Our Incredible HHF Volunteers!
4/30/2020 - As an organization, we have been very fortunate to receive support from dozens of people with whom we share similar interests and a heart for preservation. We are often amazed by how much people give of their time and talent to help us execute an event and reach our objectives. As Volunteer Appreciation Month concludes, we’d like to thank and recognize our programs and event volunteers, board of trustees, committee members by sharing a few of their stories. Discovering Hawai‘i’s History with John Williams by Andrea Nandoskar, Education Program Manager I remember the first time I saw John. It was my second year at Historic Hawai‘i Foundation and I was given the task of introducing HHF at the annual Experts at the Palace lecture series. As we were about to begin, I nervously looked out at the audience from the podium and John caught my eye. Initially it was his height that attracted my attention—he’s a tall one. But that wasn’t what held my gaze. It was the way he sat, straight and attentive with an elegant understated style. And most of all, it was his presence—you could feel that he was fully present in the space in calm anticipation of what he was about to hear. John signed up to volunteer with HHF that day and his constancy, dedication, impeccable attention to detail, humility and incredible curiosity to learn more about this diverse and multilayered world of Hawai‘i have led him on extraordinary preservation adventures. He once shared that each new project, lecture and presentation offers up another strand of the tapestry that is Hawai‘i nei. In addition to volunteering with Historic Hawai‘i Foundation, John has been a board [...]
