Manoa Heritage Center (MHC) is honored to be one of 29 grant recipients nationwide awarded funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities’ Creating Humanities Communities grant program. The $90,000 NEH challenge award makes it possible for MHC to connect educators with Native Hawaiian cultural resources – creating a strong link between leading organizations and institutions dedicated to enhancing how Hawaiian history and culture is taught in Hawaii’s public schools.
From Hana Hou, Hawaiian Airlines In-Flight Magazine; February-March 2017 Issue
Tune in for a sneak peek of a unique new book, “Paintings, Prints, and Drawings of Hawaii from the Sam and Mary Cooke Collection”, a kama’aina perspective of 18th and 19th century Hawaiian history through art. Learn about the best private collection in the Islands and an update on the new Manoa Gallery. ThinkTech Hawaii […]
Credit for this video goes to: Video Technology Group, OISS, Hawaii Dept. of Education Joy Chong Stannard Victoria Kneubuhl
July 27, 2015
Honolulu Star-Advertiser
For Sam and Mary Cooke, preserving the heiau and home on their Mānoa property is a legacy worth leaving. Kikaha Island Air In-Flight Magazine July – September 2015 Issue View Article
Preserving Historical Hawaii A member of one of Hawaii’s most prominent kamaaina families, Sam Cooke shares his passion for the restoration of Hawaii’s cultural and historical treasures. A descendant of early missionaries who established a business empire with Castle and Cooke, Sam, along with his wife Mary, established the Manoa Heritage Center to promote the […]
November 06, 2014
From Generations Magazine, December-January 2015 Issue
Historic Hawaii Foundation Kamaʻāina of the Year