Welcome to the University of Hawai‘i's Historic Preservation Program. We invite you to learn more about our program and preservation efforts in Hawai‘i and the Pacific. We hope you'll consider applying to the program.

Upon completion of the Graduate Certificate Program in Historic Preservation all students should have acquired:

  • An overall knowledge of the field of historic preservation in the U.S. and internationally;
  • Knowledge of procedures, laws and international agreements pertaining to historic preservation practice nationally and internationally;
  • Knowledge of the range and types of historic properties/resources, their characteristics and special conservation requirements;
  • Critical thinking skills relevant to identifying and analyzing historic resources and formulating strategies for their recognition and protection;
  • Competence in scholarly and professional writing and in oral communication;
  • Advanced research skills, including knowledge of primary and secondary sources necessary in the historic preservation field;
  • Basic and advanced documentation skills for identifying, describing and in other ways recording historic and cultural resources.

Historic Preservation Program,
American Studies Department
University of Hawai‘i
1890 East West Rd., Moore 324,
Honolulu, HI 96822

Fax: (808) 956-4733
Telephone (808) 956-8570
e-mail address:amstuh@hawaii.edu