Election Could Change DHHL’s Plans For Spending $600 Million On Hawaiian Housing 0 The next governor will likely pick new leadership for the department. And both Josh Green and Duke Aiona want to see more money put toward building homes than infrastructure.
A huge influx of cash for the state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands this year could lead to the development of more than 3,100 housing lots to help reduce an ever-growing waitlist of Hawaiian beneficiaries, now totaling more than 28,000 individuals.
The final number of housing units and how many families could benefit from the more than $600 million approved by the Legislature for DHHL is yet to be determined. Preliminary plans approved last week anticipate a mix of housing developments that could pave the way for single family homes, multi-family units, agricultural and pastoral lots, and rentals across the islands.
“We are confident we can get this done,” DHHL Chair William Aila told the Hawaiian Homes Commission on Aug. 25 before it voted to approve the preliminary budget plans.
