About Us
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The Lanai Culture & Heritage Center (Lanai CHC) is a non-profit charitable community organization organized through a Memorandum of Agreement-partnership between the Lanai Archaeological Committee, Hui Malama Pono o Lanai, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Department of Land & Natural Resources, members of Lanais' community, and Castle & Cooke Resorts, LLC.
The Lanai CHC seeks to collect, document and share the history of Lanai with residents and visitors. The center includes artifacts of Hawaiian origin collected through archaeological investigations, and by plantation employees over the years found while working the fields with plow and hoe.
Historical plantation era documents and family memorabilia have also been donated to the Lanai CHC. These combined collections represent the cultural diversity of the island and enable us to share of Lanai's history—remembering those people who have come before us, and upon whose successes we stand.
Board of Directors & Officers
- Pamela Mae Pili Alconcel
- Duane & Sheila Black
- Martha Haia Evans
- David & Caron Green
- Colbert Matsumoto
- Albert Halape Morita
Executive Director
- Kepa Maly
Staff
- Mikala Borders
- Onaona Maly
Operations Volunteers
- Pamela Mae Pili Alconcel (Board of Directors)
- Winnie Basques
- Duane & Sheila Black (Board of Directors)
- Justin Borders
- Martha Haia Evans (Board of Directors)
- David & Caron Green (Board of Directors)
- Irene Cockett Perry
- Lorraine Dyer
- Nani Ann Kanipae Wilson
- Sally & Robin Kaye
- Colbert Matsumoto (Board of Directors)
- Kawena Maly
- Onaona Maly
- Genji Miyamoto
- Stacy Miyamoto
- Albert Halape Morita (Board of Directors)
- Warren Osako
- Momi Perry Suzuki
- Phillip "Philo" Sowers
- Gary Suzuki
- The Lanai High School, Class of 1956
I ka lokahi ko kakou ola ai
(Our well-being is in our unity)
MISSION
The Lanai Culture & Heritage Center seeks to inspire people to be informed, thoughtful and active stewards of Lanai's heritage by preserving, interpreting and celebrating its natural history, Hawaiian traditions, diverse heritage and cultures, and ranching and plantation era histories.
VISION
Our vision includes, but is not limited to collect, preserve and display artifacts of traditional, cultural, historical and artistic value to the people and island of Lanai—representative of Lanais' Hawaiian culture, ranching era, diverse populations who built the pineapple plantation and community on the island, and natural history.
Such collections will be housed, curated, and displayed in a community heritage center to be managed and operated by the Lanai CHC, in partnership with community and charitable organizations, Castle & Cooke Resorts LLC, and other museums in the State of Hawai'i.
Educate and cultivate interest and knowledge in the history, folklore, culture, customs and practices of Lanai.
Identify and recommend cultural and natural landscapes and archaeological sites of historical importance and interest to Lanai for preservation, and to determine levels of access and interpretation.
Study and promote awareness of the unique environment and ecosystems of Lanai.
Develop programs to ensure preservation of the island's endemic and indigenous life forms.
The Lanai Culture & Heritage Center is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, community based, charitable, educational, preservation organization that cares for the cultural, natural and historical resources of Lanai and its' people. Our goal is to provide long-time island families, youth, new residents, visitors, business interests and all interested parties with a sense of place and cultural attachment to the unique cultural and natural histories of Lanai. In so doing, together, we will foster an environment that will cherish the heritage of Lanai and its people.
We seek to pass this legacy on to future generations by inspiring people to be informed. To be thoughtful and active stewards of Lanai's heritage. Our motto is—
E Hoohanohano ana i ka wa ma mua,
a e Hoolako ana i ka mua aku!
(Honoring the Past, Enriching the Future!)