New Recommended System for Ala Wai Project Evaluated in Technical Report
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Honolulu District has completed an Engineering Documentation Report that provides a new recommended plan for the Ala Wai Flood Control Project. The new report provides a technical evaluation of the flood control system with modifications designed during the past year. In its press release, USACE [...]
Adaptive Reuse Key to the Creation of a Beloved Arts Center on Maui
Hui No‘eau Visual Arts Center is located on the beautiful estate of Harry and Ethel Baldwin, also known as Kaluanui, along Baldwin Avenue near the town of Makawao. The main complex rests within a semi-formal landscaped setting extensively planted with indigenous and exotic plants and trees. The residence, designed by [...]
Exploring My Family Heritage: Miloli‘i Fishing Village
Note from Historic Hawai‘i Foundation: Heather Leilani Kekahuna moved to Hawai‘i in 2018 to continue her studies and explore her ancestral roots. She came to volunteer with HHF through Poʻi Nā Nalu, Honolulu Community College's oldest Native Hawaiian-serving program. When we were looking for a student volunteer to serve as [...]
See the Outcomes You Made Happen
The annual summary of activities and finances for 2019 is now available as a downloadable pdf. We're pleased to share the activities and community impact that is made possible with the support of our grant partners, members, sponsors and volunteers. Together, let's continue to preserve places that nurture and enrich [...]
Provide Your Input on Virtual Programs and Engagement
We'd like to hear from you! Thanks to the support of our members, sponsors and grantors, Historic Hawaii Foundation has been able to transition its preservation advocacy and consultation work remotely with minimal disruption. We also adapted our programming to remote learning, providing several lectures and presentations online that engaged [...]
Public Invited to Comment: Army Inter-War Era Historic Housing Preservation Agreement
The U.S Army is developing a nationwide agreement for the treatment of all historic housing constructed between the two world wars. The “program comment” is an option for an overarching agreement between the Army and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) to address all “maintenance, repair, rehabilitation, renovation, abatement, [...]