New Home for the Lanai Culture & Heritage Center
Agency review completed and permits signed. Renovations to rooms in the old Dole Administration Building are now underway. We expect to open the new facility by January 2010.Lanai CHC Facility Update (View our Plans)
The Lanai CHC has outgrown its space. Community support and donations to the program, and a generous grant from the Trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, have enabled us to undertake development of a new home for our heritage collections.
Lanai City. August 10, 2009
Kupuna and Elder Kamaaina of Lanai gathered together with community members, staff of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, representatives of Castle & Cooke, Inc. and the Board, Staff and Director of the Lanai CHC for a blessing led by Kupuna - Kahu Lei Kanipae in the rooms of the new facility. On August 12th renovation work began. The photos below document the gathering and work being done.