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At the end of May this year, Hawai‘i Theatre Center (HTC) was selected to receive a historic preservation challenge grant of $50,000 from the Freeman Foundation in cooperation with Historic Hawai‘i Foundation to provide funding for restoration and electrical upgrade work to the Theatre’s iconic marquee. Broken neon bulbs [...]

Wes and Jane Guinn did not plan to buy a historic home. Wes had recently retired from active duty in the US Navy’s Submarine force and after three decades of moving every 2-3 years, the Guinns were looking forward to settling down in a “beautiful home of their own in [...]

Just before Veteran's Day last week, we reached out to Mo Radke, the president of the Friends of the Natatorium, and asked him to provide an update on their efforts to preserve the historic memorial. HHF: Last year on Veteran’s Day, the City and County of Honolulu issued the final [...]

Trees For Honolulu’s Future (TFHF) is a nonprofit organization founded by Tom Dinell, emeritus professor of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa (and  member of Historic Hawai‘i Foundation).  TFHF's vision is "A tree-filled island that preserves and enhances our quality of life, especially in the face of [...]

USS Arizona Memorial and Pearl Harbor National Memorial Built to commemorate the lives lost on the USS Arizona on December 7, 1941, the USS Arizona Memorial marks the final resting place of over 1,100 sailors killed during the attack on Pearl Harbor and the island of O‘ahu that brought the [...]

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific and Honolulu Memorial Commonly known as Punchbowl and historically known as Puowaina Crater, the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific was originally listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 as “Puowaina—Hill of Sacrifice.” The historic designation was updated in 2014 to [...]