Kona Historical Society’s Hanohano`O Kona Lecture

West Hawaii Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy, Kailua-Kona

How do you handle, clean and store your most precious family photos, documents and heirlooms? Bring your questions to “Care of Family Treasures” on Wednesday, August 31 when Kona Historical Society is honored to present for their Hanohano `O Kona lecture series Malia Van Heukelem. Malia has worked with art and artifacts of all shapes and sizes over a career that has spanned work as collections manager for the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts’ Art in Public Places Program and ‘Iolani Palace, to her current duties as preservation management specialist with the University of Hawaii’s Hamilton Library. You can also bring a precious item for diagnosis & you’ll be able to get a recommendation or a resource to help you with its care.

This is the August portion of a community lecture series for 2016 held at the West Hawai`i Civic Center every last Wednesday of the month from 5:30-7:00p.m., that spotlights local and state speakers on a wide variety of cultural and historical subjects. Presented by Kona Historical Society, in cooperation with the County of Hawai’i, this lecture series is a gift from the Society to the community that has supported it for so long. Free of charge, it is open to all, residents and visitors alike. For more information call 808-323-3222. This lecture is generously sponsored by Kona Frame Shop and supported by West Hawaii Today.