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April 7, 2024
Alan Downer, the administrator with the state Historic Preservation Division, the agency responsible for investigating possible burial disturbances, said there was no need to continue with a formal investigation after speaking with onsite archaeological monitor Nancy McMahon.
January 1, 2024
The 145-year-old Falls of Clyde, which has been docked for years at Honolulu Harbor, has been delisted from the Hawaii Register of Historic Places.
December 18, 2023
Long-awaited repairs to one of the ground-level reflecting pools at the state Capitol are coming to a close after decades of leaking it caused in the chamber level โ just in time for the next legislative session.
October 21, 2023
As it eagerly awaits the opening of more fire-damaged zones in Lahaina, the Lahaina Restoration Foundation is making plans to shore up portions of the 1830s Bal
October 2, 2023
LฤHAINฤ โ A team from the state Department of Land & Natural Resourcesโ State Historic Preservation Division (SHPD), joined by the Lead Environmental Advi
September 30, 2023
โIโm really pleased. From the first photographs I saw it looked like everything was gone and thatโs not the case. There are important historic buildings here that I think can be repaired,” said State Historic Preservation Division Administrator Dr. Alan Downer.
September 30, 2023
The Lahaina fire caused widespread destruction of houses, businesses, schools, and more. But a team of preservationists believes that there is still hope for rehabilitating burned historic structures.
September 30, 2023
The team found that many of the stone or masonry commercial buildings on Front Street likely can be restored to the condition they were in before the disaster.
July 28, 2023
Question: Who specifically will be on the committee fast-tracking housing projects by order of the governor?
July 10, 2023
A lifelong problem with an elemental feature of the state Capitol โ reflecting pools symbolizing the ocean surrounding Hawaii โ may be cured by permanently drying up the chronic watery mess.