Falls of Clyde Rescue Near Completion

Bishop Museum this afternoon will complete the transfer of the 130-year-old Falls of Clyde to the Friends of the Falls of Clyde. The vessel will be taken to drydock after a 90-day stay in its current location. The Falls of Clyde had been scheduled to be scuttled offshore, but the nonprofit stepped forward to prevent the historic vessel's fate.

Redevelopment in the works for International Marketplace

International Marketplace in Waikiki would be redeveloped if plans by landowner Queen Emma Land Co. come to fruition. The move to a would displace vendors from the historic bazaar that has been called a "shopping safari under canopies of banyan and palm trees." Built in 1955, the International Marketplace is not listed on any historic register. A Don the Beachcomber Restaurant, built in 1971, was located in a banyan tree on the site.

‘Ewa Field threatened by development

‘Ewa Field, one of several military installations attacked on December 7, 1941, will be transferred from the U.S. Navy to a subsidiary of El Paso, Texas-based developer Hunt Companies before the end of the month. The U.S. Marine Corps air station was attacked by the Japanese on their way to Pearl Harbor. Quonset huts, bunkers, a dirigible mooring mast and other historic structures exist within the 499 acre site. Historian John Bond hopes that a fifth of the property can be preserved.

Falls of Clyde rescue near

The rescue of the Falls of Clyde, a National Historic Landmark, should be completed soon. A nonprofit group, Friends of the Falls of Clyde, has been formed, and the Bishop Museum Hawaii Maritime Center board should vote on Thursday on the transfer of ownership to the organization. The Hawaii Maritime Center had planned to sink the historic ship offshore.

Half a million ti leaves sought for Kamehameha heiau restoration project

Half a million ti leaves are being sought to help repair Kamehameha the Great's residence, Hale Mana, at Ahuena Heiau, a National Historic Landmark at Kailua-Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii. Kamehameha died there in 1819. The ti leaves will be prepared at the heiau on September 27.

Purchase proposed for Kaua‘i burial site

A Wainiha, Kaua‘i, lot with 30 Native Hawaiian burials would be purchased under a plan outlined by Malama Kaua‘i, a nonprofit sustainability group. The group has received a pledge for $75,000 and has a fundraising effort in the works. Property owner Joseph Brescia claims that he has $1 million invested in the beachfront location.

Suit seeks to block building on Kaua‘i burial site

The lawsuit against Kaua‘i property owner Joseph Brescia seeks a preliminary injunction that would prevent further building on his 15,667-square-foot beachfront property. The Kaua‘i-Ni‘ihau Island Burial Council voted April 3, 2008, to preserve the 30 pre-contact Native Hawaiian burials there in place, which would have effectively prevented building a house on the property. The State Historic Preservation Division, which manages burial sites for the state of Hawaii, however, approved a burial treatment plan on April 24, 2008, that allows for the construction. The suit questions whether sufficient notice was given before the approval.