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Hawaiian Homes Commission approves leases, licenses and right-of-entry permits across islands; voice votes carry multiple agenda items
Summary
During the meeting the commission approved a slate of administrative items—lot awards, right-of-entry permits, and license agreements—to the County of Hawaiʻi, FAA, utility companies and others. Most motions passed by voice vote; specific vote tallies were not recorded in the transcript.
The Hawaiian Homes Commission approved multiple administrative motions by voice vote, moving a range of license and right-of-entry items and a residential lease award package.
At-a-glance outcomes (voice votes unless otherwise noted): - E2: Approval of lease awards for Piʻilani Maikai subdivision Phase 2 and residential vacant lots, Anahola, Kauaʻi — motion approved after presentation by Michelle Hitzman, Housing Project Branch Manager. - E3: After-the-fact approval of a right-of-entry permit between Delgine Manera (lot holder) and Goodfellow Brothers, LLC, for Lot 22 of the Naiva Agricultural Subdivision; permit term through February 2027 and no monetary consideration recorded — motion approved. - F1: Approval to issue a new license to the County of Hawaiʻi Department of Parks and Recreation for Panaheva Park (island of Hawaiʻi) — motion approved. - F2: Approval to issue a new license to the County of Hawaiʻi Department of Parks and Recreation for Hualani Park (island of Hawaiʻi) — motion approved. - F3 & subsequent FAA items: Approval of license agreements to the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, for sites on Hawaiʻi Island and Waimanalo — motions approved; FAA staff explained standard federal appropriation language included in such agreements. - F5: Approval of a license agreement to Hawaii Electric Light Company (HELCO) for a portion of Kauaʻihai — motion approved; the presentation explained the original one-time consideration in earlier terms and a more recent $2,000 in-lieu payment practice. - F6: Renewal and conversion to revocable permits/right-of-entry renewals for six Molokaʻi permits (two were noted as delinquent on insurance; insurance certificates were being provided) — motion approved. - F7: Approval of the first amendment to License Agreement No. 637 issued to the State of Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture to extend a term for an additional 20-year period for the Molokaʻi irrigation system field office — motion approved. - Additional: Approval to amend/issue a right-of-entry to place an ROE in the name of Kalani Kaneho for pastoral use on ʻĀina Maʻoana lands — motion approved.
What the record shows Presenters for agenda items included Michelle Hitzman (housing project branch manager), Robert Ng (land development project manager), Kalani Frond (acting administrator), Kahan Albino and other land-management staff, and land agents who answered questions about insurance, rent history, and appraisal-based rent calculations. Several items generated brief questions from Commissioner Neves about rent history, insurance certificates, or the inclusion of beneficiaries in collaborative arrangements.
Vote details The transcript records motions carried by voice vote (“Aye,” “Motion carried”) but does not include roll-call tallies for the items listed above. When federal agencies like the FAA explained contract language, staff noted such clauses are required by law when federal appropriations are involved.
Ending Commissioners generally approved the administrative items and asked staff to follow up on delinquent insurance or DCCA filings where noted. Staff were available to answer technical questions and said they would return with any necessary corrections or additional documentation.
