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Honomū Subsistence AgriculturalHomestead Community
Community Meeting #1October 23, 2017
I. Purpose of Meeting:A. Introduce the Honomū Subsistence Agricultural Homestead ProjectB. Answer Questions, Hear Comments and Concerns
II. Background on the Hawaiian Home Lands Trust
III. Project Overview
IV. Land Uses Being Considered
V. Questions and Comments
VI. Next Steps
AGENDA
Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1921Act of Congress; Administered by the State Department of
Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL)
• Establishes Policy Board: Hawaiian Homes Commission
• Designates Land: 200,000 acres
• Promotes Rehabilitation, well-being and economic self-sufficiency for native Hawaiians, defined as individuals having at least 50 percent Hawaiian blood
✓ Homestead Leases for residential, agricultural and pastoral uses at $1.00 per year for 99-years
✓ Financial Assistance (direct loans or loan guarantees) for home construction, repair/replacement, and development of farms and ranches
✓ Technical Assistance to farmers and ranchers
✓ Operation of Water Systems
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200,000
400,000
600,000
800,000
1,000,000
1,200,000
1778 1808 1839 1870 1898 1929 1959 1990
Other Population Native Hawaiian Population
The Constitution of the State of Hawai‘i
Article XII, Section 2 -- Acceptance of Compact
• The State and its people accept, as a compact with the United States, relating to the management and disposition of the Hawaiian home lands, the requirement that the HHCA be included in this constitution.
• The State and its people do further agree and declare that the spirit of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act looking to the continuance of the Hawaiian homes projects for the further rehabilitation of the Hawaiian race shall be faithfully carried out.
The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands
Our mission is to manage the Hawaiian Home Lands trust effectively and to develop and
deliver lands to native Hawaiians. We will partner with others towards developing self-sufficient
and healthy communities.
DHHL’s Planning System
Regional Plans
1-3 year timeframe
Development Plans
10 year timeframe
General Plan
Statewide, 20-year timeframe
Strategic Program Plans
Statewide, 3-6 year timeframe
Island Plans
Regional, 20-year timeframe
PROJECT OVERVIEW
– Why Agriculture?
– Why Honomū?
– How do we Get to Awards?
– Where are we now?
Honomū Subsistence Agricultural Homestead Community
Why Agriculture?
• Provision of the HHCA
• 20 years since the last Agricultural Award
• Sustainability--resilience requires agriculture
• The Agricultural Waitlists are longer than the Residential Waitlists
Agricultural, 12% Pastoral, 4%
Residential, 84%
HOMESTEAD LEASES STATEWIDE
Agricultural Opportunities
• 5% of agricultural lessees actually cultivating land
• Dedicated CTAHR staff – direct assistance, classes
• Case management
• Opportunity to develop programmatic supports for agriculture
• Opportunity to integrate agricultural support facilities into community plan
What is a Subsistence Agricultural Homestead Lease?
• New Administrative Rules Lots must be less than 3 acres
• A Farm Plan is not Required
• Agricultural Use/Cultivation is Required
• Residence on-property is Optional
Who Can Get a Subsistence Ag Leasein Honomū?
• Leases would be awarded according to the rank order on the Hawai‘i Island Agricultural Waitlist
• DHHL invited the Top 500 applicants on the Hawai‘i Island Agricultural Wait List to participate in planning meetings
• These are applicants who applied between 1952 and 1985
• The Average Age of those invited is 66 years old
Why Focus on the Big Island?
Hawai'i 58%Maui16%
Moloka'i13%
O‘ahu3%
Kaua'i10%
Distribution of HHLs by Island
Kauaʻi, 22%O‘ahu, 2%
Molokai25%
Maui9%
Hawai‘i42%
Distribution of HHLs Designated for Agricultural Use
1,057 2,215 3,664
4,616
7,120
MOLOKAI KAUA‘I O‘AHU MAUI HAWAI‘I
Area and IslandwideAgricultural Waitlists
• 20 years since the last Agricultural Awards
‘Akaka Falls442 Feet
Kahuna Falls100 Feet
Why Honomū??
• Accessible
• Arable Land
• High Rainfall (150” – 225”)
• Access to Ag Support Networks
• Good relationship with the county and an MOU that clarifies responsibilities
• Hawai‘i Island has the longest Ag Waitlist
Why Honomū?
DHHL Lands on Hawaiʻi Island
South Point
Honomū
Hilo
Kailua-Kona
Hāwī
Kawaihae
Cape Kumukahi
Honokaʻa
Nāʻālehu
Kalapana
Miloliʻi
HonaunauMauna
Loa
Mauna Kea
Hualālai
Kīlauea
Kohala
Approximately 118,000 acres, which is 58% of the entire Hawaiian Home Lands Trust
• Not part of the original HHCA
• Part of the lands received from the State through Act 14, SLH 1995 as payment for the Settlement of Claims against the State for breaches to Hawaiian Home Lands trust
Honomū—New Tract Added in 1995
Honomū
DHHL’S HONOMŪ LANDS
Honomū Gym
Project
Location
465 acres
301 acres
Honomū
Honomū
Jul-Sep 2017
✓ Preliminary environmental studies (archaeology, botany, biology, traffic)
✓ Preliminary infrastructure assessment
✓ Topographic survey
✓ Initial consultations
Oct-Dec 2017 Jan-Mar 2018 Apr-Jun 2018 Jul-Sep 2018 Oct-Dec 2019
How Do We Get to Awards?
Procurement/Contracting
Environmental Studies
Conceptual Plan (Jan 2018)
Environmental Assessment (Sep 2018)
Master Plan/ Lot Layout
Support Programs
Award (Dec 2018)
We are
here
LAND USES BEING CONSIDERED
• Subsistence agriculture
• Resource management
• Infrastructure
QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS
Honomū Gym
Project
Location
Jul-Sep 2017
✓ Preliminary environmental studies (archaeology, botany, biology, traffic)
✓ Preliminary infrastructure assessment
✓ Topographic survey
✓ Initial consultations
Oct-Dec 2017 Jan-Mar 2018 Apr-Jun 2018 Jul-Sep 2018 Oct-Dec 2019
Next Steps
Procurement/Contracting
Environmental Studies
Conceptual Plan (Jan 2018)
Environmental Assessment (Sep 2018)
Master Plan/ Lot Layout
Support Programs
Award (Dec 2018)
We are
here
Community
Mtg #2
Draft EA
Contact Information
Julie Cachola, DHHL
808-620-9483
Sherri Hiraoka, Townscape, Inc.
808-550-3892