'O ke kahua ma mua, ma hope ke kūkulu.

The regional plans are developed by Beneficiary
Consultation in conjunction with lessees of
the region as well as regional stakeholders
(landowners, agencies, other organizations) by
identifying issues and opportunities, developing
solutions in the form of potential projects,
and then determining the top priority projects
for the region. The approval of regional plans
by the Hawaiian Homes Commission aligns
Departmental support for homestead community
priorities.
There are 20 regional plans in development
statewide. The Hawaiian Homes Commission
approved the following regional plans in
FY2010:
New Regional Plans
• Lāna‘i ( June 2010)
• Papakōlea, O‘ahu (December 2009)
• Paukūkalo-Wai‘ehu Kou, Maui ( June 2010)
Updated Regional
Plans
• Wai‘anae, O‘ahu (December 2009)
• La‘i ‘Ōpua, Hawai‘i (December 2009)
• Nānākuli, O‘ahu (December 2009)
• Leiali‘i-Honokōwai, Maui
(December 2009)
• Wailua, Kaua‘i (December 2009)
• Moloka‘i (April 2010)
• Kēōkea-Waiohuli, Maui ( June 2010)
• Anahola, Kaua‘i ( June 2010)
In the past fiscal
year, the department
supported the
implementation
of the following
priority projects:
HAWAI‘I
• A grant of $40,000 to La‘i ‘Ōpua 2020 to
assist in the planning, design and construction
of the first phase of the La‘i ‘Ōpua
Community Center Complex
• A grant of $48,450 to Maku‘u Farmers
Association to assist in the implementation
of the first phase of the Maku‘u
Community Center
MAUI
• A grant of $250,000 to La‘i ‘Ōpua 2020 to
fund planning and feasibility for community
economic development projects
• A grant of $48,450 to Waiohuli Hawaiian
Homesteaders Association, Inc. to assist
in the pre-design phase of the community
center and park site
• Partnered with the Trust for Public Lands
to negotiate the acquisition of approximately
64 acres of Ka‘ehu Bay, Paukūkalo,
Maui.
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