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 The
Kona Historical Society is a community-based, non-profit
organization, whose mission is to collect, preserve, interpret
and disseminate the history of the Kona districts. Founded
in 1976 by a small group of residents, the Society has grown
to over one thousand members nationwide.
The Society maintains two historic sites, a research archive,
and provides public history programs through its off-road
tours, lectures, living history programs and historic preservation.
The Society's core collections include the Jean Greenwell
Collection, which documents land use in Kona prior to 1900,
an extensive photograph collection and the Kona Coffee Study
Collection.
Pictured left to right, front row: Reverend
Billy Paris, Alfreida Fujita, Stephanie Ackerman, Pauline
Amarino, Tomoe Nimori. Back row: Bud Norwood, Carol Greenwell,
Wilma Paris, Ku'ulani Auld, Meg Greenwell, Jill Olson, Wendy
Craven, Balbi Brooks, Sally Inkster, Dave Young, Anne Irene
Wilcox, Allen Wall, Dean Uemura.
Awards & Honors
Kona Historical Society
 Smithsonian
Institution - Affiliate
Award
of Merit & Certificate of Commendation — American
Association for State & Local History
H.N. Greenwell Store, ca. 1873
National
Register of Historic Places
State
Register of Historic Places
Historic
Preservation Award — Historic Hawai'i Foundation
D. Uchida Farm ca. 1913
— Kona Coffee Living History Farm
National
Register of Historic Places
State
Register of Historic Places
Preservation
Honor Award — National Trust for Historic Preservation
Award
of Merit — American Association for State & Local
History
Historic
Preservation Award — Historic Hawai'i Foundation
You Can Help Preserve Kona History! Become
a member of the Kona Historical Society and receive semi-annual
newsletters, advance mailings & invitations for special
events, receptions, fund-raisers, jeep & boat tours and
educational programs. Members receive 10% discount on tours
and gift shop purchases. Individual, corporate and family
memberships are available.
Mahalo!
Your participation in these programs helps support the ongoing
public history projects and programs of the Kona Historical
Society.
Board of Directors
Jill Olson, Executive Director, and
the late Sherwood Greenwell, KHS President 1976- 2004,
both founding members. |
Buddy Norwood, Pres.
Allen Wall, V.P.
Dean Uemura, Tres.
Stephanie Ackerman, Sec.
Meg Greenwell
Wendy Craven
Dale Fergerstrom
Alfrreida Fujita
Carol Greenwell
Sally Inkster
Ed Kaneko
Ruby McDonald
Tomoe Nimori
David Young
Anne Irene Wilcox
Pauline Amarino
Balbi Brooks
Wilma Paris
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