CLICK HERE To access the Hawai‘i Capital Historic District Story Map on your phone or tablet for a self guided tour
The Hawai‘i Capital Historic District Story Map tour incorporates public art, architecture, history and technology sharing information about this special historic neighborhood listed on the Hawai‘i State Register of Historic Places. Click on the link above from your smart phone or tablet and begin!
There are 32 stops that may be followed sequentially but it is not required. The Hawai‘i Capital Historic District Story Map was developed out of a collaboration between Historic Hawai‘i Foundation, Cultural Surveys Hawai‘i and students from Mid-Pacific Institute.
The Story Map Tour & Reception on January 26 shared art, architecture, culture and history and technology
More than 80 people joined Historic Hawai‘i Foundation and our project partners from Cultural Surveys Hawai‘i and Mid-Pacific Institute on the inaugural Story Map tour on Saturday, January 26, 2019. Volunteer docents from AHL, PBR Hawai‘i and Cultural Surveys along with two student docents from Mid-Pacific Institute shared history, art, architecture and site-based stories with attendees at 12 sites along the larger tour route.
Docent attended sites included: No. 1 Capitol District Building, Young Womens Chrisian Association (YWCA), King Kalākaua Building (Old Federal Building), Ali‘iōlani Hale (State Supreme Court), Kapuāiwa Building, Kekuanaoa Building (Territorial Office Building), Kawaiaha‘o Church / Grounds, Mission Houses, Honolulu Hale, Hawai‘i State Library, Kanaina Building (old archives building), ‘Iolani Palace / Grounds, Keliiponi Hale / The Coronation Pavilion, ‘Iolani Barracks (Halekoa), The Spirit of Lili‘uokalani Statue, Father Damien Statue and the State Capitol Building.
The Story Map lives on line and may be accessed for a self-guided tour from a smart phone or tablet. Check back again as additional content will be added for the sites noted above.
Enjoy photos of the event below:
Announcing the Launch of the Capital Historic District Story Map*
A NEW MODEL USING TECHNOLOGY TO SHARE HAWAII’S HISTORIC PLACES AND PUBLIC ART!
Join us on Saturday, January 26 from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. for the inaugural tour of the Story Map Project followed by a public reception at the Hawai‘i State Art Museum.
Historic Hawai‘i Foundation, Cultural Surveys Hawai‘i and students from Mid-Pacific Institute have created a “Story Map” of the Capital Historic District that includes significant buildings and a selection of public art pieces.
The collaborative project pairs Cultural Surveys’ incredible GIS technology and technical expertise with research and content provided by HHF and students from Mid-Pacific Institute’s Historic Preservation class.
The afternoon event will include the chance to experience the Story Map on a self-guided tour with docents along the route to share architectural and cultural history. The tour will be followed by a reception at the Hawai‘i State Art Museum café, Artizen by MW.
DATE: Saturday, January 26, 2019
TIME: 2:30 to 5:30 PM (2:30 to 4:00 p.m.: self-guided tours with docents; 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. Pūpū reception at Artizen by MW)
PLACE: Check in at the Hawaii State Art Museum, 250 S. Hotel Street, Honolulu, HI 96813
COST: $35 HHF Member; $45 General (not yet a member–click here to join)
PARKING: Metered parking is available near ‘Iolani Palace. Parking is also available at the Ali‘i Place Parking Garage located at 1099 Alakea Street near the Hotel Street intersection ($3 for 2 hours).
BRING: Comfortable walking shoes, a hat, water bottle & your smart phone (if you have one).
*What is a Story Map? A new technology using the power of maps and geography combined with narrative text, images and multimedia content to help tell a story. In this case, the story of the history of the Capital Historic District.
(Montage photo images top of page left to right: Nana I Ke Kumu [Look to the Source], Honolulu Mayor’s Office of Culure and the Arts; King Kamehameha I statue, Wikimedia Commons, J J Messerly; Honolulu Hale Annex, Mission Memorial Auditiorum, Stefan Soder)
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