Events – Historic Hawaii Foundation

Preservation Planning & Historic Structures Reports Webinar

Hawai‘i Preservation in Practice Training Webinar: Preservation Planning and Historic Structures Reports Historic Hawai‘i Foundation, in partnership with the Department of the Interior’s National Park Service, will offer a free webinar on utilizing preservation plans and historic structures reports as tools for preserving significant buildings, structures, cultural or archaeological sites. Date: Tuesday, July 30, 2024 Time: 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. HST Cost: Free Virtual Webinar via ZOOM REGISTER "Preservation planning is a proactive way to provide for the protection of a community’s historic resources and character." ~National Alliance of Preservation Commissions The seminar provides training to members of the public, private or government sectors who own, manage, steward or are interested in preserving historic buildings, structures, objects, sites and districts. Preservation Planning & Historic Structures Reports Date: Tuesday, July 30, 2024 Time: 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. This seminar has been submitted for certificate maintenance credits through the American Planning Association (AICP) and the American Institute of Architects (AIA). ABOUT THE COURSE The webinar will present an introduction to preservation plans and historic structures reports as tools for preserving significant buildings, structures, cultural or archaeological sites. Presentations and case studies will illustrate use of and potential benefits when incorporating these tools into the planning process preceding design and implementation of preservation, rehabilitation, restoration, or reconstruction work. A National Park Service historical architect will provide an overview of preservation plans and how they are related to and supplemented by historic structure reports. Weaving in local examples, he will define their purpose, contributing elements, benefits and when and how they can be used to protect and maintain historic properties. A State Historic Preservation Division archaeologist will [...]

View the Recordings: 37th Annual Experts Historic Preservation Lecture Series

2024 Experts Lecture Series Explores Pioneers in Historic Preservation Wednesdays, January 31 to March 6, 2024 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. Virtual on Zoom Free, registration required (scroll down to register for individual lectures) The series, curated by Dr. Ralph T. Kam, executive director of Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site and Archives, is sponsored by the Historic Preservation Graduate Certificate Program, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa’s School of Architecture and Historic Hawai‘i Foundation. Expert presenters will lead us on a journey of exploration of six historic preservation pioneers in Hawai‘i describing their passions, visions, work and impact. Wednesday, January 31, 2024 12:00 to 1:00 PM Nancy Bannick Presenter: Robin Lung, Documentary Filmmaker Lecture one will highlight Nancy Bannick, a committed and tireless advocate for preserving architecturally significant and historically important buildings, as well as exceptional trees, landscapes and natural resources. Bannick is especially well known for her decades long fight to save Honolulu Chinatown, which was declared a historic district in 1973. VIEW THE PRESENTATION RECORDING & NANCY BANNICK: SAVING HONOLULU'S CHINATOWN film below Wednesday, February 7, 2024 12:00 to 1:00 PM William J. Murtagh Presenter: William Chapman, Interim Dean, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, School of Architecture and Professor, American Studies William J. Murtagh was a founding member of the United States Committee of the International Council of Monuments and Sites, a historic preservation nongovernmental organization. He was first keeper of the National Register of Historic Places. He served as a faculty member at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. VIEW THE PRESENTATION RECORDING Wednesday, February 14, 2024 [...]