KALA ADMINISTRATION RECORDS, 1975-2014 (KALA 16225)

Prepared by Emma Squire (August 2024)

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HISTORY

Kalaupapa National Historical Park was established in 1980 after having been designated Kalaupapa National Historic Landmark District in 1976. In 1984, Henry Law was named the first superintendent. Administratively, since its establishment Kalaupapa National Historical Park has worked with the patient community of Kalaupapa, the Hawaii Department of Health, the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, and various cooperating associations in different facets of park operations. The National Park Service owns the 22 acres of land surrounding the Molokai Light Station. However, the bulk of the park’s acreage is owned by the state of Hawaii and managed by the National Park Service under long-term leases. Since the park’s establishment, there has been planning for a stewardship transition from the Hawaii Department of Health to the National Park Service.

SCOPE AND CONTENT

ADMINISTRATION RECORDS, 1975-2014, UNDATED

CATALOG NUMBER KALA 16225

ACCESSION NUMBER KALA-00177

VOLUME __4.17__LF

DESCRIPTION

Administration Records (1975-2014, Undated) contains records pertaining to managerial and operational activities at Kalaupapa National Historical Park. Material types include correspondence, memoranda, reports, meeting minutes and agendas, notes, permits, planning documents, land records, cooperative agreements, newspaper clippings, still images and other related materials. The majority of this collection is undated photocopies. In lieu of listing file units as undated in conjunction with original materials’ inclusive dates, researchers should anticipate encountering undated materials in many file units.

Administration Records is an artificial collection created in 2024 by merging two legacy collections Central Files (KALA 16225) and Superintendent Records (KALA 22407).

ORGANIZATION
The collection is arranged into 11 series which are arranged alphabetically. Series 01: Committees and Commissions, Series 02: Concessions, Series 03: Cooperating Associations, Series 04: Feral Animal and Pest Management, Series 05: Fire Management, Series 06: Interpretation and Education, Series 07: Land Use, Series 08: Park Planning, Series 09: Special Events, Series 10: State of Hawaii, Series 11: Superintendents. Series 01 is arranged alphabetically by committee or commission. Series 02 is arranged by chronologically. Series 03 is arranged alphabetically by cooperating association. Series 04 is arranged alphabetically by subject. Series 05 is arranged alphabetically by subject. Series 06 is arranged by alphabetically by subject. Series 07 is arranged alphabetically by subject. Series 08 is arranged alphabetically by subject. Series 09 is arranged by event. Series 10 is arranged alphabetically by department. Series 11 is arranged chronologically by superintendent.

File unit numbers denote the location of materials and are assigned BOX.FOLDER.

PROVENANCE
The materials in this collection were created by Kalaupapa National Historical Park.

In 2024, the decision was made to shift the archives to a records group model. The record groups are Administration Records, Cultural Resource Records, Natural Resource Records, and Maps, Plans, and Drawings Collection. Reprocessing was done to distribute materials into their new record groups. Original order and file units were kept intact when feasible.

Administration Records was created by merging two legacy collections Central Files (KALA 16225) and Superintendent Records (KALA 22407, inactive). Between 2005 and 2019, Central Files were processed by Carola DeRooy, Rowena Harrington, Carolyn Larson, Brenna Lissoway, Sister Alicia Damien Lau, Julia Aleszczyk, Rebekah Kallgren, and Sara Berry. Between 2005 and 2018, Superintendent Records were processed by Carola DeRooy, Julia Aleszczky, Sister Alicia Damien Lau.

KALA 22407 is an inactive record and its contents has been incorporated into KALA 16225

ASSOCIATED MATERIALS
RG 02 Cultural Resource Records____RG 03 Natural Resource Records____RG 04 Maps, Plans, and Drawings Collection___

HIERARCHY

01. COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS

02. CONCESSIONS

03. COOPERATING ASSOCIATIONS

04. FERAL ANIMAL AND PEST MANAGEMENT

05. FIRE MANAGEMENT

06. INTERPRETATION AND EDUCATION

07. LAND USE

08. PARK PLANNING

09. SPECIAL EVENTS

10. STATE OF HAWAII

11. SUPERINTENDENTS

SERIES DESCRIPTIONS

01. COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS

This series is arranged alphabetically by committee or commission.

This series contains correspondence, briefs, meeting minutes, meeting agendas, notes and an annual report pertaining to committees and commissions working in conjunction with Kalaupapa National Historical Park

02. CONCESSIONS

This series is arranged chronologically.

This series contains correspondence, permits, reports, and a notice pertaining to concessions at Kalaupapa National Historical Park.

03. COOPERATING ASSOCIATIONS

This series is arranged alphabetically by association.

This series contains correspondence, requisition forms, cooperative agreements, a briefing, meeting minutes and agendas, and photographs pertaining to cooperating associations working in conjunction with Kalaupapa National Historical Park.

04. FERAL ANIMAL AND PEST MANAGEMENT