PACIFIC HISTORIC PARKS
94-1187 KA UKA BOULEVARD, WAIPAHU, HI 96797 www.pacifichistoricparks.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TO SUPPORT THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND HAWAII'S DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES, THROUGH RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, PRESERVATION, RESTORATION, AND INTERPRETATION OF WORLD WAR II IN THE PACIFIC, OTHER PACIFIC AND STATE HISTORIC SITES.

PEARL HARBOR NATIONAL MEMORIAL AT PEARL HARBOR (OAHU, HI), ONE OF OUR NATION'S MOST SACRED SITES, SERVES AS A CONSTANT REMINDER OF THE VALOR, COURAGE, AND SACRIFICES OF THE "GREATEST GENERATION" THAT FOREVER CHANGED THE COURSE OF OUR NATION AND THE WORLD. THE SITE IS ENTRUSTED TO THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE ("NPS"), AND IN COLLABORATION WITH PACIFIC HISTORIC PARKS ("PHP"), WE ARE DEDICATED TO ENSURING THAT FUTURE GENERATIONS WILL HONOR AND BE INSPIRED BY ALL THAT OCCURRED IN THIS HALLOWED PLACE. IN ADDITION TO THE STANDARDS-BASED, ONSITE EDUCATIONAL CURRICULUM PROVIDED TO OVER 40,000 SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN FROM AROUND THE WORLD ANNUALLY, PHP ALSO SUPPORTS ONGOING RESEARCH, RESTORATION, PRESERVATION, AND INTERPRETIVE PROGRAMS. PHP PRODUCES AND PROVIDES FOR DISTRIBUTION NPS ORIENTATION MATERIALS FOR VISITORS OF ALL AGES, INCLUDING TRANSLATIONS IN MULTIPLE FOREIGN LANGUAGES, REFLECTING THE DIVERSITY OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMPOSITION OF NEARLY 2 MILLION VISITORS EACH YEAR (I.E. JAPANESE, CHINESE, KOREAN, GERMAN, FRENCH, AND SPANISH). PHP CONTINUES TO LEVERAGE THE LATEST TECHNOLOGIES IN AN EFFORT TO ALIGN WITH CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. CURRENTLY, PHP OFFERS AUDIO, VIRTUAL REALITY, AND DIGITAL EDUCATION TOURS AT THE USS ARIZONA MEMORIAL. THESE TOURS PROVIDE AN IN-DEPTH EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE IN THE FORM OF VARIOUS NARRATIONS, TEXT, IMAGES, AND VIDEOS. THE TOURS INCLUDE MORE THAN 20 POINTS OF INTEREST AROUND THE PARK AND ON THE USS ARIZONA MEMORIAL. THEY ARE AVAILABLE IN NUMEROUS LANGUAGES THAT SERVE AS A VIRTUAL RANGER, PROVIDING INTERNATIONAL VISITORS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE AND LEARN ABOUT PEARL HARBOR IN THEIR OWN LANGUAGE. THIS INCLUDES INTERACTIVE EDUCATIONAL EXHIBITS AVAILABLE ONSITE, ONLINE, AND THROUGH MOBILE DEVICES; AS WELL AS A MIGRATION TO AN INTERACTIVE, GUIDED TOUR, AND A SMART SEARCHABLE ONLINE NATIONAL DATABASE. THIS WILL ALSO PROVIDE THE FOUNDATION FOR FUTURE CONTENT MANAGEMENT, PUBLIC ACCESS, AND ONGOING EDUCATION. DIAMOND HEAD STATE MONUMENT (DHSM), LOCATED ON STATE PROPERTY (OAHU, HI), IS A PHP PARTNER PARK. AMONG THE MOST VISITED SITES IN THE STATE, WITH OVER 1 MILLION VISITORS EACH YEAR, PHP PROVIDES A NARRATED TOUR IN ENGLISH, JAPANESE, CHINESE, KOREAN, GERMAN, FRENCH, SPANISH, AND HAWAIIAN. PHP ALSO SUPPORTED DHSM'S KIDS TO PARKS DAY. PHP SUPPORTS THE CURATORIAL PROGRAM AT PEARL HARBOR NATIONAL MEMORIAL. IN ADDITION TO CATALOGING AND PROTECTING DOCUMENTS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND OBJECTS IN THE PARK'S COLLECTION, PHP CREATED A CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM THAT HOPES TO SERVE AS A GATEWAY TO HISTORY, A TECHNOLOGY THAT WILL ALLOW THE PUBLIC TO SEE WHAT EXISTS IN THE ARCHIVES OF THE PARK.

PHP'S RESOURCES, STAFF, AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ARE SPENT ON EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AT PEARL HARBOR NATIONAL MEMORIAL (OAHU), HONOULIULI NATIONAL MONUMENT (OAHU), WAR IN THE PACIFIC NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK (GUAM), AMERICAN MEMORIAL PARK (SAIPAN), KALAUPAPA NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK (MOLOKAI), AND DIAMOND HEAD STATE MONUMENT (OAHU). PHP ACCOMPLISHES ITS MISSION THROUGH HOSTING EDUCATION AND INTERPRETIVE PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT HISTORICAL SITES IN THE PACIFIC FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. PHP PERPETUATES THE HISTORY AND MEMORY OF EVENTS AND PEOPLE WHO LIVED THROUGH AND DIED DURING WORLD WAR II IN THE PACIFIC BY OFFERING GUIDED TOURS, PLACE-BASED LEARNING PROGRAMS, OUTREACH PRESENTATIONS, WORKSHOPS, AND CONFERENCES. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR PACIFIC HISTORIC PARKS IS THE BEGINNING OF A CURRICULUM UNIT ALIGNED TO THE COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS AND THE HAWAII CORE STANDARDS FOR SOCIAL STUDIES THAT PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS TO GAIN HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL KNOWLEDGE FOR THE HISTORY OF PEARL HARBOR. CURRICULUM IS CREATED TO EDUCATE LOCAL, MAINLAND, AND INTERNATIONAL PRESCHOOL THROUGH HIGHER EDUCATION AUDIENCES, TO ADDRESS SPECIFIC GRADE LEVEL STANDARDS, PROVIDE THE NECESSARY ACCOMMODATIONS AND MODIFICATIONS FOR THE DIVERSE LEARNERS, AND SEEKING OUT WAYS TO CONNECT THE CONTENTS TAUGHT IN THE CLASSROOM WITH THE COMMUNITY AND THE WORLD. "THE LEGACY OF PEARL HARBOR" CURRICULUM CONSIST OF 3 CORE CURRICULUM THAT ADDRESSES SCHOOL GROUP VISITS TO PEARL HARBOR NATIONAL MEMORIAL, SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY SITE VISITS, AND WORLDWIDE LONG-DISTANCE LEARNING THROUGH VIRTUAL TOURS. THE OBJECTIVE OF, "THE LEGACY OF PEARL HARBOR" CURRICULUM IS TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS TO VISIT PEARL HARBOR NATIONAL MEMORIAL AND SUPPORT THE USS ARIZONA MEMORIAL. SCHOOL GROUPS WHO ARE SCHEDULED TO VISIT PEARL HARBOR NATIONAL MEMORIAL BEGINS WITH A PRE-SITE VISIT AT A SCHOOL SITE BY OUR EDUCATION COORDINATORS. PRESENTATION AND DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE ACTIVITIES ENGAGE STUDENTS TO PREPARE FOR THEIR VISIT. PERSONALIZED AGENDA IS CREATED FOR THE ONSITE VISIT AND MAY INCLUDE EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT CLASSROOM LEARNING. A SELF-GUIDED OR GUIDED TOUR OF THE VISITORS CENTER WITH AN EDUCATION COORDINATOR PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO CONNECT THE CONTENTS THEY HAVE LEARNED IN THE CLASSROOM. THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE VISIT IS THE DOCUMENTARY OF PEARL HARBOR AND BOAT RIDE TO THE ARIZONA MEMORIAL. "THE PATH TOWARDS RECONCILIATION, FORGIVENESS AND PEACE" CURRICULUM ARE TAUGHT AT A SCHOOL SITE BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, ADDRESSES THE IMPORTANCE OF APPRECIATION FOR CULTURE, RECONCILIATION AND PEACE THROUGH THE EXPERIENCES OF WORLD WAR II SURVIVORS AND EYEWITNESS CIVILIANS. STUDENTS ARE IMMERSED IN LITERATURE AND PARTICIPATES IN WHOLE GROUP DISCUSSION ABOUT THE CHILDREN WHO WERE A PART OF WORLD WAR II AND LONGED FOR PEACE AND FORGIVENESS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. STUDENTS ARE TAUGHT THAT THEY TOO CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD. INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES ARE LED BY EDUCATION COORDINATORS TO PROVIDE CONNECTIONS WITH THE STORY THAT WAS READ. "LIVING THE LEGACY OF PEARL HARBOR" CURRICULUM PROVIDES THE OPPORTUNITY FOR LOCAL, MAINLAND AND INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN PRE-K TO HIGHER EDUCATION, EDUCATORS, INDIVIDUALS, AND ORGANIZATIONS OF ANY DISCIPLINE, THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT PEARL HARBOR NATIONAL MEMORIAL AND INTERACT WITH AN EDUCATION COORDINATOR THROUGH WORLDWIDE LONG-DISTANCE LEARNING AND VIDEO TELECONFERENCING VIA ZOOM. A VIRTUAL FIELD TRIP AT THE PARK WILL INVOLVE, LIVE-TIME INTERACTION WITH STUDENTS, EDUCATORS, VOLUNTEER AND/OR CIVILIAN EYEWITNESS OF THE PEARL HARBOR ATTACK. THE TOUR WILL CONCLUDE WITH A QUESTION AND ANSWER DISCUSSION BETWEEN ALL PARTICIPANTS. PHP'S SUPPORT OF THE WAR IN THE PACIFIC NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK IN GUAM RESULTED IN A COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATIONAL CONTINUUM THAT REACHES STUDENTS FROM K THRU 12 GRADE INCLUDING PARK PALS ADVENTURE CAMP (K-1ST), BOOK BUDDIES (2ND-3RD), ECO-EXPLORERS (4TH-5TH), GUAHAN HERITAGE ACADEMY (6TH- 8TH), EDUCATION ON WHEELS: PARKS AS CLASSROOMS (6TH-8TH), MONOLOGUE AT THE MUSEUM: PAGE TO STAGE (9TH-12TH), AND DAY/NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM (9TH-12TH). PHP ALSO SUCCESSFULLY HOSTED AN INTERNATIONAL TEACHER CONFERENCE ON GUAM THAT WAS ATTENDED BY OVER 200 EDUCATORS FROM IN AND AROUND THE PACIFIC REGION. PHP ENGAGED PARK VISITORS WITH THE RESOURCES FOUND AT AMERICAN MEMORIAL PARK IN SAIPAN. PHP OFFERED COMMUNITY-WIDE PROGRAMS SUCH AS ICONS OF WORLD WAR II, WAR TIME HALLOWEEN, ART IN THE PARK, JUNIOR RANGER CAMP, GIRLS/BOYS SCOUTS, READING RANGER, OUTREACH PROGRAMS, AND FIELDTRIPS. FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM PHP TO THE AMERICAN MEMORIAL PARK WAS INTEGRAL TO PARK RANGER-LED EVENTS, SUCH AS THE MEMORIAL DAY CONTEST, 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE FOR SAIPAN AND TINIAN, AND AMME COIN LAUNCH. PHP OPERATES BOOKSTORES AT BOTH VISITOR CENTERS LOCATED IN GUAM AND SAIPAN. ALL STAFF ARE TRAINED TO LEAD AND ASSIST IN EDUCATION AND INTERPRETIVE PROGRAMS. THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS, TECHNOLOGY, AND VOLUNTEER STEWARDSHIP, PHP WAS ABLE TO OFFER UNIQUE AND INNOVATIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING ABOUT THE PAST. THE PROGRAMS ON BOTH ISLANDS REFLECT THE STORIES FOUND AT THE HISTORICAL SITES, WHICH SERVE AS REMINDERS OF ENDURING PEACE AND THE HEALING THAT IS STILL ONGOING. PHP EDUCATION PROGRAMS HAVE ENABLED PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD TO LEARN ABOUT THE PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGNS IN WORLD WAR II AT THEIR NATIONAL PARKS. PHP SUPPORTS THE ANNUAL COMMEMORATION OF THE DECEMBER 7, 1941 ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR. ANNUAL EVENTS INCLUDE MEMORIAL CEREMONIES, LECTURES, GATHERINGS HONORING SURVIVORS, AND WORLD WAR II VETERANS. MANY EVENTS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, AND THOUSANDS OF VISITORS FROM AROUND THE WORLD JOIN IN THE COMMEMORATIVE EVENTS. PHP ALSO SUPPORTS VARIOUS PROGRAMS, SUCH AS FULFILLING THE ONE TRUE WISH OF A CHILD WITH LIFE THREATENING MEDICAL CONDITIONS. THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH MAKE A WISH HAWAII, WE ARE GIVEN THE PRIVILEGE TO FULFILL THE WISHES OF CHILDREN WHO HAVE REQUESTED A VISIT TO ONE OF AMERICA'S MOST ICONIC AND HISTORIC LANDMARKS. PHP PARTNERED WITH THE NPS SUBMERGED RESOURCES CENTER IN DEVELOPING A WOUNDED VETERANS IN THE PARK (WVIP) PROGRAM, ENGAGING WOUNDED SERVICE MEMBERS IN THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY, INTERPRETATION, AND PROTECTION OF THE USS ARIZONA. THE PRESERVATION OF THE PERSONAL STORIES AND EXPERIENCES OF THE WORLD WAR II GENERATION, THROUGH THE ACQUISITION OF ORAL HISTORIES, IS AN INTEGRAL ELEMENT OF PHP'S DEDICATED PROGRAM FUNDING. AS THE NUMBERS OF PEARL HARBOR SURVIVORS, MILITARY AND CIVILIAN WITNESSES, AND WORLD WAR II VETERANS DECREASE EACH YEAR, THE SIGNIFICANCE OF CAPTURING THEIR VOICES TO ENSURE THAT FUTURE GENERATIONS WILL FOREVER REMEMBER IS CRITICAL. AT PEARL HARBOR NATIONAL MEMORIAL, WITH AN ANNUAL ATTENDANCE OF NEARLY 2 MILLION VISITORS, WE HELP MAINTAIN A HIGH STANDARD OF VISITOR SERVICES BY SUPPLYING REQUIRED SUPPORT STAFF AND MATERIALS. PHP SUPPORTS KALAUPAPA NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK AND ITS VOLUNTEERS IN THE PARKS (VIP) PROGRAM, PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS, CHURCH GROUPS, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, CIVIC CLUBS, HAWAIIAN ORGANIZATIONS, AND SENIORS TO MAKE A DEEPER CONNECTION TO KALAUPAPA AS A SPECIAL AND SACRED PLACE THROUGH HANDS ON WORK, INCLUDING THE CLEANING OF HISTORIC BUILDINGS, REMOVING INVASIVE SPECIES, CLEARING AND MAINTAINING HISTORIC SITES, AND BEACH CLEAN UPS. PHP CONSERVES CRITICAL RESOURCES, SUCH AS THE PRESERVATION OF GRAVE MARKERS FOR THE THOUSANDS OF PATIENTS WHO LIVED IN KALAUPAPA, THROUGH REHABILITATION OF THE PALI TRAIL, AND BY PROVIDING A SHELTER TO BE USED AS AN OUTDOOR CLASSROOM FOR STUDENTS UNABLE TO VISIT THE SETTLEMENT. HONOULIULI NATIONAL MONUMENT, A PLACE OF DETENTION DURING WORLD WAR II IN HAWAII, IS NOW A PLACE TO REFLECT ON WARTIME EXPERIENCES AND RECOMMIT TO THE PURSUIT OF FREEDOM AND JUSTICE. PARTNERING WITH INTERNMENT SITES REGIONALLY, AS WELL AS THE JAPANESE CULTURAL CENTER OF HAWAII, NATIONAL PARK SERVICE STAFF AT WORLD WAR II VALOR IN THE PACIFIC NATIONAL MONUMENT ARE CREATING THE FOUNDATION DOCUMENT TO IDENTIFY THE PURPOSE, SIGNIFICANCE, KEY INTERPRETIVE THEMES, AND FUNDAMENTAL RESOURCES. THIS DOCUMENT WHEN COMPLETED WILL PROVIDE A STRATEGIC "ROAD MAP" TO ENSURE THAT ALL WORK WILL HONOR THE MULTIFACETED HISTORY OF HONOULIULI NATIONAL MONUMENT. PHP PROVIDES HONOULIULI WITH SUPPORT STAFF TO ASSIST WITH CULTURAL AND NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT INCLUDING SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS.

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