Events

Historic Hawai‘i Foundation, in partnership with National Park Service’s Historic Preservation Training Center and Kalaupapa National Historic Park and National Historic Landmark; Alan Shintani Inc. and the Association for Preservation Technology Hawai‘i-Pacific Islands Chapter, presented a 1-day workshop,  Skilled Methods for Historic Window Repair, at Building Industry Association of Hawai‘i (BIA Hawai‘i) in Waipahu, O‘ahu. The training presented pivotal skills in the repair and maintenance of historic wooden windows through the introduction of foundational preservation principles and practices, demonstrations by expert instructors and hands-on practice by trainees.   Participants represented a mix of skill levels and experience ranging from professionally trained carpenters to historic homeowner novices. In total there were 23 trainees, five master carpenter instructors, a Secretary of the Interior-qualified historic architect, and three HHF staff members for a total of 33 participants from Maui, Moloka‘i, O‘ahu and Canada. The morning session presented the framework for historic preservation, introducing the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards & Guidelines for the Treatment of Historic Properties. In the afternoon, trainees were grouped by experience level and rotated through four separate skill pods, each led by a master carpenter instructor. The pod themes were: 1) Wood Windows and Glazing, which included glass cutting, re-glazing and putty glazing; 2) Wood Windows & Hardware, exploring ropes and weights repair and use and maintenance of historic hardware; 3) Wood Preservation and Paint Selection examining cleaning methods, use of preservatives and linseed oil and appropriate paints; and 4) Wood Repair, providing instruction on when and how to use penetrating and filler epoxy and other tips for wood repairs.   The workshop was a collaborative effort. Workshop instructors included Alan Shintani, President of Alan Shintani Inc.; Barbara Shideler, Principal and Historical Architect [...]