Announcing the 2021 Preservation Award Honorees
Historic Hawai‘i Foundation is pleased to announce the 2021 recipients of the Preservation Honor Awards. This year’s honorees reflect an array of outstanding achievements in preservation across the state, with several focused on the protection of cultural sites and heritage. From individual’s lifelong efforts to preserving places in their own communities, to ambitious media offerings, and robust plans that embrace community stewardship and collaboration, these accomplishments reflect the heart and soul of preservation in Hawai‘i.
The Preservation Awards also honors the major anniversaries of local organizations, companies and historic places, commemorating their success and longevity in serving as vital contributors to our communities.
We look forward to recognizing these achievements at the 47th Annual Preservation Honor Award ceremony, which will be held as a livestream presentation on Friday, May 21, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. Details will be provided soon.
“The awards committee was quite impressed by the high caliber of the nominations we received this year, especially given the strains under which so many have worked during the pandemic.”
— Pat Griffin, chair, Awards Selection Committee
2021 Preservation Award Honorees
ACHIEVEMENTS IN INTERPRETIVE MEDIA
Ho‘okaulike Interpretive Signage: The Dynasty of King Kamehameha I, Hawai‘i Island
The Music of Kalaupapa Concert, Kalaupapa, Moloka‘i
The Merwin Conservancy: The Sitting Room and Garden of Verses Virtual Programs, Haiku, Maui
INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT
Dr. Carlos Andrade, historian and advisor, Hā‘ena , Kaua‘i
Dr. Lynette Hi‘ilani Cruz, cultural practitioner and educator, Leeward, O‘ahu
Ms. Zita Cup Choy, historian and community volunteer, Honolulu, O‘ahu
Ms. L. Christine Faye, historian and preservationist, Kaua‘i
Mr. Clifford Nae‘ole, cultural advisor and community advocate, Maui
PROGRAMMATIC AWARD
Mother Waldron Playground Cultural Landscape Report, Kaka‘ako, O‘ahu
Hā‘ena State Park Master Plan, Hā‘ena State Park, Kaua‘i
PROJECT AWARD
Allerton Cottage and Montgomery House Restoration, Hā‘ena State Park, Kaua‘i
Kaniakapūpū Site Protection Measures, Nu‘uanu, O‘ahu
Palace Theater Façade Restoration, Hilo, Hawai‘i Island
Anniversary Recognitions in 2021
200 YEARS – BICENTENNTIAL
• Hawaiian Mission Houses Frame House (Hale Lā‘au), Honolulu, O‘ahu
175 YEARS – DODRANSBICENTENNIAL
• Saint Louis School, Honolulu, Oahu
150 YEARS – SESQUICENTENNIAL
• ‘Iolani Barracks, Honolulu, O‘ahu
• Kamehameha V Post Office, Honolulu, O‘ahu
125 YEARS – QUASQUICENTENNIAL
• Pālama Settlement, Honolulu, Oahu
100 YEARS – CENTENNIAL
• Ala Wai Canal, Honolulu, O‘ahu
• Anahulu Stream Bridge, Hale‘iwa, O‘ahu
• Diamond Bakery, Honolulu, O‘ahu
• Goodfellows Brothers, Inc., Kīhei, Maui
• Hawaiian Electric Maui, Kahului, Maui
• HPM Building Supply, Kea‘au, Hawai‘i Island
• Natsunoya Tea House, Honolulu, O‘ahu
• Old Maui High School Administration Building, Paia, Maui
• Rotary Club of Hilo, Hilo, Hawai‘i Island
• Surf N Sea Building (originally a general store), Hale‘iwa, O‘ahu
• Territorial Savings Bank, Honolulu, O‘ahu
See All Past Award Winners
View the entire list of Historic Preservation Honor Award winners from 1975 to the present
About the Preservation Honor Awards
Since 1975, the Historic Hawai‘i Foundation has selected historic preservation honor award winners throughout the State of Hawai‘i.
The honorees are selected by a committee comprised of professionals in architecture, history, planning, landscape architecture, architectural history and media. Each nomination is considered on its own merits and not in competition with others.
Presented annually since 1975, the Preservation Honor Awards program offers the local community an opportunity to share, recognize and applaud excellence in historic preservation in the Hawaiian Islands. The event brings together professionals and academia in the preservation field and community volunteers who believe in the power of preserving historic places for the common good.