Friday, April 28, 2006
Thursday, April 27, 2006
2006 Preservation Auction to support the National Trust for Historic Preservation
Preview the auction which begins May 1st. Proceeds of the online auction go to the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
http://www.cmarket.com/catalog/landingPage.do?vhost=nthpauction
http://www.cmarket.com/catalog/landingPage.do?vhost=nthpauction
Tuesday, April 25, 2006
Hawai`i Community Foundation - Sam Cooke
Hawai`i Community Foundation - Sam Cooke
Original airdate: Tuesday, April 25, 2006
Listen to HPR radio clip 1.08 MB
Leaving his community a better place - Sam Cooke today on State of Becoming. He founded The Nature Conservancy of Hawaii and served as its original chairman. He’s chairman of the board of the Honolulu Academy of Arts, and raised 30 million dollars for this museum established by his grandmother.
He serves as a board member for countless nonprofits and was named a living treasure of Hawaii. Sam Cooke’s motivation for his accomplishments? He simply wants to leave Hawaii a better place for having lived here. In Manoa Valley, on the property where his grandfather built a Tudor-style mansion sits Kukao’o Heiau, linked to chief Kuali’i.
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Original airdate: Tuesday, April 25, 2006
Listen to HPR radio clip 1.08 MB
Leaving his community a better place - Sam Cooke today on State of Becoming. He founded The Nature Conservancy of Hawaii and served as its original chairman. He’s chairman of the board of the Honolulu Academy of Arts, and raised 30 million dollars for this museum established by his grandmother.
He serves as a board member for countless nonprofits and was named a living treasure of Hawaii. Sam Cooke’s motivation for his accomplishments? He simply wants to leave Hawaii a better place for having lived here. In Manoa Valley, on the property where his grandfather built a Tudor-style mansion sits Kukao’o Heiau, linked to chief Kuali’i.
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Monday, April 24, 2006
HCDA SEEKING PUBLIC INPUT ON HISTORIC ALA MOANA PUMP STATION POLICY STUDY
From a Press Release from Hawaii Community Development Authority dated April 18, 2006:
Honolulu - The Hawaii Community Development Authority (HCDA), the state agency guiding the redevelopment of the Kaka‘ako and Kalaeloa Districts of Honolulu, is soliciting public comments through May 3, 2006, on its draft Policy and Development Strategy Plan for the historic Ala Moana Pump Station site and developable lands in the Ewa portion of the Kaka‘ako Makai area. (NOTE: The draft study can be viewed or downloaded from the HCDA website at www.HCDAweb.org or a hardcopy can be requested from the HCDA office by calling 587-2870.)
HCDA’s consultant, Clifford Planning, LLC, spent the past six months studying the site to prepare policy and development guidelines based on input from various stakeholders and the public who participated in several workshops held last year. The study will be the basis for a Request for Proposals to develop the area at some time in the future.
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http://www.historichawaii.org/KakaakoNews.html
Honolulu - The Hawaii Community Development Authority (HCDA), the state agency guiding the redevelopment of the Kaka‘ako and Kalaeloa Districts of Honolulu, is soliciting public comments through May 3, 2006, on its draft Policy and Development Strategy Plan for the historic Ala Moana Pump Station site and developable lands in the Ewa portion of the Kaka‘ako Makai area. (NOTE: The draft study can be viewed or downloaded from the HCDA website at www.HCDAweb.org or a hardcopy can be requested from the HCDA office by calling 587-2870.)
HCDA’s consultant, Clifford Planning, LLC, spent the past six months studying the site to prepare policy and development guidelines based on input from various stakeholders and the public who participated in several workshops held last year. The study will be the basis for a Request for Proposals to develop the area at some time in the future.
More...
http://www.historichawaii.org/KakaakoNews.html
Wednesday, April 19, 2006
Leadership corner - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper
Leadership corner - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper
Read an interview from the Honolulu Advertiser about our new Executive Director, Kiersten Faulkner.
Read an interview from the Honolulu Advertiser about our new Executive Director, Kiersten Faulkner.
Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Monday, April 17, 2006
Wednesday, April 12, 2006
Preservation Online: Today's News Archives: Farmland Beside N.Y. Revolutionary War Battlefield Protected
Preservation Online: Today's News Archives: Farmland Beside N.Y. Revolutionary War Battlefield Protected
As sprawl encroaches on national parks like Gettysburg and subdivisions are built on other battlefields, the outskirts of one Revolutionary War battlefield will be preserved for years to come.
For the past 10 years, a conservation group has been working to protect 560 acres of farmland adjacent to the Saratoga Battlefield in Stillwater, N.Y., 40 miles north of Albany.
In January, the group, the Manhattan-based Open Space Institute, announced that it had secured a conservation easement on the 380-acre privately owned Saratoga Sod Farm, which abuts the park on three sides. The group also bought 182 acres of undeveloped land outside the park, which it plans to donate to the National Park Service.
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As sprawl encroaches on national parks like Gettysburg and subdivisions are built on other battlefields, the outskirts of one Revolutionary War battlefield will be preserved for years to come.
For the past 10 years, a conservation group has been working to protect 560 acres of farmland adjacent to the Saratoga Battlefield in Stillwater, N.Y., 40 miles north of Albany.
In January, the group, the Manhattan-based Open Space Institute, announced that it had secured a conservation easement on the 380-acre privately owned Saratoga Sod Farm, which abuts the park on three sides. The group also bought 182 acres of undeveloped land outside the park, which it plans to donate to the National Park Service.
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Diversity Scholarship Program for the National Trust for Historic Preservation National Conference
Diversity Scholarships are available for the NTHP's national conference October 31-Nov 5th in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Applications are available in .pdf format or you can visit the National Trust's site at:
https://www.nthpconference.org/
Scholarships are due June 1, 2006
Applications are available in .pdf format or you can visit the National Trust's site at:
https://www.nthpconference.org/
Scholarships are due June 1, 2006
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
National Preservation Honor Awards--National Trust for Historic Preservation
HONOR AWARD NOMINATIONS DUE SOON!National
Preservation Honor Award nominations are due May 1. The Honor Awards recognize individuals, nonprofit organizations, public agencies, and corporations who have given new meaning to their communities through preservation. To download a nomination form or read about previous winners, visit http://www.nationaltrust.org/preservation_awards.
National Preservation Honor Awards--National Trust for Historic Preservation
Preservation Honor Award nominations are due May 1. The Honor Awards recognize individuals, nonprofit organizations, public agencies, and corporations who have given new meaning to their communities through preservation. To download a nomination form or read about previous winners, visit http://www.nationaltrust.org/preservation_awards.
National Preservation Honor Awards--National Trust for Historic Preservation
Friday, April 07, 2006
Communities Fight 'Tear-Down Phenomenon'
Communities Fight 'Tear-Down Phenomenon' - Examiner.com
Communities Fight 'Tear-Down Phenomenon'
By BRIAN SKOLOFF, The Associated Press
Mar 27, 2006 3:50 AM (11 days ago)DELRAY BEACH, Fla.
Livia Landry likes life the way it is in this quaint tree-lined neighborhood a few blocks from downtown - front porches with wind chimes and potted plants jutting out into sunshine-filled, perfectly groomed green yards.
http://www.examiner.com/Top_News-a59095~Communities_Fight__Tear_Down_Phenomenon_.html
Communities Fight 'Tear-Down Phenomenon'
By BRIAN SKOLOFF, The Associated Press
Mar 27, 2006 3:50 AM (11 days ago)DELRAY BEACH, Fla.
Livia Landry likes life the way it is in this quaint tree-lined neighborhood a few blocks from downtown - front porches with wind chimes and potted plants jutting out into sunshine-filled, perfectly groomed green yards.
http://www.examiner.com/Top_News-a59095~Communities_Fight__Tear_Down_Phenomenon_.html
Wednesday, April 05, 2006
New Orleans and the Gulf Coast - Hurricane Recovery Updates - National Trust for Historic Preservation
New Orleans and the Gulf Coast - Hurricane Recovery Updates - National Trust for Historic Preservation
Historic Preservation Wins Major Victory in Senate Today for Katrina Grants
Statement from Richard Moe: President, National Trust for Historic Preservation
Washington, D.C. (April 4, 2006) – Historic preservation won a major victory in the Senate today when the appropriations committee approved a $80 million measure for grants to stabilize and repair historic properties damaged by Hurricane Katrina. The grants, if agreed to by the House of Representatives, will be administered by the state historic preservation officers.
Richard Moe, president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation which led the campaign for the special funds, said the action "will go a long way toward assisting property owners, particularly low-and moderate-income owners of historic homes who didn't have flood insurance, to rebuild and reoccupy their homes in the Gulf Coast, and thus help bring their communities back to life."
"Katrina was first and foremost a human tragedy, but it was also the nation's greatest cultural disaster. Thousands of historic homes have been lost and tens of thousands damaged. These funds represent the targeted relief that is desperately needed to save the region's unique heritage, and we are enormously grateful to Sen. Thad Cochran and his fellow senators for responding so magnificently to the need."
For more information on the National Trust’s Hurricane Recovery Efforts, visit www.nationaltrust.org.
Historic Preservation Wins Major Victory in Senate Today for Katrina Grants
Statement from Richard Moe: President, National Trust for Historic Preservation
Washington, D.C. (April 4, 2006) – Historic preservation won a major victory in the Senate today when the appropriations committee approved a $80 million measure for grants to stabilize and repair historic properties damaged by Hurricane Katrina. The grants, if agreed to by the House of Representatives, will be administered by the state historic preservation officers.
Richard Moe, president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation which led the campaign for the special funds, said the action "will go a long way toward assisting property owners, particularly low-and moderate-income owners of historic homes who didn't have flood insurance, to rebuild and reoccupy their homes in the Gulf Coast, and thus help bring their communities back to life."
"Katrina was first and foremost a human tragedy, but it was also the nation's greatest cultural disaster. Thousands of historic homes have been lost and tens of thousands damaged. These funds represent the targeted relief that is desperately needed to save the region's unique heritage, and we are enormously grateful to Sen. Thad Cochran and his fellow senators for responding so magnificently to the need."
For more information on the National Trust’s Hurricane Recovery Efforts, visit www.nationaltrust.org.
Tuesday, April 04, 2006
Navy reclaims land next to USS Arizona visitor center
Navy reclaims land next to USS Arizona visitor centerFrom the Honolulu Advertiser
Monday, April 03, 2006
Science & Sacredness
Science & Sacredness: "Science & Sacredness"
PUKALANI – Can too much science compromise a sacred place?
That question would be put to the test if a 140-foot telescope facility – the equivalent of a 14-story building – is allowed to be built atop the summit of Haleakala, adding to the growing cluster of observatories, towers, antennae and support structures that are slowly taking over the peak of a mountain considered hallowed ground by many Native Hawaiians.
See more at "The Maui News"
PUKALANI – Can too much science compromise a sacred place?
That question would be put to the test if a 140-foot telescope facility – the equivalent of a 14-story building – is allowed to be built atop the summit of Haleakala, adding to the growing cluster of observatories, towers, antennae and support structures that are slowly taking over the peak of a mountain considered hallowed ground by many Native Hawaiians.
See more at "The Maui News"
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