State Preservation Department Submits Interim Report on Corrective Action Progress
10/22/13: In late September, the Hawai‘i State Historic Preservation Division submitted its interim progress report on steps to take remedial action under the federally-mandated Corrective Action Plan 2. The submittal was in response to the National Park Service finding in May that the State has not adequately met the requirements [...]
Ask Our Senators to Support Historic Tax Credits
Last month, leaders of the Senate Finance Committee asked all Senators to identify, by July 26, which tax breaks, deductions and credits should be included in a comprehensive tax reform proposal. The letter advocates a "blank slate" approach to tax reform -- starting from scratch and only adopting proposed tax [...]
Hawai‘i State Historic Preservation Division to Remain On High Risk Status
Today the National Park Service issued its final report and recommendations on the State of Hawaii’s historic preservation program, finding that despite the progress on mandated remedial actions taken since March 2010, the State did not meet the minimum standards to carry out the historic preservation responsibilities delegated to it [...]
Kaimuki, Then and Now
Care must be taken to preserve Kaimuki's quaint character By Robert M. Fox and David Cheever / Special to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, April 7, 2013 The Queen Theater closed in 1987, but the 1930s marquee remains a landmark in Kaimuki. (Illustration by Robert M. Fox) Most of us [...]
State Bill Would Allow Development Prior To Identifying Sites of Historic Importance
Historic Hawaii Foundation requests your help by contacting members of the State House of Representatives to ask them to vote “no” on SB 1171. Senate Bill 1171 seeks to take away the protections provided by current historic preservation laws in identifying and saving historic and cultural properties. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=1171 SB 1171 [...]
State of Hawaii Nears Completion of Corrective Action for Preservation Program
The State Historic Preservation Division (SHPD) of the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) issued a final completion report February 1 on its efforts to comply with the Corrective Action under which it has been operating since 2010. The report outlines the actions that SHPD undertook to address deficiencies [...]