Paula Bender

Keeping Hawaiian Lands in Hawaiian Hands

In September 2022, the American Planning Association (APA) Hawaii Chapter recognized the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands with its Outstanding Planner award for DHHL’s Puu Opae Kuleana Homestead Settlement Plan. The winning plan, developed with partner G70, provides a roadmap for future homesteading in Waimea, Kauai. Included in the project team are Keala Pono Archaeological

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Utilities Underground Before Rail Is Overhead

In November 2022, Nan Inc. began the Dillingham Utility Relocations project for the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART). Long identified as critical toward completion of the rail project, the nearly $500 million contract includes the relocation of utilities in the Kalihi-Palama area, from the corner of Kamehameha Highway and Laumaka Street to the corner

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