The 50th Anniversary Commemoration of the Hawai‘i State Capitol 

It was a poignant and heartfelt celebration commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Hawaii State Capitol Building on the morning of March 15. The event brought citizens, legislators, young and old out to hear Senator Brian Taniguchu, Chair of the 50th Anniversary Task Force; Hula Hui o Kapunahala o Nuuanu YMCA; Governor David Ige; Ronald Kouchi, President, State Senate; Scott Saiki, Speaker, State House of Representatives; and Adam Jansen, Hawaii State Archivist (and his young assistant) commemorate this milestone event.

ABOUT THE CAPITOL

The Capitol was dedicated on March 15, 1969 on the tenth anniversary of the passage of the Statehood bill by Congress. Governor John Burns used his opening address to the legislature to expound on the openness and spirit of Hawai‘i:

“The open sea, the open sky, the open doorway, open arms and open hearts—these are the symbols of our Hawaiian heritage…It is by means of this striking architecture of this new structure that Hawai‘i cries out to the nations of the Pacific and of the world this message: `We are a free people…we are an open society…we welcome all visitors to our Island home.’ ”

ABOUT THE COMMEMORATION

DATE: Friday, March 15, 2019

TIME: 10:00 a.m.  

PLACE: Rotunda State Capitol Building, 415 S. Beretania Street, Honolulu, Hawai‘i

COST: Free and open to the public. 

The Anniversary Commemoration will celebrate this public space that is designed to foster democracy, provide opportunities for civic engagement and support the work of people coming together to govern and address societal concerns.

TASK FORCE – FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE HAWAII STATE CAPITOL – 2019

Senator Brian T. Taniguchi,
Chairman of the Task Force

Mamiko Carroll, Information Specialist,
State Foundation on Culture and the Arts

Karen Ewald,
Director of Art in Public Places Program and Hawai‘i State Art Museum

Kiersten Faulkner, Executive Director,
Historic Hawaii Foundation

John M. Hara, FAIA,
John Hara Associates, Inc.

Don Hibbard, Architectural Historian

Dawn Amano-Ige, First Lady,
State of Hawaii

Adam Jansen, Administrator,
Hawaii State Archives

Jonathan Johnson, Executive Director,
State Foundation on Culture and the Arts

Chris Kinimaka, Chief,
DAGS/Public Works Division/Planning Branch

Dean Sakamoto, FAIA,
DEAN Sakamoto Architects LLC

Thomas S. Witten, FASLA,
Chair and Principal,
PBR Hawaii & Associates, Inc.

Representative Kyle T. Yamashita

SPECIAL MAHALO
David Miller, Chairman and a Principal, AHL
Katie Stephens, Project Manager and Historic Architect, AHL

WHEN:
Friday, March 15, 2019
10:00 a.m.

WHERE:
Rotunda, Hawai‘i State Capitol Building
415 South Beretania Street
Honolulu, HI  96813

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FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC