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 [...]
City & County of Honolulu Provides Update on Evaluation of Alternatives for Natatorium
WAIKĪKĪ WAR MEMORIAL NATATORIUM ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT TO BE READY SUMMER 2018 Four Alternatives Will Be Evaluated in EIS 12/11/2017: The City and County of Honolulu provided an update on the status of the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) that it is preparing to evaluate alternatives for the future of the Waikīkī [...]
UPDATE on the Federal Historic Tax Credit
12/20/2017: We're pleased to share that the 20 percent federal historic tax credit (HTC) is included in the tax reform package that has now passed the House and Senate and is on its way to the President’s desk for signature. Keeping the HTC as a permanent part of the tax [...]
Honolulu Council Considering Bill to Raise Taxes on Historic Homes
Honolulu Council Bill CB52 (2017) Proposes Increase to Minimum Annual Property Tax on Historic Homes 7/7/2017: Honolulu City Council has scheduled a public hearing on CB52 CD1 (2017) proposing to raise the annual minimum property tax for historic residences dedicated to preservation to $1000 per year. The [...]
Update on the Waikiki War Memorial Natatorium
Photo credit: David Croxford UPDATE ON THE HEARING January 19, 2017: The City Council's Housing and Zoning Committee heard Resolution 16-311 that would urge the City administration to include a historic rehabilitation alternative in the upcoming Environmental Impact Statement. Twenty-six people submitted written testimonies in support of the [...]
New Concept Design Unveiled for Waikiki War Memorial Natatorium
The National Trust for Historic Preservation contributes concept proposal in efforts to rehabilitate a one-of-a-kind war memorial to the men and women of Hawaii Swim Basin Rehabilitation Concept for Waikiki Natatorium War Memorial (Design: Dr. Hans Krock) On Veterans’ Day 2016, the National [...]