Cooperating Institutions

The East-West Center
The Historic Preservation Program has developed a close working relationship with the East-West Center, an organization established by the U.S. Government in 1960 to promote cultural and technical exchange among peoples of the Asia-Pacific region. It is located adjacent to the campus of the University of Hawai`i at Manoa. Now a non-profit institute with an international board of governors, it provides a neutral meeting ground where people with a wide range of perspectives exchange views on topics of contemporary significance, including historic preservation and cultural resource management.

Some 2,000 scholars, government and business leaders, educators, journalists and other professionals annually work with the Center's staff on major Asia-Pacific issues. Current programs focus on environmental issues, the Pacific Islands, and culture, including architecture and archaeological heritage.

Other Organizations
Cooperative working relationships so maintained with other relevant academic institutions and programs, government agencies and non-profit community organizations involved in preservation-related activities. These include the Hawai‘i State Historic Preservation Division, Hawai`i State Archives, local units of the National Park Service, Friends of ‘Iolani Palace, Hawaiian Historical Society, Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Mission Houses Museum, Queen Emma Summer Palace, Judiciary History Center, Historic Hawai‘i Foundation, and three neighborhood community preservation organizations, Malama o Manoa, Friends for `Ewa, and Friends of Waipahu Cultural Garden Park.