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Papakōlea group details plans for Native Hawaiian education and community center, neighborhood watch

Neighborhood Board No. 12 (Honolulu County) · February 5, 2026
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Summary

Papakōlea Community Development Corporation said it has site control from the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and a master plan for a Native Hawaiian education and culture center; the group is fundraising for phase two (permitting and construction) and launching a community neighborhood‑watch and moʻolelo programming.

Lilia Kapuniai, executive director of the Papakōlea Community Development Corporation, told Neighborhood Board No. 12 on Jan. 20 that her organization has secured site control from the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and completed a master plan for a proposed Native Hawaiian education and culture center on Alwailimu Street.

The board was told the site has been overgrown and used recently by homeless encampments, but the project team has…

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