Downtown Hilo Improvements Continue Through HHF’s Hilo Preservation Grant Program
Several additional preservation projects have been awarded funding from Historic Hawaiʻi Foundation's Hilo Preservation Grant Program. The growing list will help achieve the overall goal of improving the appearance and longevity of Hilo’s historic waterfront and downtown area. Each project illustrates how historic preservation can be utilized as an effective [...]
Bob Sigall: A Look at the Man Behind the Rearview Mirror
On September 30, 2021, Columnist and Consultant Bob Sigall and HHF’s Executive Director Kiersten Faulkner co-presented a visual journey back to post-World War II Hawai‘i in a webinar hosted by Kapi‘olani Community College (KCC). Titled “Back in the Day: 1946 Facts and Throwback” the virtual presentation was the fifth segment of KCC's [...]
Partners in Preservation Spotlight: Educator Billie Napoleon
Billie Napoleon teaches an Historian Preservation & 3-D class at Mid-Pacific Institute. Historic Hawai‘i Foundation is pleased to share an interview with Educator Billie Napoleon who taught a course on Historic Preservation and 3-D scanning at Mid-Pacific Institute in Honolulu from 2018 through the spring of 2021. Starting [...]
Honolulu Residents Respond to Proposed Ala Pono Bridge Project
On July 16, 2021, HHF released an advocacy update on the Draft Environmental Assessment for the Ala Pono Pedestrian/Bicycle Bridge over the Ala Wai Canal proposed by the The City and County of Honolulu Department of Transportation Services (DTS), in partnership with Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). [...]
Eight Properties Added to the Hawai‘i Register of Historic Places
The Hawai‘i Historic Places Review Board added eight properties to the Hawai‘i Register of Historic Places in March 2021. Properties are eligible for inclusion in the register if they meet one or more criteria of historic significance: A) association with broad patterns or events; B) associations with historic individuals; C) [...]
Painter Von Dickens Ulsa: Iconic Art with a Hawai‘i Spin
Historic Hawai‘i Foundation's virtual art exhibit, Serendipity: Expressing the Connection of People, Place and the Past showcased art inspired by historic places in Hawai‘i. We were overjoyed by the submissions from artists of all ages and experiences. There was an immense amount of creativity, passion, and beauty captured by each [...]