A free seminar on the ABC’s of preserving areas rich in cultural history, specifically on Kauai, is scheduled Saturday. Kiersten Faulkner, executive director of The Historic Hawaii Foundation, says that Hawaiian history is compelling. “When sites are lost, the stories
A free seminar on the ABC’s of preserving areas rich in cultural history, specifically on Kauai, is scheduled Saturday.
Kiersten Faulkner, executive director of The Historic Hawaii Foundation, says that Hawaiian history is compelling.
“When sites are lost, the stories about what happened at those places fade,” said Faulkner, who will be at the seminar. “When sites are gone, the history is gone. And each generation should have the opportunity to be educated about and inspired by those places.”
Ted Blake, who attended Kamehameha School in the 60s, wishes he had learned even more about Hawaiian culture and history back then but is digging deeply into it now.
“I feel so proud of my heritage,” said Blake, executive director of the Malama Koloa agency on Kauai. “There has been a tidal wave of development. I left the island for a while and when I returned in 2005 I couldn’t believe how everything had changed. Nobody realized how many archaeological sites there were in Koloa.”
The Malama Koloa agency recently pulled together island resources to begin restoration of Queen Emma’s Cottage at Lawai Kai.
The Saturday seminar will be in Lihue from 9 a.m. to noon at the Kauai Veterans Center, 3215 Kapule Highway. Registration is required. www.historichawaii.org.
• Lisa Ann Capozzi, features and education reporter can be reached at lcapozzi@thegardenisland.com.
