US to transfer federal property for Hawaiian home lands by Jennifer Sinco Kelleher , The Associated Press Posted Jun 14, 2021 7:22 pm EDT Last Updated Jun 14, 2021 at 7:28 pm EDT HONOLULU (AP) — The U.S. is giving Native Hawaiians surplus land as compensation for acres that were meant for homesteading but used instead by the government. The land transfer also attempts to help right wrongs against the Indigenous people of Hawaii, officials said Monday. The 80 acres (32 hectares) in Ewa Beach will eventually provide up to 400 homes while helping fulfill terms of a settlement authorized by Co...