Kona Historical Society receives two Historic Hawaii Foundation awards
Kona Historical Society receives two Historic Hawaii Foundation awards
Kona Historical Society has been awarded two prestigious Historic Hawaii Foundation awards. The first award is for the Society’s period-appropriate 2017 rehabilitation of the 1920’s era farmhouse roof at the Kona Coffee Living History Farm. Architect Paul Donoho, Tinguely Construction, and Kona Historical Society program director Ku’ulani Auld are honored through this award for the rehabilitation project.
The second Historic Hawaii Foundation award is an Individual Achievement award to Mikio Izu, volunteer for the Kona Historical Society.
“Mikio has been involved in restoring the farm since day one,” said Ku’ulani Auld, program director at Kona Historical Society. “His wealth of knowledge and his dedication to working to preserve its story have made him an essential part of the farm’s restoration.” Miki, a lifetime carpenter, coffee farmer, and dedicated Kona community member, had substantial experience and knowledge to help restore the coffee farm and assure integrity in its programming.
Mikio Izu received the Individual Achievement Award for his “lifetime of service, depth of knowledge, willingness to share and engage with neighbors and visitors from afar through his work at the Kona Historical Society, all of which have contributes toward the preservation of the history and culture of Kona and the Hawaiian Islands,” according to the Historic Hawaii Foundation.
