Learning to Love History Prompts New Passion for Preservation
Researching Stories Related to Kona's Scenic Byway Opens Up a Whole New World by Peter Young I hated history as a kid - I thought it was only about dead people and memorization of seemingly meaningless dates. In fact, I wasn’t interested in history until a few years ago when [...]
HHF in the Field: Limestone Engraving at Courts of the Missing Begins!
This past February, HHF visited the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific as a consulting party to the American Battle Monuments Commission* (ABMC). Our role was to inspect the proposed limestone that would be used to repair the memorial walls which have been marred [...]
Preserving History at the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard
A Lesson in Preservation at the Shipyard by Captain Martin McMorrow I recently enjoyed a seminar which focused on the recognition of historic properties and the criteria that make a structure/place significant so as to be worthy of preservation. I especially found interesting the challenges of the property owner who [...]
Foodland’s “Give Aloha” Campaign Allows You to Support HHF While you Shop Throughout the Month of September!
Maurice J. "Sully" Sullivan Historic Hawaii Foundation is participating again this year in Give Aloha, Foodland’s Annual Community Matching Gifts Program. This program honors Foodland’s founder, Maurice J. "Sully" Sullivan, and continues his legacy of giving back to the community. For a special treat check out the new [...]
National Park Service Opens Application Period for New Civil Rights Grants
National Park Service Announces Availability of New Civil Rights Grants WASHINGTON – The National Park Service (NPS) recently opened the application period for new grants to preserve and highlight the sites and stories related to the African American struggle for equality in the 20th Century. Congress appropriated $8.0 million for [...]
How the Pali Highway Came to Be
The Pali Highway: From Rough Trail to Daily Commute By Kristen Pedersen Those of us who live on the windward side of Oahu zip back and forth to Honolulu on the Pali Highway without a moment’s thought. The 11 miles of highway that we now know so well is actually [...]