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DHHL unveils FY2026 awards schedule, plans roughly 2,000 lease awards including large Maui and Oahu selections
Summary
The Land Development Division presented a detailed fiscal year 2026 schedule aiming to issue roughly 2,000 awards across the state, with major selections on Maui (over 1,100 project leases across two large selection events) and numerous single-family, multifamily and agricultural offerings on Oahu, Lanai, Molokai and Kauai.
The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands— Land Development Division presented its FY2026 awards schedule to the Hawaiian Homes Commission on July 21, describing a heavy pipeline of dispositions intended to accelerate home award activity across multiple islands.
Kalani Franda, acting administrator for the Land Development Division, said the department—s new approach ties housing product to what beneficiaries can afford and uses a mix of delivery methods—turnkey units, rent-with-option-to-purchase, low-income tax-credit projects with purchase options, self-help models and owner-builder slots.
Key highlights in the FY2026 schedule (July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026):
- Total awards targeted: roughly 2,000 over 12 months, across single-family, multifamily and agricultural project leases.
- Maui: Large-scale activity planned. The department scheduled two major selection events in November and December 2025 to issue 581 leases (Nov. 8) and another 550 leases (Dec. 13) across four Maui residential projects, for a combined total in excess of 1,100 awards. Additional Maui agricultural selections (140 leases) and scattered-lot activity were also scheduled for FY2026.
- West Oahu and Ewa/Nanakuli: Project lease orientations and selections are scheduled, including Ka'ulukahai and other Ewa-area awards; Kapolei-area activities continue for multifamily projects.
- Lanai and Molokai: Lanai oriented awards to exhaust the island—s list (about 75 lots) and several scattered-lot selections on Molokai were included.
- Other islands: Pilani Maikikai (Kauai), Pu'uhona (Maui) and La'iopua (Hawaii island) proceedings are also scheduled through the year.
Franda credited interagency and legislative support for the department—s accelerating pace, including the Legislature—s Act 279 funding and county coordination for infrastructure. He said staff are prioritizing infrastructure development (water, wastewater, power and roads) so parcels are ready for recording and building.
Commissioners and staff emphasized the department—s pivot to judge development options (and the developer approach) by the beneficiaries— demonstrated ability to pay, and to match delivery methods to beneficiary needs (kupuna housing, rent-with-option-to-purchase, self-help and turnkey). Franda noted that a large share of applicants are kupuna (about 50% of applicants cited) and that the department is planning targeted offerings to address elder housing needs.
The schedule is intended as a working calendar; individual dispositions will still require pre-contract clearance, compliance review, and environmental/historic preservation compliance as applicable.
