How Preservation Works
Ever wonder what Section 106 Consultation looks like? What is Section 106? The portion of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) that is concerned with Federal undertakings. That is, a project, activity, or program either funded, permitted, licensed, or approved by a Federal Agency. Undertakings may take place either on [...]
Communities Saving Places: How People, Patience & Yardwork helped save Kanewai Spring
Spring Awakening Kanewai Spring, one of the last freshwater springs in Honolulu, is saved, thanks to relationship building, community outreach and organizing and a lot of yardwork. Eight years, eight long years. That’s how long it took for the Maunalua Fishpond Heritage Center to acquire Kanewai Spring, a lava tube-fed, [...]
Preservation Month Spotlight: The History of United Service Organizations on Hawaii Island
Camp Tarawa USOs By Fred Greguras I have recently attended several reunions of Iwo Jima veterans who trained at Camp Tarawa on the Big Island of Hawaii. The highlight was exploring the Big Island with them during the Fifth Marine Division Association (FMDA) reunion in October, 2017. In listening to [...]
Communities Saving Places: Kalaeloa Heritage Park, a Model for Place-Based Learning
In March, 2018, HHF staff took a field trip to Kalaeloa Heritage Park and was treated to an interpretive tour of this special heritage site with a cultural, military and plantation past. Our hosts, Uncle Shad Kane and Kawika Shook, shared the history of the area, their vision for the [...]
Preservation Month Spotlight: Consolidated Theatres, Celebrating 100 Years
Entertaining Hawai‘i since 1917 Over the past 100 years*, Consolidated Theatres has been a staple of entertainment here in Hawai‘i. We all lead busy lives making it even more special when we can be transported to a different world, even if only for a brief moment in time. For a [...]
Communities Saving Places: Community Collaboration Results in a New Home for the Enomoto Labor Murals
Preservation of the Isami Enomoto Labor Murals May 9, 2018 John B. Williams The preservation, and relocation, of the Isami Enomoto Labor Murals was a collaborative effort on the part of a large bank, an organization dedicated to the history of labor unions in Hawaii, an all-volunteer non-profit, large and [...]