Honolulu City Council – Bill 59 is on our Watch List
1/24/23: Bill Watch: Honolulu City Council to Review Historic Residential Property Tax Exemption Honolulu City Council will consider revisions to the taxation of historic residential real property, with the first of three readings scheduled for the Council meeting on January 25. (View the agenda.) Historic Hawaii Foundation [...]
9 Individuals Appointed to Oʻahu Historic Preservation Commission
4/14/23: 9 Individuals Appointed to Oʻahu Historic Preservation Commission Mayor Rick Blangiardi on Wednesday announced the appointments of nine highly-qualified individuals who have been selected to serve on the inaugural Oʻahu Historic Preservation Commission. The Commission advises City officials and members of the Honolulu City Council on [...]
Public Comment Period Open on Project Affecting World War II Era Sites on Marine Corps Base Kāne‘ohe
The Comment Deadline has been extended to September 21, 2022. Notice of Comment Deadline Extended HHF Comments Additional reading: This WWII-Era Hangar Survived The Japanese Attack On Hawaii. The Marines Want To Tear It Down - Honolulu Civil Beat MCBH Hangar 104; source: HABS. 9/2/22: Marine Corps Base [...]
NEW DATE ANNOUNCED: O‘ahu Tax Advisory Commission Recommends Massive Property Tax Increase on Historic Properties
Council Information Briefing Scheduled Wednesday, August 24, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. In person and via livestream and television 8/20/22: Annual property taxes on both historic homes and historic commercial properties on the island of O‘ahu would face substantial increases if Honolulu City Council follows the recommendation of the O‘ahu [...]
Fort Kamehameha (2008)
UPDATE: 2022 PUBLIC WELCOME TO COMMENT ON NAVY'S PROPOSAL TO DEMOLISH THE FT. KAMEHAMEHA HISTORIC HOUSING DISTRICT In a letter addressed to Dr. Alan Downer, Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer, Department of Land and Natural Resources and dated August 31, 2021, the Commander of Navy Region Hawai‘i initiated Section 106 [...]
Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park Invites Public Comment on Eruption Recovery Projects
2/14/2022: The National Park Service has scheduled two public meetings to gather input for the environmental assessment for buildings, facilities and infrastructure damaged during the 2018 eruption and summit collapse of Kīlauea crater at Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. The project will include plans for visitor service and administrative sites and [...]