Kawaiahao Church

EDUCATION OF NATIVE HAWAIIANS

EDUCATION OF NATIVE HAWAIIANS

KAWAIAHA'O CHURCH, HOUSED IN THE FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH BUILT ON OʻAHU, WILL HIRE AN ARCHIVIST TO OVERSEE THE MANAGEMENT OF ITS HISTORICAL SITES AND ARCHIVE LIBRARY AS THE CHURCH UNDERTAKES A MOLD REMEDIATION PROJECT. THE ARCHIVIST WILL HELP COORDINATE THE RELOCATION OF THE ARCHIVAL COLLECTION, OVERSEE CONTRACTORS PERFORMING MOLD REMEDIATION, AND WORK WITH THE PROJECT TEAM TO CONTINUE PROCESSING THE COLLECTIONS THROUGH ACTIVITIES SUCH AS CATALOGING, DIGITIZATION, AND RE-HOUSING. THEY WILL ALSO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT ARCHIVAL COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES TO SUPPORT THE LONG-TERM PRESERVATION AND CARE OF THIS HISTORICAL COLLECTION. AS A RESULT, NATIVE HAWAIIANS AND THE LARGER HAWAIʻI COMMUNITY WILL HAVE INCREASED ACCESS TO IMPORTANT CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL RECORDS, WHICH WILL BE BETTER PRESERVED FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.

KAWAIAHA'O CHURCH HISTORICAL SITE AND ARCHIVES LIBRARY (KHSA), HOUSED IN THE FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH BUILT ON OAHU, WILL IMPROVE THE PRESERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF ITS COLLECTIONS THROUGH A DIGITIZATION PROJECT THAT WILL ALSO PROVIDE PUBLIC ACCESS VIA THE INTERNET AND SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS. COLLECTIONS TO BE DIGITIZED, CATALOGED, AND TRANSCRIBED INCLUDE CHURCH ADMINISTRATION AND SACRAMENTAL RECORDS LAND, BUILDINGS, AND GROUNDS RECORDS AND AUDIO TAPES, MUSIC, AND PHOTOGRAPHS. DOCUMENTS SUCH AS BAPTISM, MARRIAGE, DEATH, AND FUNERAL RECORDS WILL PROVIDE GENEALOGICAL DATA FOR HAWAII RESIDENTS. A PROJECT COORDINATOR AND DIGITAL ARCHIVE SPECIALIST WILL COORDINATE THE PROJECT IN ADDITION TO CREATING A SERIES OF VIDEOS FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTION ON THE USE OF THE DIGITAL COLLECTIONS TO CONDUCT RESEARCH ON FAMILY HISTORY.