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OHA committee reviews phase‑1 due diligence on possible state land transfers including Kahana, Maunaʻala and Kauai heiau site
Summary
Trustees received a Jan. 8 briefing on Phase‑1 due diligence for potential state land transfers including Kahana Valley, Maunaʻala and a Kauaʻi heiau complex; administration said the work is exploratory and no transfers or appropriations are underway.
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs Committee on Investments and Land Management on Jan. 8 received a high-level update on Phase‑1 due diligence into several parcels that state agencies have suggested OHA consider for transfer. The parcels under review include the Ahupuaʻa of Kahana Valley (Oʻahu), Maunaʻala (the royal burial site on Oʻahu), the Kaneʻōluʻuma Heiau complex on Kauaʻi and a 45.6‑acre agricultural parcel identified as Nation of Hawaiʻi in Waimānalo.
Why it matters: trustees and administrators framed potential transfers as opportunities to restore stewardship of lands described as culturally and historically significant to Native Hawaiians, and as assets connected to OHA’s statutory mission under the Hawaii Revised Statutes to "better the conditions of native Hawaiians." Administration said the work is due diligence only; no purchase or transfer has been finalized.
Scope and process explained: interim land assets director Lori Walker outlined the two‑phase…
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