KAMA‘ĀINA OF THE YEAR™
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HISTORIC HAWAI‘I FOUNDATION NAMES
HERB KAWAINUI KANE
AS 2011 KAMA‘ĀINA OF THE YEAR™
Historic Hawai‘i Foundation announces Herb Kawainui Kāne to be honored as “Kama‘āina of the Year™” at annual benefit.
The late Herb Kawainui Kāne will be honored as the “2011 Kama‘āina of the Year™” at the annual Historic Hawai‘i Foundation benefit on October 22.
Herb Kawainui Kāne will be honored for his life’s work as an artist, historian, and one of the founders of the Polynesian Voyaging Society. While still working as a graphic artist in Chicago, Kāne began researching Polynesian canoes and voyaging that ultimately brought him back to Hawai‘i and the creation of his life’s work of paintings depicting Polynesian canoes and other aspects of Hawaiian culture. Kāne also helped design and build Hōkūle‘a, a traditional double-hulled voyaging canoe that made its inaugural voyage from Hawai‘i to Tahiti without modern navigation aids in 1976.
His work of meticulously researched and detailed depictions of historic events in Hawai‘i’s history are on display in museums, private collections and public places in Hawai‘i, notably a series of 14 paintings of voyaging canoes in Hawai‘i State buildings and his well-known painting of Pele at the Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. The U. S. Postal Service issued seven postage stamps of his paintings, including the stamp commemorating the 50th anniversary of Hawai‘i statehood.
Kāne was born in Minnesota on June 21, 1928 and raised on Hawai‘i Island and died in Kona on March 8, 2011.
Herb Kane is the 24th recipient of the Kama‘āina of the Year™ award, which honors individuals who have made unique and lasting contributions to the preservation of Hawaii’s historic places and cultural resources. The event is Historic Hawai‘i Foundation’s annual fundraiser and proceeds support the preservation of historic sites throughout the Hawaiian Islands.
A statewide 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, Historic Hawai‘i Foundation encourages the preservation of historic buildings, sites and communities relating to the history of Hawai‘i. Founded in 1974 by concerned citizens who saw the need to protect the Islands’ irreplaceable historic and cultural legacy from destruction, Historic Hawai‘i Foundation is the driving force behind preservation of Hawaii’s historic places. Through strong partnerships with public, private and non-profit organizations, HHF helps to unleash critical local energy to protect the essential character of Hawai‘i.
The Kama‘āina of the Year™ benefit is the annual fundraiser for Historic Hawai‘i Foundation and will take place on Saturday, October 22 in the Monarch Room at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel in Honolulu.
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More about the
Kamaaina of the Year
Questions about Reservations or Payments for the Kamaaina of the Year Event? Contact us via e-mail or call (808)523-2900 ext 21.
Saturday, October 22
Time TBD
Monarch Room at
The Royal Hawaiian
