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Army Engineers Push Forward With WWII Bomb Survey On Big Island Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Army Engineers Push Forward With WWII Bomb Survey On Big Island

The bullets and bombs were left on the range there 80 years ago, but the U.S. military is still cleaning up the mess.

Parents Push For Lahaina’s Hawaiian Immersion Program To Get Its Own Campus Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Parents Push For Lahaina’s Hawaiian Immersion Program To Get Its Own Campus

Many families are pushing for a K-12 alternative that would distance students from the burn zone.

Homestead Leases For Native Hawaiians Held Up Pending Ruling On Potential Plaintiff Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Homestead Leases For Native Hawaiians Held Up Pending Ruling On Potential Plaintiff

A Hawaii Supreme Court decision could determine the fate of thousands of beneficiaries who have been waiting years for relief.

Matthew Leonard: HPD’s New Data Dashboard Is A Good Start But There’s Room To Improve Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Matthew Leonard: HPD’s New Data Dashboard Is A Good Start But There’s Room To Improve

Also, a note of caution about the latest census data on Native Hawaiians and a new tool on Hawaii’s hot housing market.

CNHA Opens Relief Center To Help Steer Local People To Assistance (Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement/2023)

CNHA Opens Relief Center To Help Steer Local People To Assistance

Maui residents turn to people they know to help them get through government bureaucracy.

Polihale Park Is Poised For A $4.3 Million Makeover Brittany Lyte/Civil Beat/2023

Polihale Park Is Poised For A $4.3 Million Makeover

The remote park that is the site of Native Hawaiian burials and a popular camping spot has suffered years of neglect.

Why Some Hawaiian Homesteaders Pay 6 Times More Than County Users For Water Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Why Some Hawaiian Homesteaders Pay 6 Times More Than County Users For Water

DHHL hopes to use some of the $600 million appropriated for homelands last year to improve infrastructure, including water access.

Native Hawaiian Contractors Take A Back Seat To Alaskans And Tribes For Lucrative Jobs Nick Grube/Civil Beat/2023

Native Hawaiian Contractors Take A Back Seat To Alaskans And Tribes For Lucrative Jobs

Hawaii’s congressional delegation is hoping to make it easier for Native Hawaiian-owned businesses to compete with other Indigenous contractors.