Fellows mentioned in this story: Kawika McKeague, Cohort VII

From Kaua‘i Now:

The Puʻu ʻŌpae Kuleana Homestead Settlement Plan for land on Kaua’i won the Outstanding Planning Award by the American Planning Association’s Hawai‘i Chapter.

The plan, crafted by the Department of Hawaiian Home Land and Honolulu-based design firm G70, provides a roadmap for future homesteading in Waimea.

The plan “will ultimately result in native Hawaiians settling on lands that have been in the Hawaiian Homes Lands trust since the beginning,” said Tyler Iokepa Gomes, Department of Hawaiian Home Landsʻ Deputy to the Chair.

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