Yearly Archives: 2014

Kakaako Pumping Station couresy of Hookuleana THEN--DID YOU KNOW?  Toward the turn of the century, Honolulu was a growing city of approximately 30,000. Outbreaks of small pox and 2 cholera and 1 typhus epidemic between 1853 and 1895 had claimed many lives and warranted a serious look at new ways to improve conditions and dispose of waste-water. In 1897, Rudolph Hering, a New York Sanitary Engineer, who had designed large city sewage systems in New York and other cities, was hired to prepare specifications for a Honolulu sewerage system, pumping station and ocean outfall.  In 1900 the Kakaako Pumping Station was constructed. It was designed by OG Traphagen who also designed the Moana Hotel. (Content courtesy of Images of Old Hawaii, 2014 Preservation Honor Award recipient for New Media.) AND NOW: Ceremony kicks off building's restoration By Rosemarie Bernardo Honolulu Star Advertiser, September 11, 2014 A groundbreaking and blessing ceremony was held Wednesday for a historic building in Kakaako that will be transformed into a senior community resource center. Tin Myaing Thein, left, executive director of the Pacific Gateway Center; Marlene Sai; Senate President Donna Mercado Kim; and Gov. Neil Abercrombie paused during a prayer that was part of a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday at the Ala Moana Pump Station, which will become the Na Kupuna Makamae senior community center. (Photo credit: Craig T. Kojima / ckojima@staradvertiser.com) The 114-year-old Ala Moana Pump Station's main building is slated to be restored for the new Na Kupuna Makamae (The Beloved Kupuna) Center, which will offer educational and cultural programs for seniors, ranging from computer learning sessions to hula and ukulele lessons. For decades, the 1,500-square-foot building, which features large arched windows and striking lava [...]

Gear up for Give Aloha 2014, Foodland's Annual Community Matching gifts program.  Support preservation when you shop NOW through SEPTEMBER 30! It's that time of year, again!  Give Aloha honors the generous spirit of Foodland founder, Maurice J. "Sully" Sullivan, who so benevolently supported a diversity of causes here in the islands and inspired others to do the same.   A young Maurice Sullivan in 1927  The first Foodland opens on May 6, 1948 in Market City, Honolulu.        Please support Historic Hawaii Foundation through the Give Aloha program this year.  Here's how: Make a donation to Historic Hawaii Foundation at any Foodland, Sack N Save or Foodland Farms checkout, and Foodland and the Western Union Foundation will make a donation to our organization, too! Organization: Historic Hawai‘i Foundation      Our Organization Code 77064    1) Show your Maika‘i Card and make a donation to our organization (up to $249 per person) at any Foodland, Sack N Save or Foodland Farms checkout from September 1-30, 2014. 2) Foodland and the Western Union Foundation will match all donations up to a total of at least $350,000 for all organizations combined. MAHALO FOR YOUR SUPPORT!  _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Historic Hawaii Foundation 1974~2014 ~ Celebrating 40 years of preservation in Hawaii! We’re Social! Like us on Facebook  Follow us on Twitter Sign up for our E-news for the latest on preservation-related events, news and issues here in Hawai‘i & beyond. 

Zoe Loos, a graduate of the YWCA's Young Women's Network Board shares her admiration for female icon and role model, architect Julia Morgan, who designed the YWCA of Oahu Laniakea building. (Content below from the YWCA of Oahu). __________________________________________________________________________________________________________  Julia Morgan: Celebrating the woman who gave us Laniakea by Zoe Loos, Volunteer/Graduate of the YWCA Young Women's Network Board After reading that Julia Morgan, the designer of the YWCA of Oʻahu, recently received the AIA Gold Medal award, I falsely assumed that Julia Morgan was still alive. Although she has left us long ago, she continues to live. She is as much alive as anyone I know. She's living through her work, which still remains as elegant and important as it did over 100 years ago. I am lucky enough to live within her life. When I step into work every morning I am witnessing the essence of the woman who built the YWCA of Oʻahu Laniakea. I now appreciate the building and I appreciate the woman behind the building as well. What made me love Julia Morgan even more than working in Laniakea was learning about her accomplishments. She was the only woman in her class to graduate with a degree in Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley. She was also the first woman to be admitted and graduate from Ecole des Baux-Arts in Paris, France. She defied the sexism that bombarded her everyday. She made a name for herself, designed countless buildings embodying multiple styles, and she was a hard worker. Morgan is a role model for women everywhere. Laniakea was built in 1927 and it was developed and designed for women. It's the only YWCA facility designed by Julia Morgan [...]