(Kealakehe, Hawai?i Island) – The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL), through its contractor Terraformation, Inc., will conduct landscape work and brush clearing maintenance in Village 5 of the Villages of La?i ??pua in Kealakehe, North Kona, Hawai?i Island.

Landscapers will also maintain the fire break around the Uhiuhi preserve and firebreaks mauka of Villages 3 and 4.

Work is scheduled to begin immediately and will continue as needed throughout 2023.

It is DHHL’s policy that landscaping maintenance on Hawaiian Home Lands be completed without the use of Roundup or any herbicide containing Isopropyl amine salt of glyphosate. Contractors may not spray if winds are steadily over five miles per hour.