MEDIA RELEASE: DHHL Urges Customers of Sandwich Isles Communications to Immediately Switch Phone and Internet Service Providers
Posted on May 24, 2024 in Latest Department News, Newsroom
DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS
Ka ʻOihana ʻĀina Hoʻopulapula Hawaiʻi
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
KE KIAʻĀINA
KALI WATSON
CHAIRPERSON
HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION
DHHL URGES CUSTOMERS OF SANDWICH ISLES COMMUNICATIONS TO
IMMEDIATELY SWITCH PHONE AND INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS
Lessees must act to avoid interruption of critical telecommunications services
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 24, 2024
HONOLULU – Today, up to 1,500 households and businesses on Hawaiian Home Lands are facing a sudden loss of phone and/or internet service provided by Sandwich Isles Communications (SIC). Affected parties are located throughout the state and include many households in remote communities.
The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) urges any beneficiaries who receive service from SIC to immediately switch their service to another provider to avoid interruption of their phone and/or internet service. Residential customers should contact alternative service providers to determine if service is available at their address:
| Hawaiian Telcom
Phone: (808) 475-8469 |
Spectrum
www.spectrum.com/services/hawaii Phone: (855) 860-9068
|
Additional resources and ongoing updates are available at the department’s Broadband Program webpage at https://dhhl.hawaii.gov/broadband/ including information on:
- Eligibility for government program offering free and low-cost residential service
- Information for affected businesses on Hawaiian Home Lands
SIC is a private company that is required to provide reliable telecommunications service on Hawaiian Home Lands. The company is facing foreclosure by the federal government due to nonpayment of a major loan. DHHL is working to ensure minimal disruption to affected beneficiaries.
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About the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands:
The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands carries out Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole’s vision of rehabilitating native Hawaiians by returning them to the land. Established by U.S. Congress in 1921 with the passage of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, the Hawaiian homesteading program run by DHHL includes management of more than 200,000 acres of land statewide with the specific purpose of developing and delivering homesteading.
Media Contact:
Diamond Badajos
Information and Community Relations Officer
Department of Hawaiian Home Lands
Cell: 808-342-0873