Support our
Saving Kona Stories
Fundraising campaign!

Image: Japanese Association Building, 1923

At Pūlama iā Kona, we believe that preserving history protects our identity, strengthens our community, and inspires future generations.

We’ve raised over $44,000 of our $60,000 June goal to complete the Saving Kona Stories project.

Help us cross the finish line by June 30!

👉 Click here to donate on GoFundMe

You can also give via our website or by mailing a check to:

Pūlama iā Kona
P.O. Box 768
Holualoa, HI 96725

This funding supports;

  • Research historical places, events, and people along the Mamalahoa Kona Historic Corridor (MKHC).

  • Upgrading and expanding our digital collection repository

  • Record and compiling the oral history of Kona

  • Update and enhance our website and social media platforms

  • Redoing the twenty-four historic building signs along the Mamalahoa Kona Historic Corridor that have been degraded. They will be replaced by the more durable photo-engraved anodized aluminum signs with improved photos and histories.

  • Development of a virtual walking tour and driving tour along the MKHC

Your donation today will help us accomplish our preservation goals!

MAHALO TO OUR DONORS!

Preservation Helper
$20 - $49

$20 Diane Vickers
$25 Nathan & Cheryl Kurashige

Preservation Supporters
$50 - $99

$50 Motter Snell
$50 Donn Hakoda
$50 Tomoe Nimori
$50 Sierra Scott-Anderson
$50 Valerie Corcoran

Heritage Sustainers
$100 - $999

$100 Valerie Delahaye-Ippolito
$100 Rita Brogan
$200 Walter Dods
$200 Meredith Yasui
$200 Amber Aguirre
$425 Anonymous Donor
$500 Mike Peck
$200 Gerald & Renee Ben

Heritage Sponsors
$ 1,000-plus

$1,000 Tony & Noriko Donna
$2,000 Phil Hodson

MAHALO TO BUSINESS SPONSORS!

“Historic preservation clearly does much more than preserve bricks and mortar. It recognizes that our built history connects us in tangible ways with our past and provides context for the places we occupy and the world we live in. It fuses art with craftsmanship, capacity for modern utility with embodied energy, and progressive ideas for economic revitalization with traditional authenticity. Historic preservation is at the same time wonderfully egalitarian; all socioeconomic classes in every corner of the nation have successfully utilized it’s principles to protect their heritage and revitalize their communities.”

~ Craig Potts, Executive Director of the Kentucky Heritage Council and State Historic Preservation Officer