ONHR Announces The Heritage (Tourism) Opportunities in Hawaiʻi (HŌʻIHI) Program to Enhance Visitor Education
Proposals are now being accepted for the HŌʻIHI grant program, a new funding opportunity for Native Hawaiian Organizations. See the press release below from the Office of Native Hawaiian Relations for details. Interested NHOs must submit their proposals on-line through Grants.gov no later than Monday, June 3, 2024. Copies [...]
Mauna Kea Traditional Cultural Property and District Approved for Hawai‘i Historic Register
By Kuʻupuamaeʻole Kiyuna, J.D., Legal Specialist/Kaliʻuokapaʻakai Collective Coordinator, Huliauapaʻa In November 2023, Mauna Kea was accepted for inclusion on the Hawaiʻi Register of Historic Places (HRHP) as a Traditional Cultural Property (TCP) and district. On behalf of co-nominators KAHEA and Mauna Kea Anaina Hou, Huliauapaʻa researched, drafted, and presented [...]
Ten Properties Added to the Hawai‘i Register of Historic Places
The Hawai‘i Historic Places Review Board added ten properties to the Hawai‘i Register of Historic Places in November 2023 and February 2024. Learn more about their history, characteristics and significance. Properties are eligible for inclusion in the register if they meet one or more criteria of historic significance: A) [...]
Skills Learned at Trades Training Workshop Benefit Restoration Work at Historic Pua Akala Cabin
By Alton Exzabe After attending the two-day Trades Training Workshop, Maintenance & Repair of Historic Structures, at Kōke‘e Civilian Conservation Corps Camp, on Kaua‘i in September 2023, I was fortunate to be a part of a team that conducted restoration work at the historic Pua Akala Cabin located [...]
The M. Yoshida Buildings, More than a Century of Commerce in Hale‘iwa
Submitted by the North Shore Chamber of Commerce’s Historic Preservation Committee; working to preserve and perpetuate the legacy of historic Hale‘iwa. Reprinted with permission. The North Shore Chamber of Commerce, as part of its mission of historic preservation of significant sites in Hale‘iwa, installed two bronze plaques commemorating [...]
Historic Hawai‘i Foundation Turns 50
In June 2024 Historic Hawai‘i Foundation will celebrate 50 years as an organization dedicated to preserving and encouraging the preservation of Hawai‘i’s historic places. In preparation for this milestone anniversary, we’ve been thinking about our own history and how the role of Historic Hawai‘i Foundation has either changed [...]