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Historic Hawaii Foundation is seeking nominations for historic preservation grants
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Historic Hawaii Foundation is seeking nominations for historic preservation grants

Historic Hawaii Foundation is seeking nominations for historic preservation grants

As part of our partnership with the Freeman Foundation, Historic Hawai‘i Foundation is seeking applicants for historic preservation grants to preserve, restore or rehabilitate historic properties. The grant application form and information is available here: FreemanFoundation_ApplicationForms. The deadline is February 28. Please feel free to share this opportunity with those who have stewardship responsibilities for historic properties. Both historic buildings and sites are eligible, as long as the property is owned or managed by a non-profit organization for a community purpose (no private residences or businesses, or government properties), and the preservation project results in restoring or repairing character-defining features. The Freeman Foundation supports historic preservation as a mechanism for building community, enhancing Hawaii’s sense of place, and support for improved societal relationships. Projects should demonstrate that local support and investment is in place prior to applying to Freeman Foundation for funding. Projects that show strong cash and/or in-kind funding will be more favorable. Following completion of the preservation project, the site or building should be used for a public or community purpose. All projects are required to follow the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties. Grants range from $10,000 to $75,000. Selection criteria include: • Applicant is a community-based and locally-supported non-profit organization that provides local services and that fills a community need. Projects on a neighbor island or in a rural community are strongly encouraged; • The project preserves and rehabilitates a significant historic property following appropriate preservation standards; • Recipient receives significant additional financial and/or in-kind support from individuals, community members and other funders, with the funding request being part of an overall financial plan that is thorough and reasonable. Prior to submitting the hard copy applications, [...]

HistoricHawaii2017-04-21T01:03:26-10:00February 4th, 2014|Categories: Archive|Tags: historic preservation, Hui Aloha Church, Native Hawaiians, preservation grants|

National Trust for Historic Preservation Seeks Nominations for 2014 National Trust/ACHP Award for Federal Partnerships in Historic Preservation

The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation and the National Trust for Historic Preservation are seeking nominations for the 2014 National Trust/ACHP Award for Federal Partnerships in Historic Preservation. A category of the Richard H. Driehaus National Preservation Awards, this joint award honors outstanding federal partnerships that advance the preservation of important historic resources. Federal activities have a profound impact on our nation’s cultural landscape. This national awards program provides an opportunity to showcase an agency’s commitment to a preservation ethic and gain public awareness of its accomplishments. This award requires a demonstrated partnership with a federal organization. Partners may include Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations, not-for-profit organizations, individuals, businesses, state and local governments, and other non-federal persons or organizations. Nominated projects or programs can include more than one non-federal partner and more than one federal agency. The deadline for nominations is March 3, 2014. The entire application must be completed online. Please fully read the general eligibility and nomination requirements, and especially the award description for the National Trust/ACHP award before submitting. Since 2002, the National Trust/ACHP Award for Federal Partnerships in Historic Preservation has recognized the achievements of a variety of partnerships including: • National Park Service and the Alliance for National Heritage Areas (Homestead, Pennsylvania) for the more than two dozen National Heritage Areas nationwide • Bureau of Land Management and the Arizona Site Steward Program for its Arizona-wide project of enlisting volunteers to monitor and protect archaeological sites • General Services Administration and New Mexico State Historic Preservation Office for the Amy Biehl High School project in downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico. Please share this information as widely and quickly as possible. For more information contact Patricia Knoll, ACHP Awards Coordinator, at [...]

HistoricHawaii2017-04-21T01:03:36-10:00January 22nd, 2014|Categories: Blog|Tags: ACHP Award, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, federal partnership, Hawaii, historic preservation, National Trust, Richard H. Driehaus National Preservation Award|

Kakaako residents want a state agency to void a permit for a skyscraper

STAR ADVERTISER SEPT 20 - Beatrice Shiroma, 91, a resident at Royal Capitol Plaza, joined a protest in September to oppose a plan to build an additional tower at the 801 South St. condominium project. Neighbors and other opponents of the project plan another sidewalk protest today. Hui mounts legal fight against condo By Andrew Gomes Honolulu Star Advertiser, January 17, 2014 - Neighbors of a planned Kakaako workforce housing condominium tower approved by a state agency last month are appealing the decision, calling it an abuse of discretion that violates state law and numerous agency rules. The association of apartment owners at Royal Capitol Plaza recently filed a legal petition against the Hawaii Community Development Authority, asking to invalidate a development permit for the second phase of the project at 801 South St. Royal Capitol residents retained Honolulu attorney Carl Varady, and he filed the petition Jan. 2. "The actions of HCDA in approving the Phase II permit were clearly erroneous, arbitrary and capricious, and characterized by both an abuse of discretion and a clearly unwarranted exercise of discretion," the petition said. Allegations in the petition are far-ranging. They include contentions that the HCDA's approval of the permit was predetermined before public hearings, that the traffic impact from the 1,700 parking stalls in 801 South's two phases constitutes a public nuisance, that HCDA rules violate the state Constitution and that the Legislature improperly delegated authority to the agency. HCDA Executive Director Anthony Ching reserved comment and said state attorneys are reviewing the petition. The developer of 801 South, Downtown Capital LLC, led by local affordable housing developer Marshall Hung, declined comment given that the petition was filed against HCDA. The $400 million [...]

HistoricHawaii2017-04-21T01:03:36-10:00January 17th, 2014|Categories: Blog|Tags: 801 South Street, condo, Hawaii, historic preservation, Kakaako|

New Head of Cultural Preservation in Hawaii Pledges Transparency
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New Head of Cultural Preservation in Hawaii Pledges Transparency

New Head of Cultural Preservation in Hawaii Pledges Transparency

Honolulu Civil Beat, 1/7/2014 By Sophie Cocke Alan Downer sat in his office at the State Historic Preservation Division last month looking perplexed. He had been on the job as the new administrator of SHPD for less than two weeks and a state legislator had already filed a formal public records request for him to deal with. "I'm thinking, 'You're a legislator. Why don't you just ask (me)?'" he recalled during a recent interview. Why the lawmaker felt the need to "up the ante like that" with an official request under Hawaii's Uniform Information Practices Act, as opposed to simply calling him and asking for the information, escaped him. He was happy to share the information. "We are doing the people's business and people have every right to know what we are doing," said Downer. "What we do here is for the people. It's not for me or the people of this office. It's for the people of Hawaii." But SHPD, which has faced numerous controversies over land development and the preservation of Native Hawaiian cultural artifacts in recent years, has been under fire from both federal officials and the public for its lack of transparency — likely prompting the formal records request. Changing the agency's opaque work culture is just one of the obstacles Downer faces as the new leader of the state agency in charge of protecting Hawaii's cultural and historical resources. Federal and state officials are hoping that Downer, who spent the last 27 years working for the Navajo Nation, will help mend the agency's relationships with the public, shore up its internal operations and, most importantly, lead the agency out of the cross-hairs of the National Park Service. The park service [...]

HistoricHawaii2017-04-21T01:03:36-10:00January 9th, 2014|Categories: Blog|Tags: Hawaii State Historic Preservation Division, historic preservation, SHPD|