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DHHL staff recommends terminating License No. 372 for alleged long‑running broadband noncompliance
Summary
DHHL Land Management Division staff told the Hawaiian Homes Commission they recommend terminating License No. 372 (issued to Waimana Enterprises and assignees) citing unpaid fees (penalties > $953,194), PUC/FCC findings and alleged infrastructure neglect; staff proposed interim carrier licenses to maintain service continuity.
The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) presented a staff recommendation Nov. 17 for the Commission to terminate License No. 372, originally issued in 1995 to Waimana Enterprises and later partially assigned to other operators.
Kahana Albino, Land Management Division income properties manager, introduced the agenda item and said the termination would be based on multiple alleged breaches. Land agent Andrew Sante summarized staff findings, citing unpaid license fees and penalties “exceeding $953,194 as of November 2025,” staff allegations of refusal to cooperate with a Hawaii Public Utilities Commission fitness docket, an FCC determination tied to an unauthorized discontinuance of service (June 3, 2024), and alleged violations…
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