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Native Hawaiian communi- ty members, who provided their input during consulta-
tion on this transfer.”
The land, which former- ly housed NOAA’s Pacific
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‘Ewa Beach Land Transfers To DHHL
U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves (left) and U.S. Secretary of
the Interior Deb Haaland recently announced that 80 acres in ‘Ewa Beach will transfer to the Hawaiian Home Lands Trust. PHOTOS COURTESY THE OFFICE OF U.S. REP ED CASE
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U.S. Secretary of the In- terior Deb Haaland and U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves an- nounced on June 14 that an 80-acre ʻEwa Beach parcel of surplus federal property will transfer to Hawaiian Home Lands Trust.
Tsunami Warning Center, has the potential to provide housing for 200-400 Native Hawaiian ʻohana. Accord- ing to the U.S. Department of Interior, this initiative is part of the Biden-Harris ad- ministration’s commitment to honor relationships with Indigenous communities and uphold trust responsi- bilities.
Through July 31, Helping Hands Hawaiʻi has partnered with American Savings Bank to raise funds and collect school supplies with its campaign Ready to Learn, and West Oʻahu residents are welcome to join in the effort.
“The Native Hawaiian community has waited more than 20 years for the feder- al government to address a $16.9 million credit owed by the United States to the Hawaiian Home Lands Trust,” states Haaland. “To- day’s action is an import- ant step in our commitment to resolving the Hawaiian Home Lands Recovery Act settlement. We thank the Department of Commerce, General Services Adminis- tration, state of Hawai‘i and
“Residential lots on Oʻa- hu are of the highest de- mand from applicants on the waiting list. This land transfer is an opportunity for beneficiaries that is truly in line with the spirit of the Hawaiian Home Lands Re- covery Act,” states William Aila Jr., chairman of the Ha- waiian Homes Commission.
“As students return to the classroom this fall, we en- courage our community to get behind them by making sure they have the school supplies they need to participate in classroom activities,” states HHH president and CEO Susan Furuta. “After many months of distance learning, Ready to Learn can help ease the transition back to school for students by ensuring their backpacks are full of the supplies they need.”
This year, the top school supplies in need are back- packs, ballpoint pens (black or blue), pencils (No. 2), composition books (wide ruled), crayons (24 count), dry erase markers, earbuds with microphones, erasers, face masks, hand sanitizers, USB flash drives and more.
ASB is currently accepting donations at all branches, including those in ʻEwa (91-1101 Keaunui Drive), Kapo- lei (888 Wākea St.), Waiʻanae (86-120 Farrington Hwy.) Waipahu (94-060 Farrington Hwy.) and Waipiʻo (94-1040 Waipiʻo Uka St.).
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