A Historic Day For Honolulu: Preservation Commission Gets Green Light 0 A combined effort between Mayor Rick Blangiardi and City Council member Esther Kiaaina is making the commission a reality after 30 years.
Three decades after the Honolulu City Council unanimously voiced its support for the creation of a historic preservation commission, the city at last is going to get one.
Honolulu, with its rich and diverse cultural history as an international mecca for trade and maritime exploration, has long been the only major tourist destination in America without a historic preservation office.
Mayor Rick Blangiardi and City Council member Esther Kiaaina, the driving forces for the effort, joined together with supporters in downtown Honolulu on Wednesday to announce the creation of the commission. The idea has had widespread popular support but has long faced significant legal and political hurdles.
