Alison Chiu 
Working in Hawai‘i, New York, and the Bay Area, Alison Chiu’s experience in forensic investigations of the building envelope and archival research combine two passions to develop a holistic approach to preservation planning. As an Associate at Fung Associates, Inc., Alison engages with clients & owners of building designed during the mid-century modern era and earlier, to provide consultation on projects involving renovation, rehabilitation, and historic compliance with State and Federal guidelines. She oversees the firm’s historic consultation with community and preservation partners, site survey investigation, historic structures assessment and eligibility determinations. Alison is a current Director and past President (2015) of Docomomo US/Hawaii Chapter, and a member of the Association for Preservation Technology International (APTI).

Don Hibbard worked for twenty-four years in the Hawai‘i State Historic Preservation Office, first as an architectural historian and then as division administrator and Deputy SHPO. Two of his books, The View from Diamond Head, (Honolulu: Editions Limited, 1986), and Designing Paradise (New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2006); consider the development of Hawai‘i’s visitor industry and architecture as a conveyor of history and a sense of place. He has also co-authored a book on Honolulu architect Hart Wood (2010), and authored Buildings of Hawai‘i (2011). He holds a Ph.D. in American Studies from the University of Hawai‘i, and Prentice Hall published his dissertation, The Role of Rock (1983), which examines the social function of rock music. He has taught courses at the University of Hawai‘i and Hawai‘i Pacific University in the fields of historic preservation and architectural history. For the past twenty years he has provided heritage specialist services for various architectural firms, governmental agencies, and individuals in Hawai‘i.

Katie Stephens is a historic architect with 30 years-experience in the field of historic preservation. Born in Rochester, New York, then raised in Corrales, New Mexico, Katie received a Master of Architecture degree and Certificate of Historic Preservation from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. Her work on diverse project types have included restoration, adaptive reuse, rehabilitation, historic documentation (HABS and HAER), overview surveys,  cultural resource management plans, determination of eligibility projects, historic register nominations, master planning documents, and historic compliance in private, public, and government fields in Hawaii and the Pacific Region.  Katie’s passion for historic preservation stems from its connection to history, people, culture, art,  construction methods, craftsmanship, and the ability for historic properties to convey a sense of time and place. Through understanding significant aspects of historic architecture, Katie aspires to preserve, restore and celebrate these valuable resources.

Polly Tice is the Research Section Director at MASON, overseeing the firm’s historical consulting work. Polly and her team advise a wide range of clients from commercial and institutional property owners, homeowners, engineering and planning firms, developers, to government and military agencies on various aspects of state and federal review of projects involving historic buildings. She enjoys working with other architectural, planning, and archaeological firms on a wide variety of historic property types including military buildings, residences, streetscapes, irrigation systems, and more. More than anything, Polly loves the thrill of discovery when she pieces together the story of a building or site that was long forgotten.

Elaine Jackson-Retondo, Region Preservation Partnerships and History Programs Manager, Interior Regions 8, 9, 10 and 12 in the National Park Service Pacific West Regional Office, earned her Doctorate in Architectural History and Masters of Architecture from the University of California, Berkeley and her Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana. She has worked in the National Park Service since 2002.

Jackson-Retondo’s current and past work has included the National Park Service’s American Latino Heritage Initiative, Asian American Pacific Islander Initiative, Japanese American confinement during World War II, Cesar Chavez and the Farm-worker Movement, the National Park Service’s Mission 66 Program, and 19th century carceral institutional landscapes.

Kiersten Faulkner is the chief executive of Historic Hawai‘i Foundation and oversees all aspects of its preservation programs, strategic planning, business lines and operational matters. She holds a Master of Arts in Urban and Environmental Policy from Tufts University and is a member of the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Certified Planners (FAICP).