Votes at a glance: DHHL meeting Dec. 16 — agenda, minutes, Crown Castle license, right-of-entry and successorship approvals

This summary lists formal actions and recorded outcomes at the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands commission meeting on Dec. 16, 2024. It includes motions that were explicitly moved, seconded or recorded on the transcript and the department record.

Votes recorded on the transcript

- Meeting agenda (procedural): Motion to accept agenda; outcome — approved (voice vote: “Aye,” motion carried). (Agenda item: general)

- Minutes of prior meeting (procedural): Motion to approve minutes of Nov. 18–19, 2024 (with a minor correction on page reference); outcome — approved (voice vote).

- Successorship lease (item D7): Motion to approve DHHL recommendation to draft and proceed with a successorship lease and to issue a limited right of entry to the successor (Nanakuli property). Outcome — approved. Staff will draft the successorship lease, prepare limited right of entry, and coordinate enforcement as needed.

- Issuance of a non-benefit license to Crown Castle / T‑Mobile (item F1): Motion to grant a non‑benefit license for a 625 sq. ft. area for a cellular facility on Oʻahu; outcome — approved (voice vote: ayes recorded). The license includes payment provisions based on an independent appraisal and step-up rents if the license is extended.

- Issuance of a right of entry permit to Hui Aloha Pūkapu Waima (item F3): Motion to grant a right of entry to conduct wildfire‑risk reduction work on listed TMKs on Hawaiʻi island; outcome — approved (motion carried per transcript).

Items deferred or not finally decided

- C1 (donation/ground lease negotiation, Kalani Anahole Development / Kuai Hale LLC): DHHL staff requested authorization to negotiate terms to accept a donated parcel and an associated ground lease. Commissioners asked for corrected parcel (TMK) references, appraisal data and additional beneficiary consultation; no final acceptance vote was recorded at the Dec. 16 meeting. Staff said they would return for a vote after confirming TMKs and completing negotiations and consultation.

Notes on vote records and tallies

- The transcript records voice votes for procedural items and recorded “motion carries” for several LMD items; the transcript does not include full roll‑call tallies for most motions. Where the transcript records a voice vote, this summary notes the outcome as recorded in the meeting audio and minutes.

Sources and next steps

- Department staff will return to the commission with negotiated agreements, corrected parcel references and beneficiary consultation summaries on items that were deferred. For approved items, staff will proceed with drafting documents, licenses and permits as described in the meeting record.