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- 1921-1994 (Creation)
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2.25 cubic feet in 1 7.5-inch box, 2 5-inch letter boxes, 1 15.5 x 12 x 3 flat box containing two albums, and 2 15 12 x 5 legal boxes containing two 3-ring albums.
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Administrative history
Established: By the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, enacted by the United States Congress and signed into law by President Warren Harding on July 9, 1921. Section XII of the Hawai’i State Constitution adopted the Congressional act as a law of the state. Section 24 of Act 1 passed by the First State Legislature, Second Special Session transferred the authority and functions of the Hawaiian Homes Commission to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands.
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Textual and visual records comprise the public relations files of the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL). Textual records consist of directors’ speeches, testimony, interviews, news releases, radio and television scripts, flyers, and programs. Visual records consist of black and white and a few color photographs, negatives and videotapes.
Records of the Department’s efforts to award homesteads to native Hawaiians from the late 1960's to the early 1990’s comprise the bulk of the collection. There are a few photos ca. 1920's to 1930's of Moloka‘i settlements and agricultural activities, Keaukaha homesteads and Waiakea Airfield (General Lyman Field and Hilo International Airport) construction.
The records and images provide coverage of homestead awards to applicants and public works projects to develop infrastructure required to support the subdivision of Hawaiian home lands into pastoral lots, agricultural lots, and residential lots for single family homes. Projects include construction of new streets and improvements to existing roads, water supply, drainage, fencing, and soil erosion mitigation. Agricultural development projects on Moloka‘i, Hawai‘i, Kaua‘i and Maui; and residential subdivision development on all islands are covered. There are images depicting social services programming such as maternal care, childcare, and early education for O‘ahu homestead residents. Images of buildings, offices, and staff members of the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands as well as assorted local, state, and federal government officials; Hawaiian musicians; and homestead residents are found in this collection.
Speeches, interviews, and testimony topics include accelerated home building projects, department accomplishments, entitlements to native Hawaiians, homestead evictions, home loans, infrastructure improvements, state of the state drafts, accomplishments of Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole (1871-1922), and a eulogy for George Jarrett Helm (1950-1977).
News releases announce groundbreaking, dedications, homestead award recipients, homestead beautification awards, land use development and management plan revisions, public hearings and meetings, employee service awards, bid advertisements, department rules and regulations, financial and management audits and legislative proposals.
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System of arrangement
The records are arranged in the following order: news releases, speeches, ceremony programs, photographs and videotapes. News releases, speeches and ceremony programs are arranged chronologically. Photographs are arranged geographically by island therein by alphabetical by name of homestead community. Videotapes are arranged chronologically.
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Access is unrestricted.
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Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Paper records, photographs, and VHS videotapes in good condition.
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Dates of creation revision deletion
2004-08, Prepared by P. Lai.
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Archivist's note
2021-04-12, Carol Kellett: Entered into AtoM.