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The Military Pledged to Remove Unexploded Bombs From This Island. Native Hawaiians Are Still Waiting. <[link removed]> The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which is leading the remediation effort, has been plagued by shoddy work and multiple regulatory disputes, according to an investigation by the Honolulu Star-Advertiser and ProPublica. by Rob Perez, Honolulu Star-Advertiser

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The Government Promised to Return Ancestral Hawaiian Land, Then Never Finished the Job <[link removed]> Native Hawaiians are still waiting for state and federal officials to fulfill the promises of land legislation that was signed into law 25 years ago. “Justice delayed is justice denied,” said one former governor. by Rob Perez, Honolulu Star-Advertiser, and Agnel Philip, ProPublica <[link removed]>

The U.S. Owes Hawaiians Millions of Dollars Worth of Land. Congress Helped Make Sure the Debt Wasn’t Paid. <[link removed]> In a 1995 law, the U.S. promised to pay its land debt to Hawaiians, thousands of whom are waiting for homes. But Congress, including the state’s own delegation, voted to give the land to other parties. by Rob Perez, Honolulu Star-Advertiser <[link removed]>

The U.S. Broke Its Promise to Return Land to Hawaiians. My Family Knows Something About Land Loss. <[link removed]> For the last year, reporter Rob Perez has been investigating Native land dispossession in Hawaii. His story starts long before in Guam, where his family had its own brush with land takings. by Rob Perez, Honolulu Star-Advertiser <[link removed]>

Hawaii’s Big Fix to Its Housing Shortage for Native Hawaiians? A Casino. <[link removed]> The state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands is pushing a plan to build a casino on ancestral land to raise money for more housing. This happened just after the Star-Advertiser and ProPublica found chronic problems in the state’s native land program. by Rob Perez, Honolulu Star-Advertiser, and Agnel Philip, ProPublica <[link removed]>

These Native Hawaiians Waited Years for Homes on Their Ancestral Land. Then the Problems Began. <[link removed]> Hawaii hired a developer to build homes to deliver on a century-old promise of reparations to Native Hawaiians. But the state didn’t inspect construction. Homeowners said they’ve had water damage, air conditioning breakdowns and other issues. by Rob Perez, Honolulu Star-Advertiser <[link removed]>

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