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12th Annual Frank Haines Award For Lifetime Achievement
12th Annual Frank Haines Award For Lifetime Achievement

12th Annual Frank Haines Award For Lifetime Achievement

Historic Hawaii Foundation Honors Photographer David Franzen © David Franzen 4/15/2020: Photographer David Franzen has been selected as the 2020 Frank Haines Award recipient for his outstanding contributions to historic preservation through documentation of the architecture, interior design, and landscapes of the Hawaiian Islands. His images capture people and places—private residences, museums, schools, hotels, corporate offices, military bases, cultural sites, bridges and parks—and reflect the dramatic development and social change Hawai‘i has experienced since the 1970s. Franzen was born in Boston and raised in New York City, where he began his career as an apprentice of Ezra Stoller, a renowned architectural photographer. In 1973, he started Franzen Photography and continued to work out of New York. After completing assignments around the country and establishing his name in travel, architectural and interior photography, David relocated to Hawai‘i in 1978. While the body of his work expanded through editorial, documentary and corporate projects, the foundation of his business has remained architecture and interior design. David’s beautiful images have appeared in countless advertisements, books and magazines around the world. His published works include the books The Art of Mauna Kea and The View From Diamond Head, calendars for the Department of Land and Natural Resources, and booklets for Historic Hawai‘i Foundation. Most recently, David has announced that he will donate his work to the Hawai‘i State Archives, helping to promote the understanding, appreciation and preservation of Hawai‘i’s history, aesthetics and architecture. The Library of Congress also has on file over 5,000 of his images in its Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record/Historic American Landscapes Survey Collection. Q&A with David Franzen Please share how you decided to pursue photography as a profession and how you became [...]

HistoricHawaii2020-08-03T13:40:32-10:00April 15th, 2020|Categories: Blog, Preservation Awards|Tags: #FrankHaines, #HistoricHawaiiFoundation, #PreservationAwards|

Artist Kirk Kurokawa Brushes Strokes of Meaning into Nisei Veterans Memorial Center Mural
Artist Kirk Kurokawa Brushes Strokes of Meaning into Nisei Veterans Memorial Center Mural

Artist Kirk Kurokawa Brushes Strokes of Meaning into Nisei Veterans Memorial Center Mural

4/15/20: Historic Hawai‘i Foundation is honored to present a Programmatic Award to the Mural Wall at the Nisei Veterans Memorial Center located in Kahului on the island of Maui. Local artist Kirk Kurokawa created this larger-than-life mural on a bare concrete wall using ordinary house paint. The mural is being recognized as an educational resource reminding the public of a significant event in Hawai‘i’s history and how it impacted the Maui community. It is a reminder of what these men stood for and the sacrifices that is a made as a result of war. “The Nisei Memorial is accessible to the general public, both physically and in terms of its presentation and content,” remarked Adriane Truluck, a member of the Selection Committee after visiting the site. “Wordlessly and with striking imagery, it conveys an empathetic portrayal of the Nisei veterans, connecting today’s audience, be it descendants, residents, or visitors, to the veterans and their experience.” In his nomination of the project, Maui architect Jim Niess pointed out that, “Because these images were originally taken prior to (the use of) color photography, the artist reproduced them as the black and white originals which adds a subtle touch to its powerful imagery.” Applying this approach, the artist was able to give the mural a true sense of integrity and connection to the past. Historic preservation has so many different aspects and the mural illustrates how important it is to recognize and celebrate all forms of interpretation. “Art is absolutely important because it is universal,” states Kurokawa. “Art can reach and speak to everyone no matter who they are and where they may come from. Particularly ‘public art’ has great potential to bring a community together and to [...]

HistoricHawaii2020-05-13T14:34:21-10:00April 15th, 2020|Categories: Blog|Tags: #heritagetourism, #HistoricHawaiiFoundation, #HistoricSites, Heritage, Maui, Preservation Awards, World War II veterans|

Nostalgic Music to Soothe Your Spirit – an HPR Collaboration
Nostalgic Music to Soothe Your Spirit – an HPR Collaboration

Nostalgic Music to Soothe Your Spirit – an HPR Collaboration

Historic Hawai‘i Foundation was invited to collaborate with Hawai‘i Public Radio to create our very own playlists that will be shared via HPR’s Generation Listen, a community playlist that seeks to engage new listeners and different community partners each month. As an organization, we created 4 playlists inspired by places we love or people we admire. We hope you’ll enjoy listening to them as a way to relax and refresh your spirit. They can be heard via Spotify. The 4 playlists touch upon various themes: Playlist #1 In celebration of Women and the Centennial Commemoration of Women's Suffrage this year, we created a playlist of beautiful songs performed by women. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/18bL6ejTzxGmO3N9MVRSgR?si=0yDBC7WvRgGuy4c929aD_A “Music does a lot of things for a lot of people. It’s transporting, for sure. It can take you right back, years back, to the very moment certain things happened in your life. It’s uplifting, it’s encouraging, it’s strengthening.” ~Aretha Franklin Playlist #2 Music to listen to when you are feeling nostalgic; these songs connect to a place or the feeling of home. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5Gf0CUywdB26ONWwz5KMxD?si=jQApjFhhTEydnAyeeESVpw “And there’s a place that I’ve dreamed of, where I can free my mind. I hear the sounds of the season and lost all sense of time.” ~Hollow Coves Playlist #3 Is composed of old favorites and classics that are sure to make you feel a bit nostalgic. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5BPCU3nLhmyw2wIVKxPAMN?si=8OEm2cS3SgOhkBy5ikW-WQ “Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything.” ~Plato Playlist #4 This list of songs are some island favorites, connecting back to our beautiful Hawai‘i Nei. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1xN3QiN0vC3lEzH7ZXUrjF?si=UkC-hy90QueRhptIBfVbUQ “Hawai‘i is paradise. It sounds cheesy to say it, but there’s music in the air there.” ~Bruno Mars Especially [...]

HistoricHawaii2020-07-28T17:27:39-10:00March 27th, 2020|Categories: Blog|Tags: #HistoricHawaiiFoundation, #historicplaces, #music, #playlists|

Online Education: Native Hawaiian Organizations & the Section 106 Process
Online Education: Native Hawaiian Organizations & the Section 106 Process

Online Education: Native Hawaiian Organizations & the Section 106 Process

On February 22, 2020 more than 115 people attended the Native Hawaiian Organizations & the Section 106 Process Seminar at the YWCA Oahu. Historic Hawai‘i Foundation joined with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation and the U.S. Department of the Interior Office of Native Hawaiian Relations to offer a free community seminar on Native Hawaiian Organizations’ involvement in the federal historic preservation consultation to protect historic properties. The seminar received financial support from an Office of Hawaiian Affairs ‘Ahahui Grant. Native Hawaiian Organizations and members of the native Hawaiian community interested in preservation of historic properties, including properties of religious and cultural significance to NHO, gathered to learn how to navigate and participate effectively in the Section 106 process, required for all projects connected to federal undertakings. Also in attendance were members of federal, state and local agencies and individuals and members of community organizations with stewardship responsibilities for historic or cultural properties. The seminar included a presentation introducing Section 106 and its components along with best practices for participation, a panel discussion, and question and answer period. Panelists included Stanton Enomoto, DOI Office of Native Hawaiian Relations, June Noelani Cleghorn, Cultural Resources Manager, Marine Corps Base Hawai‘i; Mahealani Cypher, Ko‘olaupoko Hawaiian Civic Club; William Dancing Feather, Office of Native American Affairs, ACHP; Susan Lebo, Archaeology Branch Chief, State Historic Preservation Division, Department of Land and Natural Resources, State of Hawai‘i; Kai Markell, Pou Kakoʻo of Kiaʻi Kānāwai, Office of Hawaiian Affairs. Click here to download the Presentation and Additional Tools and Resources from the February 22 seminar . The Seminar was also created as a free, online, on-demand course. During this unprecedented crisis, we may find ourselves with more time to participate in [...]

HistoricHawaii2024-04-08T11:15:49-10:00March 24th, 2020|Categories: Blog|Tags: #HistoricHawaiiFoundation, #HistoricPreservation, #NativeHawaiianOrganizations, #Section106|

Development and Redevelopment in a Historic District

By Kiersten Faulkner, Executive Director With the advent of the City and County of Honolulu's transit oriented development (TOD) project spurring many questions from the community, we wanted to take a moment to share some of our thoughts on development and redevelopment in a historic district. The best type of redevelopment in a historic district is to use rehabilitation and adaptive use of existing structures. There are opportunities for hidden density by increasing use of currently vacant second floors in existing buildings. Many of the second floors of historic buildings could be used for housing, office, small-scale manufacturing or even retail. There are also a few underutilized lots or surface parking lots scattered in the area (especially mauka of Beretania Street) that could accommodate low-scale, new development that would fit with the scale and character of the area. Maintaining, preserving and upgrading existing buildings would also utilize the existing fabric in a way that respects the heritage and character, and also is more affordable and less environmentally damaging than new construction. Both Chinatown and Downtown Honolulu are already transit-oriented developments, so any additions or changes to the districts should use a light touch, polishing or investing in the existing urban fabric rather than trying to re-invent the entire area. The City’s transit oriented development (TOD) zoning overlay district specifically calls for plans, development and implementation actions to preserve individual and groupings of historic and cultural resources through the application of architectural and other design guidelines and standards for development; and also requires that TOD zones and implementing regulations include objectives addressing neighborhood character, unique community history, and protection of historic resources. The draft Downtown TOD plan includes specific goals and objectives to protect and preserve [...]

HistoricHawaii2015-07-14T10:36:38-10:00July 14th, 2015|Categories: Ask an Expert|Tags: #Historic, #HistoricHawaiiFoundation, #HistoricSites, #TOD, Preservation|

Preservation Tips: Removing Graffiti from Historic Buildings

Safely Removing Graffiti from Historic Buildings July 1, 2015 Building owners, professionals and concerned community members joined us at Lyon Associates on 45 N. King Street yesterday for the first of 3 presentations in our Sustaining Chinatown: Historic Preservation Summer Series 2015. The series is co-sponsored by Historic Hawaii Foundation, Chinatown Improvement District and Lyon Associates. A tip for removing graffiti from historic buildings from yesterday's presentation: always use the gentlest means possible to avoid harming the underlying material. Chinatown brick is soft and will powder if the hard exterior layer is removed. Make sure the mortar is well-pointed before using pressure washing to avoid water damage. Chemical cleaning tests found that “Dumond Smart Strip Pro” was most effective for spray paint and silver coating on brick (but not for use on softer materials, like limestone or marble substrates). For more information and availability go to www.dumondchemicals.com A report on the results of a study on Graffiti Cleaning and Prevention on Historic Chinatown Buildings with useful information on graffiti prevention and treatment approaches will be available soon. Email outreach@historichawaii.org to request a PDF copy when it's published. Though the study's focus is buildings in Honolulu's Chinatown, the information is applicable to buildings made of similar construction materials located throughout Hawaii. Upcoming sessions will cover water damage & repair and tax credits & permitting in a historic district. Click here for more information and to register.

HistoricHawaii2017-04-21T01:01:17-10:00July 1st, 2015|Categories: Blog|Tags: #Historic, #HistoricCemeteries, #HistoricHawaiiFoundation, cemeteries, Hawaii, Preservation|

Architecture and Preservation Communities Mourn the Passing of Spencer Leineweber

Spencer Leineweber and her husband, Michael, were charter members and stalwart supporters of Historic Hawai‘i Foundation and heritage protection efforts for over 40 years. Spencer received HHF’s Haines Award for lifetime achievement in historic preservation in 2013. Her preservation projects included restoration of notable sites such as Hawai‘i Mission Houses; Lyman Museum; Hawai‘i Plantation Village; and ‘Ewa Village. She was a Professor and Director of Graduate Programs at the School of Architecture at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, and oversaw the Heritage Center at the university. She authored the Campus Heritage Report for UH-Mānoa, and oversaw the preservation work at the Charlot House. She also served as one of the Hawai‘i Advisors to the National Trust for Historic Preservation and on the Committee for Historic Resources for the American Institute of Architects. Less than a week before her death, Spencer attended a meeting of historic homeowners about a bill being considered by the Honolulu City Council that would reduce preservation incentives, lending her expertise and authority to the advocacy effort. We will miss her deeply, and our sympathies go to her family.

HistoricHawaii2017-04-21T01:01:18-10:00June 29th, 2015|Categories: Blog|Tags: #Historic, #HistoricCemeteries, #HistoricHawaiiFoundation, cemeteries, Hawaii, Preservation|

Preserving Hawaii’s Historic Cemeteries

Preservation in the News: This past week, UH Students and community members learned best practices for grave marker restoration and documentation from experts including Richard Miller who oversees the restoration of thousands of burial sites at Kalaupapa National Historic Park on Molokai. ********* Bruce Asato / basato@staradvertiser.com University of Hawaii architecture student Lin Whipkey used shaving cream Thursday to make out lettering on a gravestone that was otherwise unreadable in Ma‘e¬ma‘e Chapel Cemetery in Nuu¬anu. UH students in American studies and architecture joined community members to gather and re¬cord information at the cemetery. Of grave concern: Protecting cemeteries A historic cemetery receives care as community members and students work to document the people buried there By Dan Nakaso Honolulu Star Advertiser, Jun 6, 2015 One half of an ancient grave marker lay in a hole at Ma‘ema‘e Chapel Cemetery in Nuuanu among a pile of rocks. The other half had been left nearby. Both pieces were discovered Thursday during a University of Hawaii and community effort to document the condition of the half-acre cemetery and its 120 or so burial sites. Richard Miller, who oversees the restoration of thousands of burial sites at Kalaupapa National Historic Park on Molokai, on Friday showed the UH students and community members how to seal the two pieces of the weather-worn headstone back together with masonry epoxy. After spending two days cleaning and documenting the conditions of the grave markers and burial sites at Ma‘ema‘e, the 20 or so American-studies students and community members will do similar work cleaning and cataloging grave markers Wednesday and Thursday at Pauoa Hawaiian Cemetery in Pauoa. Then they'll give detailed information about the state of the burial sites at both locations [...]

HistoricHawaii2017-04-21T01:01:18-10:00June 8th, 2015|Categories: Blog|Tags: #Historic, #HistoricCemeteries, #HistoricHawaiiFoundation, cemeteries, Hawaii, Preservation|

From Lincoln Elementary School to Historic Linekona — Tales from the Past

Education at Linekona stretches back 180 years By Robert M. Fox and David Cheever March 01, 2015 Honolulu Star Advertiser ILLUSTRATION BY ROBERT M. FOX The Linekona building was founded as a school to teach English to Hawaii’s native children. Let's say you went to Lincoln Elementary School — next to Thomas Square — in the early 1950s. By the time you reached the sixth grade, you had had Lincoln's Gettysburg Address drilled into you so often that you can recite it probably even today. More than that, the school put on a play about Abraham Lincoln and his family on Lincoln's birthday each February, and it was akin to being picked as prom king and queen in high school to be chosen to play Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln in sixth grade. The play included Lincoln-era costumes like the tall, silk stovepipe hat plus stiff, formal dress suit for him and tight-laced, heavy fabric long dress with shawl and bonnet for her. These were local kids in the '50s, so can you imagine these 12-year-olds in period costume on the school stage barefoot? Lincoln School was quite a place in its heyday, educating such luminaries as former Honolulu Advertiser owner and philanthropist Thurston Twigg-Smith and Claire Olsen Johnson, former president and longtime member of the board of trustees of Punahou School. Other notable alums were Alexander & Baldwin's dynamic leader Bobbie Pfeiffer, Maui's jocular and popular Mayor Hannibal Tavares, and real estate mogul and community leader Sheridan Ing (the latter three are deceased). It was fun hearing Claire reminisce about playing Mrs. Lincoln in sixth grade with Alex Jamile as Mr. Lincoln. Alex became a top executive at Bankoh and his brother Clinton, who played [...]

HistoricHawaii2017-04-21T01:01:19-10:00April 2nd, 2015|Categories: Blog|Tags: #Historic, #HistoricHawaiiFoundation, #HistoricSites, #Legislature, Hawaii, Preservation|

Preservation Measures at the State Legislature

Here's a status update as we enter the half-way mark for the 2015 legislative session. Dear Members and Friends, We are pleased to share with you a status update on historic preservation-related bills at the State Legislature. The session is at the half-way mark, when the initial flurry of bills has been reduced to a more manageable number. At the start of the legislative session in January, over 70 bills were introduced that affected historic preservation. Historic Hawai‘i Foundation participates in the legislative process by tracking and responding to bills and resolutions with the potential to affect historic sites and buildings, including measures related to incentives for preservation, regulations to protect historic properties, and more general measures related to planning, permitting, environmental review, arts and culture. By the mid-point of the session, when bills cross between the Senate and the House, there were about 20 bills still active. Of those, four have the most direct effect on protection of historic resources. As each measure moves through the legislative process, it is amended and revised in ways that are not always predictable. Our testimony and position on the bills also changes as the contents shift, so the comments are relevant to current draft. Two of the bills (SB877 and HB830) attempt to limit the applicability of the state historic preservation program to exclude residences, except for those that are designated on the register of historic places. The bills’ proponents—led by the Building Industry Association—proposed redefining “historic property” to exclude single-family residences, claiming that houses cannot and should not be considered historically significant unless they are among the small percentage designated by the state. Historic Hawai‘i Foundation opposes these measures as currently drafted. The relevant issue is [...]

HistoricHawaii2017-04-21T01:01:19-10:00March 19th, 2015|Categories: Blog|Tags: #Historic, #HistoricHawaiiFoundation, #HistoricSites, #Legislature, Hawaii, Preservation|