The Native Hawaiian Federal Interagency Working Group was first established with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in February 2011. The Working Group's stated purposes are to:
Current members of the Working Group are the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP), the Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Installations and Environment (DUSD (I&E)) within the Department of Defense, the Small Business Administration, and the Office of Native Hawaiian Relations which has the lead in organizing the Working Group. Additional Federal Agencies may join the Working Group by signing the MOU.