The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) was created by the Hawai’i State Legislature in 1960 for the purposes of administering the Hawaiian home lands program and managing the Hawaiian home lands trust. Currently, DHHL is one of 18 principal agencies of the Executive Branch of the State of Hawaii.DHHL serves native Hawaiians or individuals of at least 50% Hawaiian blood, as defined by the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act of 1920, as amended, and their successors. These native Hawaiians are the beneficiaries of the Hawaiian home lands trust consisting of a land trust of over 200,000 acres.
