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People like you who have a special appreciation of Hawai‘i's rich heritage are part of an indelible legacy. By supporting our shared kuleana to protect the important touchstones of Hawai‘i's landscape, you help ensure that the people of Hawai‘i retain a lasting connection to their ancestral roots, cultural traditions, and [...]
Summer Scholar Nicole Bowman Shares Impact of Collaborative Internship
Pilot Internship Develops a Use and Management Plan for the Jean Charlot House In January 2021, Nicole Bowman, a fourth-year architecture student at the University of Hawaii at Mānoa, completed a pilot summer internship through a May 2020 agreement with the University of Hawai‘i’s Community Design Center (UHCDC). The goal [...]
A Mystery at Iolani Palace
Where is King Kalākaua’s Bed? By Zita Cup Choy, Iolani Palace Historian When Iolani Palace was under construction in 1881, Colonel Charles H. Judd, the King’s Chamberlain and private secretary, traveled with his wife to the United States. While on the continent, they visited many furniture manufacturers and settled on [...]
Preservation Update: The Hāna Highway Bridge Improvements Project
Historic Hawai‘i Foundation is serving as a consulting party to the Hāna Highway Bridge Improvements project led by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT). The project is evaluating six bridges along the Hana Highway (State Route 360) for potential improvement. The highway, [...]
Video replay available — Kai Piha: Nā Loko Iʻa: Talk Story with filmmaker & stewards
Historic Hawai‘i Foundation presents A Talk Story with the filmmaker and Loko Iʻa Stewards Wednesday, October 27, 2021 From 5:00-6:15PM Virtual, via Zoom Cost: Free View the video replay below of the talk story with the film's director and community stewards of three O‘ahu fishponds: Kanewai Loko Iʻa, Paʻaiau [...]
Can This Venerable Makiki Heights Home Be Transformed Into A Filmmaking Hub?
A new and networked nonprofit seeks to raise $15 million to buy Spalding House from the Honolulu Museum of Art. by Chad Blair, Honolulu Civil Beat October 3, 2021 - Republished with permission It started over a meal at Merriman’s in Honolulu in late January 2020, as things sometimes do. [...]