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NHO Stewardship Program Moves Forward with First Group

In October 2022, Historic Hawai‘i Foundation announced the first partners in its Native Hawaiian Organization Stewardship Training Program. The NHO Stewardship Program is a five-year initiative between HHF and the U.S. Department of the Interior to build capacity of NHOs towards historic preservation and stewardship with the goal of ensuring that their traditional cultural stories and places are being documented, preserved and shared in an appropriate manner with visitors and residents. The program is also supported by a Kūkulu Ola grant from the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority. (See additional details at the end of this article.) HHF Executive Director Kiersten Faulkner said that the first cohort of NHO Partners includes three projects which will be conducted over the next 18 months. Project 1: Kauluakalana was selected for a stewardship training, preservation and restoration project at Ulupō Heiau State Historic Site in Kailua, O‘ahu. Ulupō Heiau State Historical Park consists of 28 acres along the eastern side of Kawainui Marsh. The majestic heiau encompasses approximately 1.42 acres and is the primary feature within the park boundaries. Secondary features include stone walls and enclosures from both the pre-contact and post-contact periods. The landscape has been modified by vegetation clearing, restoring lo‘i kalo (taro) and ‘auwai (traditional irrigation ditch) and planting Polynesian-introduced plants. The heiau is listed in the Hawai‘i Register of Historic Places. Kauluakalana has worked under the nonprofit organization Hika‘alani, which has a Curatorship Agreement with the State of Hawai‘i Department of Land and Natural Resources for the stewardship of the heiau and cultural landscape. The Native Hawaiian Organization uses a three-pronged approach of mo‘olelo (history, tradition), hana (work) and hānai (foster, sustain) to involve community members in activities to restore and [...]

2025-02-03T12:56:41-10:00November 2nd, 2022|Categories: Funding, Heritage Tourism, Preservation|Tags: , |

2115 Kamehameha Ave / John A. and Jean L. Johnson Residence

Address 2115 Kamehameha Ave Honolulu, HI 96822 TMK (1) 2-9-001: 028 SHPD Historic Site Number Not Yet Available Abstract The John A. and Jean L. Johnson Residence was constructed in 1905 by an unknown architect. It is a single story, Queen Anne revival style house with a composition shingled, front facing, gable roof with a prominent intersecting gable on the northeast side. Both the front and side gables are handled in a unique manner with the central portion of each gable end recessed in a round arch, which contains an attic window and ventilators. The end gable displays a small canted oriel window supported by brackets while the front set is flush with the wall. The roof has closed, overhanging eaves featuring ogee brackets. The double wall house has shiplap walls and cut shingled gable ends, which have a distinctive serrated lower row. An inset, front, corner lanai is at the north corner of the house and two bay windows grace the northeast side of the house. The house sits on a lava rock and post and pier foundation with diamond pattern lattice screens covering openings to the foundation. The Johnson Residence is significant under Criterion C, as a good example of a Queen Anne style house built in Honolulu during the opening decade of the twentieth century. In addition, the house is also significant under Criterion A for its associations with the development of Manoa valley, and more specifically the College Hills Tract.

2022-11-21T14:37:15-10:00November 2nd, 2022|Categories: Historic Properties|Tags: |

2856 Komaia Street / Roscoe and Miriam Allen Residence

Address 2856 Komaia Street Honolulu, HI 96822 TMK (1) 2-9-017: 010 SHPD Historic Site Number Not Yet Available Abstract Built in 1938, the Roscoe and Miriam Allen residence was constructed by an unknown architect but reflects modern design. The Allen Residence is significant on the local level under Criterion C, as a good example of a house built in Honolulu during the 1930s in a modern style. The front entry is characterized by a projecting trellis above a large picture window. The two story, modern style house sits on a concrete slab foundation, and has a rectangular footprint. Its first story walls are of reinforced concrete while the second story is of horizontal, redwood, tongue and groove boards, much of which has been covered in asbestos concrete shingles. It has a low pitched, composition shingled, hip roof with overhanging closed eaves. The eaves’ soffits are of tongue and groove.

2022-11-21T14:38:33-10:00November 2nd, 2022|Categories: Historic Properties|Tags: |

2312 Ka‘ala Street / Paul and Fanetta Loomis Residence

Address 2312 Ka‘ala Street Honolulu, HI 96822 TMK (1) 2-9-005: 012 SHPD Historic Site Number Not Yet Available Abstract The Paul and Fanetta Loomis Residence was constructed in 1924 by an unknown architect.  The single story, single wall, colonial revival style cottage has a composition shingled hip roof with overhanging, open eaves and exposed rafter tails. The 30’ x 32’, roughly rectangular shaped, two-bedroom house sits on a post and pier foundation with a square lattice apron and its walls have double-lap rustic, beveled siding. The house is characterized by a modest, centered portico with a broken pediment supported by Tuscan columns. The Loomis Residence is significant on the local level under Criterion C, as a good example of a colonial revival style cottage built in Honolulu during the 1920s. The house is also significant under Criterion A for its associations with the development of the College Hills Tract.

2022-11-21T14:35:58-10:00November 2nd, 2022|Categories: Historic Properties|Tags: |

1024 Noio Street / Dr. Carl and Jean Mason Residence

Address 1024 Noio Street Honolulu, HI 96816 TMK (1) 3-5-030: 003 SHPD Historic Site Number Not Yet Available Abstract Constructed in 1959, the Mason residence is significant on the local level under Criterion C, as a good example of a house built in Honolulu during the 1950s in a modern style. The house includes a number of distinctive features and is typical of its period in its design, materials, workmanship and methods of construction. It is the work of a master having been designed by Vladimir Ossipoff, and possesses high artistic values. The single-story, modern style house sits on a concrete slab foundation, and has an irregular L-shaped floor plan. Its walls are vertical, 8” wide, redwood, tongue and groove boards, and its low pitched, intersecting, decra-mastic galvanized aluminum, gable roofs have open, overhanging eaves with exposed rafter tails. The Mason residence stands as an excellent example of modern style residential architecture in Hawaii and especially Ossipoff’s residential work.

2022-11-21T14:34:27-10:00November 2nd, 2022|Categories: Historic Properties|Tags: |

Local Organizations and Businesses Celebrate 100 Years of Service

CADES SCHUTTE With a century of dedicated excellence, Cades Schutte has helped businesses and families find prosperity in Hawai‘i. Attorneys Arthur G. Smith and Urban E. Wild founded this firm in 1922 as Smith & Wild. From that beginning, the history of Cades Schutte can be traced through the milestones of Hawai‘i’s history. As the states largest full-service law firm, they have and continue to offer a wide range of corporate and personal legal services. Cades Schutte has continually strived to exceed the expectations of their clients and community with a mission to provide solutions that are unique, lasting, and substantial.   HAWAI‘I EDUCATION ASSOCIATION The Hawai‘i Education Association (HEA) celebrates 100 years of supporting educators across Hawai‘i. HEA was formed in 1921 to help educators in their fight for better pay and work conditions. HEA was the original advocacy organization representing the education community before the Territorial and State Legislatures. During the State Constitutional Convention of 1968, HEA was the first to testify in support of public collective bargaining. After the constitution was amended to allow public sector employees the right to organize, HEA played a major role in the establishment of three collective bargaining units for educators that endure to this day — Hawaii State Teachers Association (HSTA), University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA), and Hawaii Government Employee Association (HGEA) Unit 6. With the formation of the unions, HEA’s focus shifted to promoting teacher excellence and professional development. In 1994, HEA acquired 501(c)(3) nonprofit status to continue support for local educators. A hundred years later, HEA is a champion for the teaching profession and supports the professional excellence of educators at all schools and grade levels statewide. What remains unchanged over the past [...]

2022-11-18T09:21:38-10:00October 27th, 2022|Categories: Blog|Tags: |

Historic Pu‘unēnē School on Maui Commemorates its 100th Year

  The Puʻunēnē School is a historic school building in the community of Puʻunēnē in the central part of Maui, Hawaii near Kahului.  Puʻu nēnē means “nēnē goose hill” in Hawaiian.  Puʻunēne's primary industry was growing, harvesting and processing sugarcane for over a century. Puʻunēnē School was built in 1922 by the Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar Company (a division of Alexander & Baldwin). The school was constructed on 10 acres of land donated by the company in 1913. Upon completion, it replaced an earlier four-room school on the site that was built to hold 350 students. In 1937 to 1940, Puʻunēnē School science teacher Soichi Sakamoto's began training boys in a Three-Year Swim Club to compete for the 1940 Summer Olympics originally scheduled to be held in Tokyo, Japan but cancelled due to World War II.  "Sakamoto’s swimmers would win medals in later Olympics, fulfilling his dream of creating world-class athletes and continuing Hawai‘i’s tradition of cultivating great swimmers like Duke Kahanamoku." (See Further Resources below.) Puʻunēnē School is significant as a surviving architectural example of a school from the early twentieth century on Maui and for its role in the history of education on Maui. The Classical Revival 1922 two-story concrete building became Maui’s largest elementary school with about 1000 students in grades one through eight from nearby communities. In the 1950s the area went into decline as many families moved to Kahului. In the 1950s and 1960s the building was used for special education classes. In 1979 it became an administrative annex for the Department of Education. Puʻunēnē School was added to the Hawai‘i Register of Historic Places in August 2000. The 1o0th anniversary of  Pu‘unēnē School in Maui was commemorated at the 2022 [...]

2022-11-18T09:22:11-10:00October 27th, 2022|Categories: Blog|Tags: |

Katie Stephens

Katie Stephens is a Senior Associate and Historic Architect at AHL (Architects Hawai‘i Ltd.). Ms. Stephens was always interested in history and the way the built environment tells a story of culture, environment, craftsmanship and artistry. She embraced her passion for history and art by studying architecture and historic preservation and is now one of Hawaii’s most respected historic architects with over 29 years of experience. Through understanding significant aspects of historic architecture, Katie aspires to preserve, restore and celebrate these valuable resources. She is trained to identify character defining features of historic buildings to ultimately determine their significance and to help others understand the value of the structures as well. She holds a Master of Architecture and a Graduate Certificate in Historic Preservation from University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa and a Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering from University of Colorado at Boulder. She is currently Chair of the State of Hawai‘i Historic Places Review Board and also a member of the board of directors for Docomomo Hawai‘i Chapter.

2023-10-03T16:49:55-10:00October 14th, 2022|Categories: Board of Trustees|Tags: |

Vincent Shigekuni

Vincent Shigekuni is Senior Vice President at PBR HAWAII & Associates, Inc. With 42 years of professional planning experience, Mr. Shigekuni has been involved with master planning projects requiring extensive community outreach across the State including Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority’s (HTA’s) Tourism Strategic Plan, and the Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan. Vince has worked on plans and land use projects ranging in scale and complexity from statewide and island-wide to towns, campuses and parks. Vince worked award-winning plans for several historic and culturally-significant areas, including the Kahoʻolawe Island Use Plan, the Diamond Head Master Plan, and the Waipahu Town Heritage Area Plan. Vince has been a volunteer with HTA for many years by assisting in reviewing Aloha ʻĀina applications for annual funding grants. Vince has a personal interest in interpretive planning and follows the National Association for Interpretation.

2024-09-17T00:10:05-10:00October 14th, 2022|Categories: Board of Trustees|Tags: |

Trinette Kaui

Trinette Kaui is the Director of Land Assets for McBryde Resources and Kukui‘ula Realty Group. She was previously Kaua‘i Area Manager and Broker in Charge for Alexander & Baldwin Properties Hawai‘i. Ms. Kaui was born and raised on Kaua‘i, growing up in the Waimea Sugar Plantation camps. She has represented A&B in the Kaua‘i community for almost 40 years, with a vast array of community services. She serves on the boards of Hawai‘i Pacific Health, Wilcox Hospital Foundation, Kaua‘i Board of Realtors, Contractor’s Association of Kaua‘i, Friends of Kaua‘i Community College, Kukuiolono Park Trust, KIUC Charitable Foundation, Child & Family Services and Boy Scouts of America Friends of Scouting. A licensed real estate broker, Ms. Kaui previously attended University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa and Kaua‘i Community College. She is presently enrolled in University of Hawai‘i West O‘ahu pursuing a degree in Business Administration. Trinette was named the Realtor of the Year 2009 by the Kaua‘i Board of Realtors and the Kaua‘i Volunteer of the Year in 2013 by the Boy Scouts of America. She was named Hawai‘i’s 2001 Mother of the Year to her two sons, Kale and Kawika.

2024-09-17T00:08:46-10:00October 14th, 2022|Categories: Board of Trustees|Tags: |
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