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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced on April 29, 2021, that starting May
12, 2021, eligible households will be able to enroll in the
Emergency Broadband Benefit Program (EBB Program) through an
approved provider or by visiting the program s website.
Benefits for Eligible Households on Tribal Lands
The $3.2 billion EBB Program, established through the
Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (Pub. L. 116-260), allows
eligible households on tribal lands to receive a
discount of up to $75 off the cost of internet service per month
and a subsidy of up to $100 for a laptop, desktop computer or
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Hawaiians welcome Haaland to Interior, invite to Hawaiian Home Lands
Federal agency has a direct duty of protection and oversight of all native Hawaiians defined under a 100-year-old federal law
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News Release Association of Hawaiians for Homestead Lands The Association of Hawaiians for Homestead Lands (AHHL) join the Sovereign Council of Hawaiian Homestead Associations (SCHHA) in congratulating the first Native American to lead the Department of the Interior (DOI), where the federal agency has a direct duty of protection and oversight of all native Hawaiians defined under a 100-year-old federal law. The trust relationship was established in 1920 when the U.S. Congress enacted the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act (HHCA), similar to other allotment acts for American Indians and Alaska Natives in the same policy era.
Hawaii could pay over $370K in homestead lawyer fees
April 12, 2021 GMT
HONOLULU (AP) The state of Hawaii could pay over $370,000 in lawyer fees after losing a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of more than 2,700 Native Hawaiians who spent years on the waitlist for homestead land.
The $370,418 payment is pending approval from the state Legislature and covers only attorneys fees during an appeal that stretched from 2017 to 2020, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported Sunday.
The amount is just a portion of what the state is expected to pay after the full costs for lawyer fees are determined and damages are awarded to those waitlisted.
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HONOLULU The state of Hawaii could pay over $370,000 in lawyer fees after losing a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of more than 2,700 Native Hawaiians who spent years on the waitlist for homestead land.
The $370,418 payment is pending approval from the state Legislature and covers only attorneys fees during an appeal that stretched from 2017 to 2020, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported Sunday.
The amount is just a portion of what the state is expected to pay after the full costs for lawyer fees are determined and damages are awarded to those waitlisted.
“The state is well aware that it is going to be a very significant amount and that’s a consequence of its decision to fight this lawsuit for 20 years,” said attorney Carl Varady, who has represented the plaintiffs in the case, known as Kalima v. State.