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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 18, 2021 Statement on Senate Committee Deferral of SB 1321 (Kapolei, Oʻahu) – Hawaiian Homes Commission Chair William J. Ailā, Jr. issued the following statement following the Senate Committee on Hawaiian Affairs’ deferral of SB 1321....

County of Hawaiʻi photo. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 16, 2021 Hawaiian Homes Commission Adopts Resolution Honoring Former Mayor (Kapolei, Oʻahu) – The Hawaiian Homes Commission (HHC) adopted Resolution No. 304 to honor the late Hawaiʻi County Mayor and Hawaiian Home...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 11, 2021 Statement on Senate Committee Amendments to SB 1321 (Kapolei, Oʻahu) – Hawaiian Homes Commission Chair William J. Ailā, Jr. issued the following statement following the Senate Committee on Hawaiian Affairs’ amendments to SB 1321....

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 5, 2021 DHHL Rental Relief Program Receives $2.4M Boost (Kapolei, Oʻahu) – The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program has received a funding allocation of $2.4 million as part of the...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 5, 2021 DHHL Investigates Illegal Activity in Waimānalo (Waimānalo, Oʻahu) – A Hawaiian homestead property in Waimānalo was the subject of a search warrant executed by the Honolulu Police Department (HPD) on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021,...