Events – Past

Hawai‘i Preservation Seminar: Preservation and Conservation Easements Historic Hawai‘i Foundation, in partnership with the Trust for Public Land and Hawai‘i Land Trust, will offer a free seminar on using preservation and conservation easements for perpetual protection of special places. Date: Wednesday, June 9, 2021 Time: 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. Cost: Free Virtual Webinar via ZOOM VIEW THE VIDEO REPLAY AND PRESENTATION  BELOW Images at top: Jean Charlot House, Kahala, O‘ahu. Photo by Darren Bradley. Dearborn Building, Kaka'ako, Honolulu. Photo created by dji camera. Historic Hawaiʻi Foundation holds a preservation easement for each property. Kanewai Spring, added to the Most Endangered Historic Place list in 2015, has a Conservation Easement on it co-held by the City and County of Honolulu and Livable Hawaii Kai Hui (Ka Iwi Coalition). Photo credit:  Nate Yuen.  Additional Resources View the Seminar PowerPoint. See slides 70-72 for additional resources. The seminar provides training to members of the public, private, nonprofit or government sectors who own, manage, steward or are interested in preserving historic, cultural, scenic, natural and agricultural lands. Preservation and Conservation Easements Date: Wednesday, June 9, 2021 Time: 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. The seminar has been submitted to the American Planning Association for AICP Certificate Maintenance Credits (1.5 CM Law Credits). The Hawai‘i State Bar Association has approved the seminar for 1 CLE credit. ABOUT THE COURSE The training will present an overview of the definitions, criteria and considerations for using perpetual conservation and preservation easements to protect the intrinsic characteristics of special places, including lands with natural, agricultural and cultural values and buildings with historic significance. Through the training attendees [...]

Hawai‘i Preservation in Practice Training Seminar: Native Hawaiian Burial Protection & NAGPRA Historic Hawai‘i Foundation, in partnership with the Department of the Interior’s National Park Service and Office of Native Hawaiian Relations, will offer a free seminar on grave protections and repatriation. Native Hawaiian Burial Protection and NAGRPA   Date: Wednesday, May 26, 2021 Time: 10:00 – 11:45 a.m. Cost: Free Virtual Webinar via ZOOM VIEW THE VIDEO REPLAY AND PRESENTATION  BELOW Additional Resources View the Seminar PowerPoint. See slides 77-79 for additional resources. The seminars provide training to the native Hawaiian community and members of the public, private and government sectors who are interested in Native Hawaiian burial treatment and protection and the laws and procedures that govern them. Native Hawaiian Burial Protection and NAGPRA Date: Wednesday, May 26, 2021 Time: 10:00 – 11:45 a.m. The seminar is co-sponsored by the American Planning Association Hawaiʻi Chapter. This seminar was approved by the American Planning Association for certificate maintenance credits for AICP. ABOUT THE COURSE The seminar will present the historic and cultural context for grave protections and repatriation and best practices for avoiding sensitive sites and engaging in consultation with lineal and cultural descendants. The course will include an examination of the federal Native American Graves and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) law and the state HRS 6E historic preservation law and explore procedures, standards and guidelines and their relationship to native Hawaiian burial treatment and protection. Through the training attendees will learn: • Cultural context for Hawaiian burials and treatment for iwi kūpuna; • Historical context for burial protection laws and systems; • Purpose, use and [...]

In Land We Trust: Establishing the Kahoʻolawe Island Reserve Presented by King Kamehameha V Judiciary History Center in partnership with Historic Hawai‘i Foundation and Ulu Lehua Scholars Program Date: Wednesday, May 5, 2021 Time: 5:30-6:30 p.m. Cost: Free Virtual Webinar via ZOOM Kahoʻolawe has experienced vastly different uses over its history, from natural oasis and ancient Hawaiian settlement, to penal colony, ranch lands, and military bombing range. In May 1994, title to the island of Kahoʻolawe was transferred from the United States Navy to the State of Hawaiʻi through the recently established Kahoʻolawe Island Reserve Commission (KIRC). This victory came after decades of community activism against environmental destruction and growing wishes to reclaim Native Hawaiian access to and stewardship of the island. Join our presenters, Stanton Enomoto of the US Department of the Interior, Michael Nahoʻopiʻi of KIRC, and Davianna McGregor of the Protect Kahoʻolawe ʻOhana, to learn what legislative steps were taken to relinquish military occupation and how community engagement helped achieve this. We will also discuss the responsibilities of KIRC, current Kahoʻolawe land use policy, and what progress has been made to restore the beloved island. (Image above: Two-Stone platform from adze quarry, Kaho‘olawe, July 1995. Photo by Stanton Enomoto.) View the video replay below. PANELISTS WHEN: Wednesday, May 5, 2021 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. WHERE: Virtual - Enjoy from the comfort of your home PLATFORMS: You may also view the event live on the HHF YouTube channel and Facebook page COST: Free Stanton Enomoto, Senior Program Director for the U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of Native Hawaiian Relations Stanton [...]