ADVOCACY ALERT! City Releases Natatorium Environmental Statement for Public Comment
Provide Public Comment Supporting Preservation-Friendly Alternative for Natatorium until December 24 The City and County of Honolulu has released a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) favoring a combination of retaining the shore-based war memorial with a rehabilitated swim basin with perimeter wall as the preferred alternative for the Waikīkī War Memorial [...]
Public Meeting on Redevelopment of the Board of Water Supply Complex Set for Thursday, November 8
The Board of Water Supply will be issuing a Request for Proposal to redevelop a portion of its Beretania Complex. A presentation and public meeting is scheduled for Thursday, November 8, 2018, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Central Middle School Cafeteria. Click here for the meeting notice. The [...]
UPDATE: Council Hearing Scheduled November 7 – Kenrock Buildings Targeted by Development
Photo: AHL PUBLIC HEARING TO BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2018 - TESTIMONY ENCOURAGED 11/2/18: A public hearing on whether to approve additional density, height and other development bonuses for the SKY ALAMOANA Condo-Hotel and Residential Development Project will be held on Wednesday, November 7. The proposed [...]
Historic Dearborn Building to Be Preserved, Rehabilitated In Revitalization Project on Key Kakaʻako Parcel
8/31/2018: A 90-year-old building that harkens to Kakaako’s industrial past will find new life as a retail center through a historic rehabilitation project being presented to the Board of Hawaii Community Development Authority on September 5. The Dearborn Building, also known as the Universal Building, is located on [...]
Emergency Repairs to Kaua‘i Belt Road Will Retain and Strengthen Wai‘oli Bridge, Demolish Two Other Historic Bridges
Photo: Courtesy of Wilkie McClaren 8/17/2018: On April 13, 2018, a storm event with heavy rains caused flooding, landslides and extensive damage to Kūhiō Highway from Hā‘ena to Hanalei on Kaua‘i. Governor David Ige proclaimed an emergency and disaster on April 15, followed by a federal disaster proclamation [...]
ADVOCACY ALERT! Ask Honolulu City Council to Save Chinatown’s Street Character
Ask Honolulu City Council to Save Chinatown's Street Character WHAT ? Honolulu City Council is considering a bill, Council Bill 82 (2017), CD1, to prohibit installation of curb extension ‘bulb-outs’ in the core historic precinct of the Chinatown special district. Click here to read the original bill. Historic Hawai‘i Foundation SUPPORTS this bill and [...]
