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Mahalo for joining us! PATSY MINK: AHEAD OF THE MAJORITY Virtual Screening and Q&A with Filmmaker Kimberlee Bassford "Fantastic film that should be shown in all high schools in the U.S. and especially in colleges that want to cut Title IX funding for women's sports." 3/31/21: As the highlights and struggles of Patsy Mink's life unfolded in PATSY MINK: AHEAD OF THE MAJORITY, the audience was moved from cheers of victory, to disappointment, and for some, tears.  By capturing the highs and lows of Patsy's life, Kimberlee Bassford produced a thought-provoking commentary on local and national politics and systemic injustice. During the Q&A, Kim shared insight on her research and creative process involved in making the film with depth and sincerity.  Our audience's feedback indicated a strong desire to learn more about Patsy and continue her legacy. Some of their heartfelt comments are highlighted below. Mahalo to everyone who supported this presentation for your engagement and enthusiasm. And most of all, a warm mahalo to Kim!  To learn more about Kim's work visit: Making Waves Films. For those who missed the presentation or those who would like to view the film again, it is available via Vimeo on Demand at https://vimeo.com/ondemand/patsymink ($3.99 rental fee required). Click here for a recording of the Q&A segment on HHF's YouTube channel. RESPONSES FROM THE AUDIENCE: "I enjoyed the film last night. It captured well Patsy Mink and her impressive work for our nation and its people. Her terrific accomplishments continue to serve us well.  My gratitude and congratulations to Kimberlee Bassford of the film. May many folks be inspired by the film to follow Patsy Mink in service." "Thank you for making the video available to us. I [...]

Hawai‘i Preservation in Practice Training Seminar: Treatment of Historic Properties 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 the standards and guidelines for treatment of historic properties. Standards and Guidelines for Treatment of Historic Properties Date: Wednesday, March 24, 2021 Time: 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. Cost: Free Virtual Webinar via ZOOM VIEW THE VIDEO REPLAY AND PRESENTATION  BELOW Additional Resources View the Seminar PowerPoint. Slides 92-95 share links to additional resources. See slide 96 for contact information for the seminar presenters. The seminars provide training to members of the public, private or government sectors who own, manage, steward or are interested in preserving historic & cultural sites.   Standards & Guidelines for Treatment of Historic Properties Date: Wednesday, March 24, 2021 Time: 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. The seminar is co-sponsored by the American Planning Association Hawaiʻi Chapter. This seminar has been submitted to the American Planning Association for certificate maintenance credits for AICP. ABOUT THE COURSE The seminar will illustrate through presentation and case study how the Standards and Guidelines work in concert to provide a framework and guidance for decision-making about work or changes to a historic property. The course will include an overview of the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties, which are the national standards that promote best preservation principles. These concepts inform maintenance, repair, use of historic materials, as well as alterations of existing structures and design of new additions. The seminar will examine how the Guidelines are used [...]

Native Hawaiian Culture, Ethnobotany and Restoration at Lyon Arboretum Wednesday, February 17, 2021  |  4:30 to 5:30 p.m.   |  Via Zoom Webinar Journey into the rich history of Mānoa Valley and verdant landscape of the Harold L. Lyon Arboretum, a University of Hawai‘i Research Unit. This live, virtual presentation by ethnobotanist Liloa Dunn, Lyon's Grounds and Collection Manager, and Research Associate Jesse Adams will provide a brief overview of the cultural history of Mānoa Valley, including wahi pana and important mo'olelo. This will be followed by the fascinating origin story of Lyon Arboretum which celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2018, with mention of the contributions of famed ethnobotanist Beatrice Kapua'okalani Hilmer Krauss. The program will conclude with a dive into the world of Hawaiian ethnobotany and share Lyon's native plant restoration projects including efforts to preserve native Hawaiian and other endangered plants, restore lo`i and incorporate cultural practices such as hale building. Watch the video replay below. DONATE TO SUPPORT EVENTS LIKE THIS WHAT A virtual presentation sharing the history of Mānoa Valley and Lyon Arboretum, ethnobotany & current restoration projects WHEN Wednesday, February 17, 2021 4:30 to 5:30 PM WHERE Online via Zoom COST Free Presenters Līloa Makinney Dunn is the Grounds & Collection Manager at the Harold L. Lyon Arboretum. Līloa was born and raised in the ahupuaʻa of Niu Valley, on the island of Oʻahu in the moku of Kona. He spent a great deal of his childhood on the islands of Hawaiʻi and Kauaʻi and in his early teens on the island of Huahine in French Polynesia. His interest in our natural environment began at a very [...]

2021 Experts Lecture Series Explores Changing Interpretations of National Historic Landmarks Thursdays, January 28 to March 4, 2021 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. All lectures will be presented virtually on Zoom Almost 60 years have passed since the first Hawai‘i sites were designated as National Historic Landmarks. The federal program calls them “historic places that hold national significance.” The Secretary of the Interior designates these places as “exceptional because of their abilities to illustrate U.S. heritage.” Over the intervening decades, the value of the sites remains, but increased awareness of diverse voices, through community input, has resulted in changing interpretations of the historic sites. Today, Hawai‘i has 33 properties designated as National Historic Landmarks. Learn how the original interpretations of six National Historic Landmarks in Hawai‘i have changed over time. View the Video Replay for each lecture below. WHAT The 34th Annual Experts at the Cathedral Lunchtime Lecture Series WHEN Thursdays, January 28 to March 4, 2021 12:00 to 1:00 PM WHERE Online via Zoom COST Free Donate to support programs like these Donations of $50 or more include an annual membership with HHF REPLAYS Scroll down to view the video replay for individual lectures Thursday, January 28, 2021 12:00 to 1:00 PM USS Arizona, Pearl Harbor, O‘ahu (Designated on 5/5/89) Presenter: Hanako Wakatsuki, Acting Chief of Interpretation, Pearl Harbor National Memorial The Pearl Harbor National Memorial is the co-host for this lecture. Watch the video replay below. Thursday, February 4, 2021 12:00 to 1:00 PM ‘Iolani Palace, Honolulu, O‘ahu (Designated on 12/29/62) Presenter: Zita Cup Choy, Historian, Friends of  ‘Iolani Palace Watch the video replay below. [...]

More than 100 people from the Hawaiian Islands and continental U.S. joined us on December 17th to learn about the iconic Dillingham Transportation Building in downtown Honolulu. Architecture student Nayun Hong shared a beautiful presentation on the building's history and architecture with a special focus on the unique decorative elements. Arnold McCaleb, the on-site architect and space planner for Pacific Guardian Center, delighted with an insider perspective of the intricacies of painting Dillingham Transportation Building, repairing the urns and upgrading the elevators and some of the challenges and surprises. The presentations were followed by a moderated Q&A with the audience. Watch the video replay below. Please join us for a presentation on the history and architecture of the Dillingham Transportation Building located in downtown Honolulu by architecture student Nayun Hong. There will be a special focus on the unique decorative elements that help tell the story of this exceptional site. Following Hong's presentation, Arnold McCaleb, the on-site architect and space planner for Pacific Guardian Center, will share an update on the intricacies of painting Dillingham Transportation Building and some of the challenges and surprises along the way. Thursday, December 17, 2020 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. A free virtual event on Zoom.    The Dillingham Transportation Building was built in 1929.  It's Italian Renaissance Revival Style architecture and ornate Art Deco lobby are reminiscent of an earlier era in Hawaii's history with the onset of commercial development in Honolulu and the steady rise of the Dillingham family empire of businesses. Nayun Hong is a Moanalua High School graduate and 4th year architecture student at the University of Notre Dame. Hong participated in a self-directed [...]

More than 60 people joined us on October 22 for a film screening of Wailua: Ke Awāwa o Nā Ali‘i – Valley of The Kings followed by a panel discussion with Nā‘ālehu Anthony, Founder of Palikū Documentary Films and Ken Tatsuguchi, Engineering Program Manager for the State Department of Transportation, Highways Division. What seemed like an unexpected partnership, turned into a beautiful relationship; this grew out of respect and a passionate heart for the culture here in Hawaiʻi. The creation of this film has provided the community with an accessible, visual, and narrative history for this part of Kaua‘i that will live on. View the replay below of the panel discussion, where you can listen to a candid conversation that highlights the importance of Wailua and the context, objectives, and challenges in creating the film as mitigation for a highway widening project on Kaua‘i. Watch the film, Wailua: Ke Awāwa o Nā Ali‘i – Valley of The Kings and share it with  your family and friends!  Mahalo to everyone who joined us on the 22nd. We hope you enjoyed the event and left feeling inspired! Historic Hawai‘i Foundation presents a screening of: Wailua: Ke Awāwa o Nā Ali‘i – Valley of The Kings, a documentary created by Palikū Documentary Films and sponsored by the Hawai‘i State Department of Transportation Followed by a Panel Discussion with Executive Director and Producer Nāʻālehu Anthony and Sponsor Ken Tatsuguchi 6:30 Film Screening 7:00 - 7:30 Panel Discussion Earlier this year, Wailua: Ke Awāwa o Nā Ali‘i, Valley of The Kings received a Preservation Award for Interpretive Media as an impactful interpretation of the significance of a historic site.  Written by Amy Kalili and [...]

Preservation Seminar National Historic Preservation Act Section 106 Consultation in Hawai‘i Historic Hawai‘i Foundation, in partnership with the Department of the Interior’s National Park Service and Office of Native Hawaiian Relations, will offer two free seminars on the purpose, procedures and best practices for consultation to federal projects that affect historic properties. PART 1: The Section 106 Four-Step Process Date: Friday, October 16, 2020 Time: 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. PART 2: Section 106 Consultation with Native Hawaiian Organizations Date: Friday, November 13, 2020 Time: 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. VIEW THE VIDEO REPLAYS AND PRESENTATIONS FOR PARTS 1 & 2 BELOW PART 1: The Section 106 Four-Step Process PART 2: Section 106 Consultation with Native Hawaiian Organizations The seminars provide training to government agencies, professionals, community organizations and Native Hawaiian Organizations to aid their involvement & effectiveness in federal historic preservation consultation to protect historic sites and cultural landscapes. PART 1: The Section 106 Four-Step Process Date: Friday, October 16, 2020 Time: 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. PART 2: Section 106 Consultation with Native Hawaiian Organizations Date: Friday, November 13, 2020 Time: 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. ABOUT THE COURSE The training in two parts will present an overview of the National Historic Preservation Act process for consultation between federal agencies, State Historic Preservation Officer and local constituents—including Native Hawaiian Organizations—to resolve effects on historic properties from federal actions. The goal is to provide skill development and information for the engagement between government, nonprofit, business and community interests as they interact, consult, and work on projects and undertakings to identify properties of historic [...]

More than 180 people from the Hawaiian Islands and continental U.S. joined us on September 23rd for a thought-provoking conversation about the complexities of preserving, sharing and interpreting historic places associated with complex histories.  The discussion contributes to an ongoing nationwide dialogue at this time of  social, political and racial unrest. View the full replay here. DONATE TO SUPPORT EVENTS LIKE THIS A panel discussion exploring complicated histories Wednesday, September 23, 2020  |  4:30 to 6:00 p.m.   |  Via Zoom Webinar Historic Hawai‘i Foundation will present a panel discussion on policies, issues and current thinking around preserving and interpreting places where complicated and/or difficult historic events occurred. The panel will discuss the differences between “preserving” history and “glorifying” it, and what this means for our present and future. Join us as our panel explores these and other questions associated with preserving difficult parts of the past: What is the role of historic sites, monuments and memorials in educating, engaging and inviting discourse in public spaces? How does public policy influence when and whether to keep, remove, replace, interpret or contextualize difficult histories as new voices are added and modern perspectives change? How do race and power impact preservation in the public space? How does individual complexity, achievements and flaws, affect public presentation of history? Places that memorialize traumatic events are a necessary part of community healing and reconciliation. Done appropriately, memorials give voice to experiences and a safe space for dialogue. Memorials are also political statements. Some of them are designed to suppress rather than elevate authentic community voices, and are used to re-traumatize rather than address a path towards understanding and healing. Discussion and dialogue about these places [...]

More than 300 people from the Hawaiian Islands and continental U.S. joined us on September 10th for a fascinating presentation on the complex history associated with Kaua‘i’s Pā‘ula‘ula, a significant ancestral Hawaiian site commonly known as Russian Fort Elizabeth for the last century. View the full replay of Dr. Peter Mill’s compelling talk below. Historic Hawai‘i Foundation in collaboration with Friends of Kaumuali‘i presents: A Live Presentation September 10, 2020, 4:30 to 5:30 P.M. Dr. Peter Mills will present stories and considerations on interpreting and sharing a complex history of a significant site on Kaua‘i. The history of Kaua‘i’s Pā‘ula‘ula, commonly known as Russian Fort Elizabeth for the last century, is complicated. The site is part of King Kaumualiʻi’s own kauhale (village) and a highly significant wahi pana. Pāʻulaʻula is a significant ancestral Hawaiian site, having been a luakini or political heiau and a royal compound for many generations before Westerners arrived. Kaumualiʻi was born at a turning point in time for Hawaiʻi, and is remembered as a wise and peaceful ruler who had a sustainable vision for Kauaʻi, and welcomed new people, cultures and ideas to our island. The fort was built by Hawaiians as part of King Kaumualiʻi's residential compound in 1816/17, when Kaumuali'i formed an alliance with Dr. George Anton Schaffer of the Russian-American Company. Why was Pā‘ula‘ula/Fort Elizabeth built and what role did it play on the international stage in the kingdom ruled by King Kaumuali‘i?  What was the connection with the kingdom’s intrigue and politics?  How does the complexity of the history and the alternative narratives associated with this site impact the efforts to document and interpret it? These are some of the questions Dr. [...]