Aloha,
Welcome to the first newsletter of the Honolulu Alliance, a diverse group of Honolulu community stakeholders from Kalihi, Palama, Chinatown, Downtown, Kakaako, Makiki, Tantalus, Pauoa, Papakolea, Nuuanu, and Liliha.
Please join us in our efforts to oppose the Hawaii Capital National Heritage Area designation for Honolulu - an initiative that was undertaken without the knowledge, agreement or participation of residents and businesses living and working in the proposed district. The Honolulu Alliance embraces culture and the arts, but we don't believe that our rights as residents, homeowners and business owners should be sacrificed in the process.
We hope this newsletter keeps you updated about emerging issues and activities that may impact your quality of life. Please feel free to forward this newsletter to family, friends and neighbors that might be interested in joining our mailing list and learning more about the National Heritage Area designation. Stay tuned as we move forward on issues that affect you.
Mahalo,
The Honolulu Alliance Board of Directors |
Heritage Foundation Reports Increasing Concerns Over NHAs
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 According to a 2007 white paper published by The Heritage Foundation, three of the most compelling reasons for opposing National Heritage Areas (NHAs) are: - They divert National Park Service (NPS) resources from the agency's core responsibilities.
- Federal costs for NHAs are increasing at a rapid rate.
- NHAs threaten private property.
Designation of new NHAs deepen the federal government's involvement in select local land use decisions and affairs at considerable cost to taxpayers and at the expense of the core mission of the NPS, whose faltering stewardship over the nation's most precious natural and historical places leaves much to be desired. Of potentially greater concern is the growing role for NHAs in interfering with the property rights of private citizens. The Heritage Foundation believes Congress should reject approaches that designate new NHAs or expand existing ones. Read the entire report at The Heritage Foundation website and learn about why these concerns are shared by the Honolulu Alliance. |
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NHA Designation Efforts Dropped in Pacific Northwest
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Property owners in Wahkiakum County along the Columbia River between Washington and Oregon
feared that a National Heritage Area designation would lead to
property rights restrictions in the future. In June, a nonprofit bank
spearheading the NHA effort announced that it will stop pursuing the
federal
legislation that would have designated a three-county region along
the lower Columbia River as an NHA. The group cited the Obama
administration's reluctance to add more National Heritage Areas, the
likelihood
that funding for the NHA program will decrease, and property owners
uneasiness about the proposal as reasons for dropping the effort.
Read the entire article at The Daily News.
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Honolulu Alliance Announces New Board Members
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The Honolulu Alliance is proud to announce the following volunteer board members that have committed to our mission to preserve and protect our homes, our land and our rights. The board members are residents, business people and property owners from Kalihi, Chinatown, Pauoa, Papakolea, Makiki, and Tantalus. Michael Chun
Tamar deFries
Mary Garcia
Dee Texidor
Lee Stack
Bernie Young
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