 2022, and the agency is still working on 2014 and 2015 money ....

... House Speaker Scott Saiki announced plans in an unusually specific, brief speech ....

... Broadband telecommunication customers on Hawaiian Home Lands will soon have more options under the lifting of a former exclusivity clause that allowed only one provider ....

... 270 affordable rental units for native Hawaiian beneficiaries of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act ....

... the new WHIAANHPI is housed within HHS, returning this initiative to the Department where it was first launched under the Clinton Administration in 1999 ....

... These funds were released in October 2021 ....

... Sandwich Isles Communications has Publicly Stated that the Dispute with Hawaiian Tel will Affect Services ....

... A criminal may be cutting off 911 service for some Hawaii telephone lines according to US Bankruptcy Court documents filed by attorneys for Hawaiian Tel ....

"... to issue interim rules which shall be exempt from the public notice, public hearing, and gubernatorial approval requirements of Chapter 91...."

... What New Trick Does Robin Have Up Her Sleeve? ....

... Summer Lee Haunani Sylva and Keone Nakoa ....

... the affordable housing credits paid to Dowling are worth $1.4M to $20.6M over and above DHHL’s $10.8M parcel valuation ....

... SIC allowed third-party telecommunication carriers to use the Paniolo Cable Network without permission, without compensation to Paniolo and in violation of the Settlement Agreement ....

... "They never needed the money, they wanted a casino," said Senator Kurt Fevella ....

... the water rights for this aquifer had been litigated for thirty years ....

... Every year, the Department prepares and submits legislative proposals for inclusion in the Governor’s Administrative Package for the next session of the Hawaiʻi State Legislature ....

... 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 ....

... Hawaii Non-Profit Executive Sentenced to 46 Months of Imprisonment for Embezzling Over $500,000 from AmeriCorps and for Agreeing to Receive a Bribe for Approving $845,000 in CARES Act Grants ....

... This new allotment of funds was made possible through the American Rescue Plan of 2021 and is part of the DHHL COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program ....

... Transfer of Surplus Federal Land to the Hawaiian Home Lands Trust Could Provide Up To 400 New Homesteads for Native Hawaiian Families ....

... The funds target preservation of Native Hawaiian history, heritage and culture programs ....

... The median price of a home on Oʻahu has just reached $950,000 ....

... The Hawaii State Legislature enacted two of the seven legislative proposals that were recommended by the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) ....

... At least six other current and former members of Hawaii’s congressional delegation have supported such legislation one or more times ....

... They were authorized via special legislation approved by Congress, including members of Hawaii’s own delegation ....

... Sixty homes initiated the project within the Villages of Laʻi ʻŌpua in Kealakehe, Hawaiʻi Island ....

"...letter to Secretary of Interior, Deb Haaland, in advance of a congressional proposal for Hawaiian reparations...."