HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) is inviting applications for land acquisition grants for fiscal year 2027.<\/p>\n
An expected $5.3 million in grant funds will be available through the Legacy Land Conservation Program (LLCP) in an effort to preserve land with environmental, cultural or historic value. <\/p>\n
The grants also go toward protecting park and trail systems that provide access to such land. <\/p>\n
\u201cLegacy Land makes a difference by saving \u02bb\u0101ina from degradation, destruction and land use conversion,\u201d said LLCP Program Specialist David Penn. \u201cIt requires that a land owner manage property to protect Hawai\u02bbi\u2019s precious and irreplaceable resources for the benefit of present and future generations.\u201d<\/p>\n
The program offers two competitive grants: land acquisition and land management (only for land previously funded by the program). <\/p>\n
Both require reviews and recommendations from the Legacy Land Conservation Commission, legislative consultation, and final approvals from the Board of Land and Natural Resources and Gov. Green.<\/p>\n
Under Hawaii state law, the LLCP funds land acquisitions that protect the following nine key resource values: <\/p>\n
Watershed protectionCoastal areas, beaches and ocean accessHabitat protectionCultural and historical sitesRecreational and public hunting areasParks Natural areasAgricultural productionOpen spaces and scenic resources<\/p>\n
Successful grant applications must explain the site\u2019s preservation value and future management plans.<\/p>\n
More about the LLCP<\/p>\n
Since 2005, the LLCP has managed contributions of more than 73 million dollars from the State Land Conservation Fund for 55 properties and more than 31,000 acres statewide.<\/p>\n
LLCP recently acquired 940 acres under community-stewardship, stretching from windward O\u02bbahu valley lands to the Ko\u02bbolau mountain ridges (K\u0101ne\u02bbohe Pali to Lo\u02bbi). <\/p>\n
Additionally, at \u02bbAnaeho\u02bbomalu Kapalaoa, lineal descendants (N\u0101 \u02bb\u014ciwi O Pu\u02bbuanahulu) reclaimed resource-rich lands to preserve and practice traditional cultural beliefs and values.<\/p>\n
For more information on the application process, visit the program website<\/a> or contact the program office at legacyland@hawaii.gov<\/a> or 808-586-0921.<\/p>\n Copyright 2026 Hawaii News Now. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) is inviting applications for land acquisition grants…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":838454,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[192,79],"class_list":["post-838453","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-environment","tag-environment","tag-science"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/838453","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=838453"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/838453\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/838454"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=838453"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=838453"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=838453"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}