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MEDIA RELEASE U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz has announced the Hawaii State Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) has been approved to receive a Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant (NHHBG) totaling $9.7 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act (NAHASDA). These funds can […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands is advising the Waimea community and motorists of plans to begin work on Kawaihae Road Improvements at South Kohala Distribution Road in the vicinity of Lalamilo Housing Phase 2A, Increment 1. DHHL Contractor Goodfellow Bros., Inc. (GBI) is planning to begin construction in mid-November on the […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands is alerting residents, business owners and nearby property owners that its contractors Goodfellow Construction and Blasting Technology will be conducting further blasting activities between July 8 and July 31, 2013 from 2:00 and 5:30 p.m. each day. This will facilitate rock excavation at the construction site for […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands has received critical legislative support for a new FY 2014 operating budget which includes $9.6 million of general funds for administrative and operating costs, allowing the trust fund and other revenues generated by the Department that currently fund department operational expenses to now be made available for […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands is alerting residents, business owners and nearby property owners that after multiple test blasts conducted last week, its contractor Blasting Technology will proceed with blasting activities 2-5 p.m. Monday-Friday through May 31, 2013. Blasting activities facilitate rock excavation at the construction site for Phase 2A of DHHL’s […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands is alerting residents, business owners and nearby property owners that its contractor Blasting Technology will be conducting further blasting activities through Friday, April 26 to facilitate rock excavation at the construction site for Phase 2A of the Department’s Lalamilo Subdivision, adjacent to the Waimea Transfer Station. This […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Gov. Neil Abercrombie has announced the appointment of Darrell T. Young to the position of deputy director of the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, effective May 1. Young is currently serving as the director of communications and acting deputy director. “Darrell is a results-driven, team-oriented individual with more than 27 years of experience […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands is alerting residents, business owners and nearby property owners that its contractor Blasting Technology will be conducting blasting activities Thursday, April 18, to facilitate rock excavation at the construction site for Phase 2A of the Department’s Lalamilo Subdivision, adjacent to the Waimea Transfer Station. The public is […]

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MEDIA RELEASE One lane will be closed along the South Kohala Distribution Road 7 a.m.-3:30 p.m. through Friday due to construction of the Lalamilo Water System. During non-work hours, both lanes will be open to traffic, as conditions permit. Access to Waimea Transfer Station will be maintained. The state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Gov. Neil Abercrombie has announced Department of Hawaiian Home Lands Director Alapaki Nahale-a will leave the department on May 15, 2012. “Working for state government at this level has been a rewarding experience but also taxing on a number of levels,” Nahale-a said. “While I am proud of all that we’ve accomplished so […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Rep. Denny Coffman praised the release of $1.526 million in design and planning funds to Laiopua 2020, an organization under the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL), to build a new community center and medical clinic in Kealakehe. “This project was my number one capital improvement priority during the 2010 legislative session,” said […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Gov. Linda Lingle has appointed Anita Seyer Wong as deputy to the chairman of the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL). Wong has been with DHHL since 2007 handling complex assignments related to restructuring of development financing, legal coordination of housing contracts, as well as overseeing project managers for the department’s Land Development […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Gov. Linda Lingle has appointed Kaulana Park to serve as the new director of the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and chairman of the Hawaiian Homes Commission.   Park, the department’s deputy director since February 2008, succeeds Micah Kane, who will become a Trustee for Kamehameha Schools.   The transition takes effect Aug. […]

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Karin Stanton/Hawaii247.com Contributing Editor Good news for drivers in and around Kealakehe. The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands confirmed Tuesday the road linking neighborhoods around Kealakehe High School and Kealakehe Intermediate School is expected to be open in late April. DHHL spokesman Lloyd Yonenaka said the road, which had been scheduled to open late last […]

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