2021 Experts Lecture Series Explores Changing Interpretations of National Historic Landmarks

Thursdays, January 28 to March 4, 2021
12:00 to 1:00 p.m.
All lectures will be presented virtually on Zoom

Almost 60 years have passed since the first Hawai‘i sites were designated as National Historic Landmarks. The federal program calls them “historic places that hold national significance.” The Secretary of the Interior designates these places as “exceptional because of their abilities to illustrate U.S. heritage.”

Over the intervening decades, the value of the sites remains, but increased awareness of diverse voices, through community input, has resulted in changing interpretations of the historic sites. Today, Hawai‘i has 33 properties designated as National Historic Landmarks. Learn how the original interpretations of six National Historic Landmarks in Hawai‘i have changed over time.

View the Video Replay for each lecture below.

WHAT
The 34th Annual Experts at the Cathedral Lunchtime Lecture Series

WHEN
Thursdays, January 28 to March 4, 2021
12:00 to 1:00 PM

WHERE
Online via Zoom

COST
Free

Donations of $50 or more include an annual membership with HHF

REPLAYS
Scroll down to view the video replay for individual lectures

Thursday, January 28, 2021
12:00 to 1:00 PM
USS Arizona, Pearl Harbor, O‘ahu (Designated on 5/5/89)
Presenter: Hanako Wakatsuki, Acting Chief of Interpretation, Pearl Harbor National Memorial

The Pearl Harbor National Memorial is the co-host for this lecture.

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Thursday, February 4, 2021
12:00 to 1:00 PM
‘Iolani Palace, Honolulu, O‘ahu (Designated on 12/29/62)
Presenter: Zita Cup Choy, Historian, Friends of  ‘Iolani Palace

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Thursday, February 11, 2021
12:00 to 1:00 PM
Kalaupapa National Historical Park, Kalaupapa, Moloka‘i
(Designated 1/7/76 as Kalaupapa Leprosy Settlement)
Presenters: Ka‘ohulani McGuire, Cultural Anthropologist, Kalaupapa National Historical Park
Christopher E. Johnson, Historian, Preservation Partnerships Program, National Park Service, Seattle, WA

 

UPDATE: SCHEDULE CHANGE

Thursday, February 18, 2021
12:00 to 1:00 PM
Lahaina Historic District, Lahaina, Maui (Designated on 12/29/62)
Presenter: Ron Williams Jr., Ph.D., Owner, Ka ‘Elele Research and Writing Akewika (Archivist, Hawai’i State Archives)

UPDATE: SCHEDULE CHANGE

Thursday, February 25, 2021
12:00 to 1:00 PM
Pu‘ukoholā Heiau, Kawaihae, Hawai‘i Island (Designated on 12/29/62)
Presenter: Dr. Ralph Kam, Historic Preservation Program, Department of American Studies at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa

Thursday, March 4, 2021
12:00 to 1:00 PM
Kawaiaha‘o Church and Mission Houses, Honolulu, O‘ahu (Designated on 12/29/62)
Presenters: Lisa Chow, Elizabeth “Beth” Pooloa & Elizabeth Lentz-Hill, Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site & Archives