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Maui beneficiaries press DHHL on water access as Waiahuli well plan moves forward
Summary
Beneficiaries and community groups told the Hawaiian Homes Commission on Sept. 16 that water must be prioritized for homestead uses before DHHL advances well and contract work that some speakers said could divert trust resources.
Beneficiaries representing Maui homestead communities urged the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and the Hawaiian Homes Commission on Sept. 16 to prioritize homestead water before advancing plumbing and well projects that beneficiaries fear could divert trust resources.
At a public-testimony session in Wailuku, members of Pa'opena Community Development Inc. and other Maui homestead organizations called for beneficiary consultation, faster installation of on-site water meters, and clarification about a recently announced DHHL contract. "Water is life," said Tema Watson, a paid staff member of Pa'opena Community Inc., as she told commissioners the department was "giving nearly half of our trust water to the county and to nonbeneficiaries," an arrangement she said would violate the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act of 1920. Watson also told commissioners she was concerned that a…
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