Department of Hawaiian Home Lands - West Hawaii | Department of Hawaiian Home Lands - West Hawaii
Department of Hawaiian Home Lands - West Hawaii
64-756 Mamalahoa Highway, Kamuela, HI 96743
Must have 50% or more Hawaiian ancestry to apply. Minimum age 18.
MON: 7:45 am - 4:30 pm TUE: 7:45 am - 4:30 pm WED: 7:45 am - 4:30 pm THU: 7:45 am - 4:30 pm FRI: 7:45 am - 4:30 pm SAT: Closed SUN: Closed
Written application. Need to bring proof of Hawaiian ancestry and birth certificate. Screening interview - face-to-face.
Hawaii (Big Island)
Offers assistance in new home construction and home repair loans, homestead leases to qualified native Hawaiian applicants. . Assists in development of farms and ranches. Call for more information.
State of Hawaii Department of Hawaiian Home Lands
The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands is governed by the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act of 1920, enacted by the U.S. Congress to protect and improve the lives of native Hawaiians. The act created a Hawaiian Homes Commission to administer certain public lands, called Hawaiian home lands, for homesteads. Native Hawaiians are defined as individuals having at least 50 percent Hawaiian blood.