Introducing HHF’s Newly Elected Board Members

At Historic Hawai‘i Foundation’s Annual Meeting in August, four additional members were elected to the Foundation’s Board of Trustees. We are delighted to welcome them and as a preliminary introduction, each of them responded to a brief Q&A.

Linda D. Chiu, MD

Linda has a private medical practice in Kailua, O‘ahu and specializes in Otolaryngology, Head and Neck surgery, facial plastic and reconstructive surgery and pediatric otolaryngology. She is affiliated with Castle Medical Center.

An avid traveler and photographer, Linda enjoys learning about the histories and cultures of destinations across the globe. Her wide-ranging interests encompass photography, collectable figurines and graphic novel-themed art, and archaeology.

Linda’s community service includes medical missions to perform cleft lip, head and neck surgeries in Laos, The Philippines, Honduras and Mexico. She serves on the Boards of Directors for the Physicians Exchange of Honolulu and the Ko‘olau Federal Credit Union.

HHF: Can you name a favorite historic place in Hawai‘i? What makes it special to you?
Linda: Pearl Harbor. The global impact of this site and the events that transpired there have always reminded me of what is truly important.

HHF: What’s the latest thing that has inspired you?
Linda: The current COVID pandemic has been an inspiration as we have had to adapt and modify our lives to survive.

HHF: What are you most proud of?
Linda: My medical missions abroad to provide pro bono surgical care for those with facial deformities is something of which I am very proud.

Juliette M. Cooke, RN

Julie is a nursing professional with 15 years of hospice and palliative care experience. She is a graduate of Hawai‘i Pacific University (RN) and University of Maryland (BA in History), with additional studies at New York University, Simmons College and Universidade Valparaiso (Chile).

Julie is active in community service, with an emphasis on history, culture and heritage organizations. She is a member of the Board of Directors for the Mānoa Heritage Center and serves on the Board of the Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site and Archive as the Cemetery and Society Relations Committee Chair. She continues the family legacy of service with Historic Hawai‘i Foundation that started with her parents, Sam and Mary Cooke.

HHF: Can you name a favorite historic place in Hawai‘i? What makes it special to you?
Julie: One of the first places that I’ve always been fascinated by is the heiau behind my parents’ home in Mānoa as it represents deep Hawaiian spiritual and cultural significance.

HHF: What’s the most recent thing that has inspired you?
Julie: I so appreciate joining the Board of Trustees for Historic Hawai‘i. There is much I would like to learn (being that much of my life was spent on the mainland U.S.) and much I would be honored to contribute. This is a genuine opportunity to carry on my father’s love of Hawai‘i.

HHF: What are you most proud of?
Julie: In Hawai‘i, I was the chairperson for the annual Hawaiian Mission Houses Fundraiser, Huaka‘i, held in 2017 at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel. We honored Hale Kula Ali‘i or Chief’s Children School, which was established by Kamehameha III in 1839 as a place of learning for children of the ali‘i, preparing them for leadership in a new era, and underscored values of philanthropy, generosity and concern for Native Hawaiians (it later became the Royal School). The event was also a celebration of the life of Ioane Papa ‘Īʻī, head kahu for the royal children at Hale Kula Ali‘i, along with his wife, Sarai Hiwauli. Without his humility, kindness, veracity, natural diplomacy, intelligence, strong presence and his “heightened awareness of the importance of kuleana”, the historical outcome of the Chief’s Children’s School may have been very different. We also raised more money for the HMHHAs compared with previous years.

Allen K. Hoe, JD

Allen is an attorney with a private practice licensed in Hawai‘i since 1977. He has served on the State Land Use Commission, State Ethics Commission, the Aloha Stadium Authority and is president of the Honolulu Polo Club. As a U.S. Army combat veteran who served in Vietnam from 1967 to 1968, Hoe earned the Combat Medics Badge, Purple Heart and Bronze Star.

Allen has also served as a civilian aide emeritus, to the Secretary of the Army. CASAs are business and community leaders selected by the Secretary of the Army based on their special insight to the communities where they live and serve. Allen served as a liaison between the Army and the civilian community by sharing the Army story with his peers, while also advising top Army leaders about local community concerns.

Allen is a member of the Smithsonian’s Advisory Committee for the National Museum of the American Indian’s National Native American Veterans Memorial and a Director on the Vietnam Women’s Memorial Foundation.

HHF: Can you name a favorite historic place in Hawai‘i? What makes it special to you?
Allen: There are a number of places and structures, on different islands, that are dear to me. My kūpuna’s role in either building or caring for them makes them special.

HHF: As a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?
Allen: Paniolo, Surfer, Pilot, Race Car Driver (remember, I was a kid).

HHF: What are you most proud of?
Allen: My two sons who share the aloha for our heritage.

Barbara S. Shideler, AIA

Barbara is a principal and historical architect with MASON. She has over 25 years of experience as a historic preservation professional. She holds a Bachelor of Architecture and a Graduate Certificate in Historic Preservation from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.

Barbara values opportunities to protect and renew our community’s architectural treasures. She particularly enjoys the technical challenge of restoring Hawaiʻi’s storied places and has designed the restoration of significant historic buildings and residences, including award- winning projects at Shangri La, McKinley High School, and the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace. She has prepared design guidelines and preservation plans for historic places as diverse as Kōke‘e and Waimea Canyon State Parks, Punahou Campus, and the Hāna Highway Historic Bridge District.

Barbara is president of the Hawai‘i-Pacific Island Chapter of the Association for Preservation Technology and is member of the American Institute of Architects Honolulu Chapter. She is a frequent presenter and collaborator for Historic Hawai‘i Foundation’s educational programs.

HHF: Can you name a favorite historic place in Hawai‘i? What makes it special to you?
Barbara: I love Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. It is peaceful and yet so vibrant.

HHF: As a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?
Barbara: I was always interested in Art History and wanted to be a painting conservator.

HHF: What’s the latest thing that has inspired you?
Barbara: I’m so pleased to be working with HHF on preservation trades training! I’m thrilled to be sharing my enthusiasm for preservation with this new audience.

Historic Hawai‘i Foundation currently has 24 trustees who come from a variety of professional backgrounds and together oversee the governance of our organization. For the complete list and bios of all board members, please visit: https://historichawaii.org/about-hhf-2/board-of-trustees.

October 21, 2020