Editor’s note: In March of 2023, Historic Hawai‘i Foundation shared a blog post by Waimea Valley staff introducing their new program, Kaʻapuni o Waimea, just after its debut. The program offers visitors cultural learning opportunities at three of the valley’s cultural sites. The objective of the program design, to allow the visitor to ground their experience in cultural values and engage directly with the valley’s mission: to preserve and perpetuate the human, cultural and natural resources of Waimea for generations through education and stewardship. HHF circled back for an update a year lat ..read more

Proposals are now being accepted for the HŌʻIHI grant program, a new funding opportunity for Native Hawaiian Organizations. See the press release below from the Office of Native Hawaiian Relations for details. Interested NHOs must submit their proposals on-line through Grants.gov no later than Monday, June 3, 2024. Copies of this solicitation and additional information are available on ONHR’s website at:  www.doi.gov/hawaiian. Interior Department’s Office of Native Hawaiian Relations Announces $1 Million in NATIVE Act Grants for Native Hawaiian Organizations 4/4/2024 — The Department of ..read more

By Kuʻupuamaeʻole Kiyuna, J.D., Legal Specialist/Kaliʻuokapaʻakai Collective Coordinator, Huliauapaʻa In November 2023, Mauna Kea was accepted for inclusion on the Hawaiʻi Register of Historic Places (HRHP) as a Traditional Cultural Property (TCP) and district. On behalf of co-nominators KAHEA and Mauna Kea Anaina Hou, Huliauapaʻa researched, drafted, and presented the nomination to the Hawaiʻi Historic Places Review Board. The Board approved Mauna Kea’s listing as a TCP and District on the State register and also recommended the nomination move forward for consideration for National Registe ..read more

The Hawai‘i Historic Places Review Board added ten properties to the Hawai‘i Register of Historic Places in November 2023 and February 2024. Learn more about their history, characteristics and significance. Properties are eligible for inclusion in the register if they meet one or more criteria of historic significance: A) association with broad patterns or events; B) associations with historic individuals; C) architecture and design; or D) likely to yield important information. Halona Point/Bamboo Ridge Ojizo Stone Monument, O‘ahu The Ojizo (guardian) Monument stands at the Bamboo Ridge ove ..read more

Address4837 Sierra Drives, Honolulu, HI 96816 TMK330270030000 SHPD Historic Site NumberN/A Nomination Form 1 file(s) 0 Download Abstract The Bower’s House is a two-story residence built in 1931 and one of the first eleven homes in the Maunalani Heights subdivision on Oahu. The home is significant under Criterion A as part of a neighborhood that commemorates the growth of Honolulu’s first automobile suburbs, being the highest elevation development accessible to autos at the time. The home is also significant under Criterion C as an example of Colonial Revival Style architecture and a ..read more

Address1302 Mokulua Drive, Kailua, HI 96734 TMK 430040740000 SHPD Historic Site NumberN/A Nomination Form 1 file(s) 0 Download Abstract The Dilks Property, constructed in 1974, is located on a beachfront lot in Lanikai, a neighborhood within Kailua on O‘ahu. The property hosts two contributing structures, a one-story, Hawaii Regional style wood-frame main residence (Dilks House) and a small cottage (Hau Cottage) with attached garage. In addition, eight mature hau trees that grow throughout the property are contributing site features. The residence is significant under Criterion C as ..read more

Address21 Homelani Place, Honolulu, HI 96817 TMK220450380000 SHPD Historic Site NumberN/A Nomination Form 1 file(s) 0 Download Abstract The Homelani House is a two and-a-half-story wooden building with shingle finish exterior and plaster finish interior in the Colonial Revival Craftsman/Shingle style. Constructed in 1926, the home is significant under Criterion C as a wood post and pier designed by master architect Albert Ely Ives. Ives also completed a 1946 renovation on the property. Fine craftsmanship ties together many notable features including original Douglas Fir flooring, ar ..read more

Address2257 Kuai Rd, Koloa, HI 96756 TMK280180310000 SHPD Historic Site NumberN/A Nomination Form 1 file(s) 0 Download Abstract Located in a quiet, residential neighborhood in Po‘ipū, the Sakuichi and Chieko Matsumoto residence is a post and pier, single-story, single wall craftsman/bungalow style residence with an attached garage and laundry room. The walls are tongue-and-groove with an exterior girt and lattice apron with a square pattern around the foundation. Other notable features include use of local lava rock on the porch, battered columns, a roof with overhanging e ..read more

Address45-493 Lehua Street, Honokaa, Hawaii 96727 TMK(3) 4-5-0160210000 SHPD Historic Site NumberN/A Nomination Form 1 file(s) 0 Download Abstract The John J. Andrade property is comprised of one and two-story buildings that have been renovated, expanded and altered over time prior to 1973. The complex consists of three sections: a long and rectangular two-story structure; a small, square two-story property, site of the former Andrade Hotel, and the squarish single-story ‘Ōhi‘a Lanai. The property is significant under Criterion C as a good example of wood commercial and residential ..read more

AddressOff Kalanianaole Highway, Honolulu, HI 96825 TMK(1) 3-9-012-002 SHPD Historic Site Number50-80-15-09391 Nomination Form 1 file(s) 0 Download Abstract The Ojizo (guardian) Monument stands at the Bamboo Ridge overlook at Halona Point (Koko Head). It is among the significant Honolulu stone monuments carved by sculptor and engraver Sentaro Otsubo, whose primary business was carving gravestones. This is the third Ojizo at this location; vandals destroyed the first two free standing statues placed there to protect fisherman who frequent this popular and challenging ulua fishing spot ..read more