User:Jinhee UHM/Destruction of historical sites in Hawaii

Important historical, cultural, and natural environmental sites where you can understand and feel Hawaii is distributed throughout Hawaii. From unique natural scenery to national historical sites, national parks, national monuments, or sacred sites that retain native Hawaiian customs, religions, and customs, that can deeply understand Hawaii through numerous cultural heritages in Hawaii. Hawaii is also famous as a world-class tourist destination, so it has a high reputation and dependence on the tourism industry. Before the Pandemic, the number of visitors to Hawaii per day was about 3,000. It shows similar figures even after the pandemic. Because so many tourists visit, there are also many cultural sites exposed to tourists accordingly.


 * Kaniakapupu

Kaniakapupu, located in the Nuuanu forest, is the place where King Kamehameha I fought his last battle to conquer Oahu Island, where he and his men settled and rested. And was then used as a summer palace by Kamehameha III and Queen Kalama in 1845. Kaniakapupu is famous for being the first government building built in Western architecture. It was also used as a place to worship Heiau or gods. However, after a series of incidents that damaged the wall, private access to the general public is currently restricted.


 * Iolani Palace

It was the royal palace of the former Hawaiian kingdom and was used as the royal palace of the Hawaiian kingdom until Queen Liliuokalani, the last monarch of the Hawaiian kingdom, stepped down from power. It is the only palace building that exists in the U.S. territory, and the famous Iolani Palace, which is listed on the U.S. historical monument list, is being damaged. Three gates of Iolani Palace and one glass gate of the state hall, of historical value, were damaged by a man. The damaged glass front door was built when Iolani Palace was built and is a cultural property for more than 130 years. In addition, the original glass window could not be attached again, but it was replaced with a replica and barely carried out the restoration work. Also in 2014, the glass front door in the other direction of the palace was damaged.

Cultural heritage is a cultural product of a society that has the value to pass on to the next generation or younger generation for future cultural development, so it is very important to us. And Cannot be restored if the cultural heritage site is forcibly damaged.

As Hawaii develops into a tourist city, the number of historical sites destroyed by development is increasing. A solution to the damage to the historic site must be found. The experience of seeing and feeling cultural sites is very important. In order for many descendants to see the footsteps of the past for a longer time and feel any sense of the vitality of the era, more protection of more people is needed, and more system reforms are needed to reduce cases of unprovoked damage to the cultural festival. While observing Hawaii's hidden cultural sites safely, carefully, and politely, it is necessary to ensure that all Hawaii's tourism reform systems and cultural sites coexist well in the future.

Reference
U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (2014) Hawaii Fact Sheet : Hawaii Fact Sheet (usgs.gov)