About the association

A Hawaiian home lands community

Princess Kahanu Estates is a Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) community made up of 272 lots. One lot is licensed to Kamehameha Schools, which operates it as a preschool.

DHHL administers the Hawaiian home lands trust created by the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act of 1921, which set aside land for homesteading by Native Hawaiians. Families here hold a homestead lease from the department rather than owning their lot outright, and that relationship shapes how the community is governed.

How the association was formed

Princess Kahanu Estates Association was created by DHHL under two Hawaii Revised Statutes:

• HRS 414D — the Hawaii Nonprofit Corporations Act, which is what makes the association a legal non-profit corporation rather than an informal neighbourhood group.
• HRS 421J — the Planned Community Associations statute, which governs how planned community associations in Hawaiʻi operate and what obligations they carry.

Alongside those statutes sits our Declaration, Conditions, Covenants & Restrictions (DCCR) — the document that sets the rules for the community and defines the limits of what the Board and its committees can decide.

The association is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

Who keeps it running

The association is carried by three groups of people: a volunteer Board of Directors, an Advisory Committee that gives the Board informal strategic advice, and the office staff who handle the day-to-day work and keep the office open two evenings a week.

Brenda Jugoz is the General Office Manager and the first point of contact for most enquiries. If you need to reach someone about a specific committee or about your lease, start with the office and they will point you to the right person.

Getting involved

The association only works because neighbours volunteer. There are three ways to take part right now — the Advisory Committee, the Neighborhood Security Watch, and our E Kuʻi ʻAi Kākou sessions.