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Federal Survey of Hawaiian Home Lands - Keaukaha Tract 1

Map of Keaukaha Tract 1 showing boundaries requiring a field survey.Survey Lines

Project Overview

DOI ONHR Project Contact: Lisa C. Oshiro Suganuma, lisa_oshiro_suganuma@ios.doi.gov

Who: The U.S. Department of the Interior’s (DOI) Office of Native Hawaiian Relations (ONHR) and Bureau of Land Management (BLM). In the 1995 Hawaiian Home Lands Recovery Act, Congress required the Secretary of the Interior to “conduct a survey of all Hawaiian Home Lands based on the report ‘Survey Needs for the Hawaiian Home Lands’” published by the BLM in 1991. ONHR receives funding to execute the boundary surveys in phases, assisted by BLM’s Cadastral Survey Program, and with cooperation and assistance of the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL).

Where: Keaukaha, Hawai‘i, Group 4 (See map above; download - coming soon)
The Federal Survey started in 2018 on Oʻahu after ONHR and BLM provided a workshop for the Hawaiian Homes Commission. ONHR shared an overview at a community meeting in Keaukaha in July 2019. Having heard the interests of multiple Hawaiian homestead communities on Hawaiʻi island, ONHR prioritized the review of historical survey information for several areas on the island and BLM determined where field surveys are still needed. ONHR also works with DHHL to identify priority areas. The initial phases are informing and updating BLM’s time, resources, and cost projections for completion of the various phases of the Federal Survey project.

When: February 5, 2024 through March 8, 2024.
Starting along public access areas, then moving into private properties, the need to access individual Hawaiian homestead lots is projected to begin on February 20th. For the Keaukaha Hawaiian homestead community, ONHR and BLM will attend the Keaukaha Community Association meeting on February 21st to discuss and answer questions. Please feel free to contact us at any time though.

What: Federal authority boundary surveys of parcels of Hawaiian home lands.
Exterior boundaries of Hawaiian home lands, and boundaries of in-holdings that are not Hawaiian home lands have been researched and will be surveyed, if marked by a red or yellow boundary line indicating that the survey description and/or monumentation are inadequate, to establish and mark the legal boundaries. Individual interior lots of Hawaiian home lands will not be surveyed. For general information, visit www.doi.gov/hawaiian/land-survey, and for area-specific information, visit www.doi.gov/hawaiian/land-survey-keaukaha1.

Why: To provide boundary assurance, protect the Hawaiian Home Lands Trust, and enhance DHHL’s land management tools. Some boundaries may not be adequately marked and older boundary markers may be damaged or missing. Determining and marking the legal boundaries help to identify existing encroachments and prevent potential encroachments. Data and information generated through this Federal Survey will provide a powerful tool for managing the Hawaiian Home Lands Trust.

Download PDF of Project Overview (coming soon)

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