Ho‘opa‘a
Vacant Lot Awards
Program
Design And Build Your Own Home
The Vacant Lot Award is an award to an applicant who would like to design and construct his or her own home on a parcel of land with infrastructure developed by DHHL. For more information regarding the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, please click on the link below.
Benefits Of A Turnkey Award
Design And Build Your Own Home
Before a home is constructed, architectural drawings are prepared and approved by the County, a building permit is issued and the area on the land where the house will sit is prepared for the home.
Upon completion of the home, the home is inspected for quality control and compliance to the construction plans and the contractor issues a 1-year building warranty.
The completed home is then offered to native Hawaiians on the island wait list. You only need to obtain a mortgage loan, which DHHL will assist you with.
Learn More About Pre-built Single Family Homes
The Vacant Lot homestead lease grants individuals all the rights and conditions afforded to existing lessees in terms of: designation of successorship, transfer of lease to family members with 25% or more native Hawaiian blood, and a one-time right to rescind the lease and return to the wait list at your original date of application.
