The National Park Service will be visiting Hawaii the first week of March to determine whether the agency has fulfilled all the requirements laid out in a two-year corrective action plan. 

Is SHPD ready? Let’s hope so, there’s a lot at stake for Hawaii if it isn’t. 

In October, SHPD filed a report with the Park Service, saying that it had fulfilled all of the terms of the corrective action plan: 

In sum, with the exception of three hires, whose delay has been approved by the NPS, all requirements of the CAP have been met.

But in November, the Park Service sent SHPD a letter criticizing the report and raising concerns about the agency’s long-term viability.  

SHPD filed a revised report earlier this month with the Park Service. It provides a more sobering look at its progress in fulfilling the federal requirements. It appears that the agency will not meet its hiring requirements and is still struggling with a backlog of paperwork and reports.

Still, SHPD says it has improved in many areas.

Read SHPD’s new report here.  

Check out Civil Beat’s prior coverage here: 

State Historic Preservation Agency Still Not in Line WIth Federal Mandate

Hawaii Historic Preservation Agency Says It’s Improved

Leadership Troubles Plague Hawaii’s Historic Preservation Division

Hawaii Historic Preservation Office Spent Job Money on Cars, iPads

Hawaii Historic Preservation Agency Could Lose Certification, Funding