It would appear that for years the  Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, which "Isn't a housing agency" and those providing it its funding have had a failure to communicate.  I did so love it when Jobie Masagatani said she must do “a better job of educating” Senator Brian Schatz. I finely understand the meaning of the localism "talking bubbles".
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Given the plethora of local experts on Hawaiian Affairs I am hopeful that someone can edify me as to when and why the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands acquired the Bowl-O-Drome. Does the site or its former purpose have some historical significance to Native Hawaiians?  
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