The story of the Department of Hawaiian Homelands and the Hawaiian beneficiaries of King's Landing
A 1993 Honolulu Star-Bulletin article shares a long history of land insecurity within King's Landing. In the 1960ʻs, DHHL burned down a hale, house, in King's Landing because it was against DHHL rule, which says that beneficiaries cannot build more than one house structure. This directly prevents the formulation of multigenerational Hawaiian homes, which is the foundation of the native Hawaiian family system. And therefore prevents rehabilitation of the native Hawaiian.
Support and access to rehabilitation by DHHL for the native Hawaiian beneficiary is lacking.
In this 2006 article, Department representative shares that MAHA was only given access to the land to manage it until the Department came up with a better plan for the lands. This goes against the proposed usage of the lands by the beneficiaries themselves. The unresolved realization of the MAHA Management Plan by the Department of Hawaiian Homelands and its Commissioners is a breach of the trust.
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Support and access to rehabilitation by DHHL for the native Hawaiian beneficiary is lacking.
In this 2002 article, there is no DHHL response or support for MAHA in a dispute over land access. Instead, the reporter compares the King's Landing village with a nearby State land site that was cleared earlier of a houseless village, suggesting that DLNR and the State have authority over Hawaiian beneficiaries living on Hawaiian Homelands.
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MAHA practices its self-governing responsibilities by participating in Neighborhood watch.
In 2003 MAHA participated in a Community Neighborhood watch to stop illegal and unfavorable behaviors at the Lehia County Park (Puu maile) that often spills over into their community. King's landing residence pass through Lehia County Park to get home into Hawaiian Homelands.
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