Please join us for our first Virtual Kahaukani Conversations event of 2021!

Nanette Naioma Napoleon is a freelance researcher, writer and lecturer who focuses on the history and cultures of Hawaiʻi.  She is best known as being the state’s leading expert on historic cemeteries, and is the author of the book Oahu Cemetery Burial Ground & Historic Site. In 2020, she received a prestigious individual achievement award from the Historic Hawaiʻi Foundation for her 35 years of research, educational outreach and legislative advocacy regarding historic cemetery sites.

Nanette's presentation will include an introductory history of the site and its role as a prominent geographical and cultural feature of Mānoa Valley, followed by specific preservation issues regarding compromised headstones. 

This presentation will take place over zoom. Please register below and a link will be emailed prior to the presentation.