Hawaiʻi (Hawaii) State Historic Preservation Plan, October 2012 to October 2017

Executive summary: "The purpose of this Hawaiʻi Historic Preservation Plan is to guide efforts to preserve and protect the valuable historic properties and cultural sites located in the State of Hawaiʻi. The plan establishes goals and objectives that the community has determined to be important for historic preservation. It defines strategies and actions that will serve as a road map for future activities with an eye toward achieving the preservation goals of the community. The following actions were undertaken to gather broad-based input for the foundation of this plan: an Advisory Committee was formed and met three times; seven community meetings were conducted on six islands; three workshops were held with professionals with an in-depth knowledge of architecture, archaeology and native Hawaiian burials, and traditional cultural properties; personal interviews were conducted with professionals, Native Hawaiian organizations and Federal, State and County Managers; and a survey was conducted with residents throughout the State. In addition, a dedicated website was developed for the planning process enabling community members to access notes from meetings as well as the plan draft for comments. Building on community input, the Advisory Committee developed four major goals. Goal 1: Increase awareness, understanding and support for historic preservation throughout the State. Goal 2: Develop and maintain an inventory process supported by an easily accessible database of sites and an associated Geographic Information System (GIS). Goal 3: Increase the number of identified, protected and properly maintained historic properties reflective of the diversity of the State. Goal 4: Strengthen the infrastructure for historic preservation in Hawaiʻi. Each goal is accompanied by objectives, action steps, and measureable outcomes. Through implementation of this plan we as a community move closer to our vision of “a comprehensive program of historic preservation at all levels of government to promote the respectful use and conservation of historic and cultural resources for the education, inspiration, pleasure and enrichment of the public in a spirit of stewardship and trusteeship for future generations.” Funding was provided in part by a 2012 Historic Preservation Fund grant administered by the Hawai'i State Historic Preservation Office (project number HI-12-012, grant number 15-12-41918) and the State, Tribal, and Local Plans and Grants Division, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

Hawaiʻi (Hawaii) State Historic Preservation Plan, October 2012 to October 2017

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