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Public Testimony of NHLC in Opposition of DHHL General Lease Extension for Lease No. 202 to Prince Kūhiō Plaza
Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation urges the Hawaiian Homes Commission to deny Brookfield Asset Management’s request for a long term extension of the Prince Kūhiō Plaza general lease in Hilo. The proposal being considered would reserve close to 50 acres of valuable trust lands to Brookfield for a total of ...
NHLC Requests Additional NSF Scoping Hearings
After observing that many individuals and communities were unable to provide comment during the NSF’s limited scoping hearings regarding its environmental study on whether to fund the TMT project, NHLC has formally requested additional hearings should NSF continue to consider funding TMT over community objections. Read more here: Mauna ...
FAQs Regarding National Science Foundation’s TMT Consultation Process
Read more here: Mauna Kea FAQ
NHLC Equal Justice Works Fellow – Henderson Huihui
Meet Henderson Huihui, a 2020 Equal Justice Works (EJW) Fellow hosted by the Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation. His EJW project provides comprehensive outreach and advocacy to assist the over 60,000 eligible Native Hawaiians in applying for and keeping homestead housing. Read Henderson's EJW blog post titled, "Advocating for My ...
NHLC Mourns the Passing of Aunty Colette Machado
The Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation mourns the passing of Aunty Colette Machado. For more than 50 years, Aunty Colette embodied aloha ʻāina. She was a visionary leader for pono stewardship of Hawaiʻi lands and waters to achieve ʻāina momona and a thriving lāhui. Aunty Colette was a masterful advocate ...
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