DLNR to hold public meeting on annual preservation goals
HONOLULU -- The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) will hold a
public information meeting to provide the public an opportunity to comment on
the State Historic Preservation Fund annual grant program.
The meeting will take place on Thursday, March 19 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the DHHL
Hale Pono‘i building, 91-5420 Kapolei Parkway, in Kapolei.
Discussion will focus on whether the State Historic Preservation Division
(SHPD) should focus on developing and implementing a Statewide Historic Preservation
Plan, identifying thematic resources, or providing training on how to nominate
sites to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
The State Historic Preservation Division developed a prioritized action plan
for its annual Historic Preservation Fund grant application for Federal fiscal
year 2009. The annual work plan identifies what the division expects to
accomplish between October 1, 2008 and September 30, 2009.
For FY 2009 the SHPD has identified the following priorities:
Produce and implement a statewide Historic
Preservation Plan
Increase public education and outreach
Nominate significant sites to the U.S. National
Register of Historic Places
“We’re asking the public for their input on the annual grant program and to let
us know what other issues they feel the division should focus on,” said Laura
H. Thielen, DLNR Chairperson and State Historic Preservation Officer.
SHPD receives about $500,000 annually from Historic Preservation Fund Grants
from the U .S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, to implement
activities related to the identification, evaluation, registration, treatment,
and protection of historic and archaeological resources. The State
provides a 40 percent match to the Federal funds.
The Division is required to have activity in each of the following program
areas: Statewide Historic Preservation Plan, Identification and Inventory
of Cultural Resources, National Register Nominations, Review and Compliance of
Federal and local land modification projects, Certified Local Government
Preservation Program, Preservation Tax Incentives, Public Education and other
activities.
The following items are not considered eligible for federal grant funding and
therefore will not be discussed:
Burial Sites Program and Island Burials Councils
Building Permits
For more information interested persons may contact Randolph Lee at 692-8015
Written comments are due by March 31, 2009, and may be sent to:
State Historic Preservation Division
Department of Land and Natural Resources
Attention: Randolph Lee
Kakuhihewa Building
601 Kamokila Blvd., Suite 555
Kapolei, Hawai`i 96707
Fax: (808) 692-8020
Or via email to: Randolph.M.Lee@hawaii.gov
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News in brief (30 seconds):The State Historic Preservation
Division will hold a public information meeting this week to invite public
comment on its Historic Preservation Fund annual grant program. The
meeting will take place on Thursday, March 19 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the DHHL Hale
Pono‘i building at 91-5420 Kapolei Parkway, in Kapolei. For more
information interested persons may contact Randolph Lee at 692-8015
For more information news media may call:
Deborah Ward
DLNR Public information specialist
(808) 587-0320
Debbie.L.Ward@hawaii.gov
Pua Aiu
Administrator, Historic Preservation Division
(808) 692-8015
Pua.Aiu@hawaii.gov
Nancy McMahon
Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer
(808) 692-8015
Nancy.A.Mchaon@hawaii.gov
