Preservation means something a little bit different to each person but there are common threads in the responses of everyone who answered our call for thoughts on why they care to preserve the receptacles of our past.
Alison Chiu of Fung Associates in Honolulu Shares Her Thoughts on Why Preserving our Past Matters
“Each place has a story to tell because of the people who, over the years, have come together to share experiences, connections, and memories together. The hope is they will continue to do so.
To me, historic preservation represents the interconnectedness of our world, and of these shared values and experiences across different cultures and generations. Preservation and innovation are complementary. In doing what we can to retain historic spaces and utilize them in modern ways, we help to encourage and sustain a vibrant community in order to help build future generations.”
~Alison Chiu is a founding Board Member of Docomomo US, Hawaii Chapter and Past President in 2015. She is an Architectural Historian/Designer with Fung Associates, Inc. She has served as a volunteer docent at many Historic Hawaii Foundation events.