Hawaii Preservation Plan

Number of Pages: 15
Approved: December 14, 2001
Planning Cycle: 5 years

Contact Information:
     Melanie A. Chinen
     Administrator
     State Historic Preservation Division
     Dept. of Lands & Natural Resources
     Kakuhihewa Building
     601 Kamokila Blvd., Suite 555
     Kopolei, Hawai'i 96707
     (808) 692-8015; fax (808) 692-8020
     E-mail: melanie.chinen@hawaii.gov
     Website: www.hawaii.gov/dlnr/hpd/presplan.htm

Mission/Vision Statement:
The plan's "goals, objectives, and actions are intended to provide a vision and future direction to historic preservation efforts throughout the state."

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Purpose
Assessment of Resources and Issues
Summary of Plan Development
Time Frame

Goals, Objectives, and Actions
Appendix A. Hawaii & National Register Action Priorities
Bibliography

PLAN DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
Public Participation Strategies:

• Five public meetings, announced via SHPO web site and newspaper;
• Draft Plan posted on SHPO web site, inviting comments;
• Consultation with other agencies and organizations;
• Hawaii Historic Places Review Board reviewed and commented on draft Plan.

• Examined other State Plans in light of Hawaii's situation.

HISTORIC AND CULTURAL RESOURCES
Native Hawaiian sites, including agricultural fields, temporary habitations, residential complexes, fishponds, heiau, trails, petroglyphs, and burials; traditional cultural landscapes, such as wetland agricultural fields and sacred summits; historic buildings, structures, objects, and sites associated with missionary activities, whaling and maritime endeavors, sugar and pineapple cultivation, US military presence; multi-cultural groups.

ISSUES, THREATS, & OPPORTUNITIES

• Ongoing cultural use of traditional Native Hawaiian sites;
• Decline of plantation economy;
• Dwindling religious congregations create preservation challenges for religious buildings;
• Need to retain historic character of small towns and residential neighborhoods;
• Reduced state fiscal capabilities to support historic preservation;
• Increased involvement of Native Hawaiian community in historic preservation processes and in protection of their own cultural sites;
• Reduced SHPO presence in communities, especially on neighbor islands where presence depends on air transport;
• Expanded communication through the world wide web;
• Challenge of assessing post-World War II properties;
• Increasing concerns about federal highway policies and standards for historic bridges and roads.

1. Promote effective land use planning that incorporates historic preservation concerns.
2. Promote sensitive historic preservation, community revitalization, and economic revitalization.
3. Increase recognition and improve management of Hawaii's historic resources.
4. Increase public knowledge of Hawaii's historic properties and the benefits of historic preservation.

IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES
Strategies Implementing the Goals

1. Integrate preservation into land use planning.
   • Preservation reviews integrated into land use regulatory system;
   • Respond to discovery of burial sites in timely & sensitive manner;
   • Cooperation among participants in preservation review process.
2. Sensitive preservation and revitalization.
   • Preserve Native Hawaiian cultural places and historic properties;
   • Continued use and preservation of historic buildings and structures;
   • Include historic resources in sustainable tourism and economic revitalization.
3. Historic resource recognition and management.
   • List properties on Hawaii and National Register;
   • Expand local government preservation programs;
   • Expand funding for preservation;
   • Enforce existing preservation laws.
4. Increase public knowledge.
   • Expand historic property inventory and improve access;
   • Increase public awareness and increase professional interaction.

Cooperating/Partnering Organizations:
Planning Departments of Kauai County, Hawaii County, and Maui County; State Department of Transportation; Office of Hawaiian Affairs; Office of State Planning; Tri-Isle Main Street Association; Historic Hawaii Foundation; Hui o Makena; Kauai Museum; Kona Historical Society; Island Burial Councils.

FEATURES OF NOTE
Actions and time frames (ongoing, mid-range, and long-range) are identified for each objective.