Hale Nā Kōnāhuanui

1. Project Overview

Hale Nā Kōnāhuanui, translated as “The Home of the Great Summit,” is a high-density, mixed-use residential project developed to address the urgent need for affordable housing for Native Hawaiian families.

Supported by the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL), the project carries forward the vision of Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalaniana‘ole by exploring how Native Hawaiians may be returned to the land within Honolulu’s urban core, where infrastructure, transportation, services, schools, employment, and community resources are already established.

Rather than treating land return only as a rural or suburban question, this project asks how Hawaiian home lands can support a new model of urban belonging, cultural continuity, and multi-generational living in the city.

Client: Department of Hawaiian Home Lands
Principal Investigator: Hyoung-June Park PhD
Student Project Assistants: Mico Anjoe Corpuz, Anson Kimura Jr, Mailiokawailelenani Mckeague, and Nathaniel Shih
2026 ARCH 342 Studio students: Keoni Andrei Agapay, Richelle Joy Ayala, Avery Burton, Jing Tong Chen, Jingwen Chen, Jennifer Do, Joshua Luke Ishimine, Grace Langley, Mailiokawailelenani McKeague, Bella Oliver, Katelyn Pagsolingan, Rachel Petersen, Austin Sandi, Nathaniel Shih, Micah Shikada, Mackenzie Tennal