Join us! Case Studies in Native Hawaiian Wahi Pana Stewardship webinar, August 26, 2025, 10 a.m. HST Historic Hawai‘i Foundation, in partnership with the Department of the Interior Office of Native Hawaiian Relations and the @nationalparkservice invites you to a free 90-minute webinar showcasing recent case studies in cultural co-stewardship for the perpetuation of traditional knowledge and positive preservation outcomes. Learn how three Native Hawaiian Organizations: --Kāneiolouma Heiau Complex in Po‘ipū, Kauaʻi (Hui Mālama O Kāneiolouma) --Ulu Hala of Niuliʻi in North Kohala, Hawaiʻi Island (The Kohala Center) --Loko Ea Fishpond in Hale‘iwa, Oʻahu (Mālama Loko Ea Foundation) are leading preservation efforts rooted in ʻike kūpuna (ancestral knowledge), and explore how indigenous knowledge systems are shaping planning and management strategies for historic properties and cultural resources. Image 1: Uhau Humu Pōhaku reconstruction work day, Kāneiolouma Heiau Complex, Po‘ipū, Kaua‘i. Photo courtesy Hui Mālama o Kāneiolouma. Image 2: Hana lauhala (processing lauhala) with community, Kalalae Mauka, Niuli‘i, Kohala, Hawai‘i Island. Photo by Anianikū Chong, The Kohala Center. Image 3: Hukilau with community cohort at Loko Ea Fishpond, Hale‘iwa, O‘ahu. Photo courtesy Mālama Loko Ea Foundation. Register here: https://tinyurl.com/bdz2cdee #traditionalknowledge #ikekupuna #indigenousknowledge #culturalstewardship (fb)

THE PRESERVATION HONOR AWARDS ARE BACK! NOMINATIONS DUE JULY 9, 2025 Have you been involved in an outstanding preservation project that has been completed within the past four years? Would you like to honor a person who has made significant contributions to historic preservation in your community? Help bring recognition to historic preservation in Hawai‘i by nominating a deserving project or person for a 2025 Preservation Honor Award, Hawai‘i’s highest recognition of projects, organizations, publications or individuals active in preservation, rehabilitation, restoration, or interpretation of the State’s archaeological, architectural, and cultural sites. Click here for nomination information https://tinyurl.com/893d5r67 and here https://tinyurl.com/893d5r67 to view past award winners. Image: The Allerton Caretaker's Cottage, Hā‘ena State Park, Kaua‘i. The Cottage and and Montgomery House Restoration received a Preservation Award in 2021 for the restoration of these two historic buildings within the Hā‘ena State Park on Kaua‘i, an integral component of the park’s Master Plan. (fb)