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DHHL presents FY2026 budget priorities, highlights restoration of 19 funded positions
Summary
Department of Hawaiian Home Lands staff told commissioners the FY2026 operating budget totals about $52.8 million, that 19 previously authorized but unfunded positions will be funded July 1, and that $10 million in general funds is earmarked for rehabilitation projects in place of trust receipts.
The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) presented its fiscal year 2026 budget materials to commissioners on June 12, outlining operating funding, trust and special-fund balances and staffing plans ahead of a Monday approval vote.
Deputy to the chair Katie Lambert, presenting the administrative and operating portion, said the state fiscal year begins July 1 and that DHHL will ask the commission to approve the FY2026 budget at the next meeting. "We will have all 200 general funded positions funded" starting July 1, Lambert said, noting the legislature restored funding for 19 previously authorized but unfunded positions.
Why it matters: the restored positions and the operating budget determine DHHL's ability to process leases, manage homestead services and move pending development projects. Commissioners pressed staff for timelines and additional program detail during the workshop.
Key budget items and context
Lambert summarized DHHL's internal funds as two special funds, five trust funds and two revolving funds that feed the department's operating and program activity. She said HB300 (the 2025…
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