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Home My WebLink AboutCOM 0338.052 1998-2000 ry~>_ mast ~lawa~'~ Cultural RECEIVED lime B Date....._...... ~~2 '~I!~D County Coucxil G en ter • a volunteer group that Is strengthening Its role as a service organization to various special Interest groups • acts also as a coordinating body for the promotion of the arts with government, organizations, and the community in general • encourages cooperative endeavors between and among the segments of the art community • provides opportunities, resources, and activities • provides rehearsal space, workshop space, and gallery space N0. 33 8 . 05~. F51e No. F~/J Ref. To: HSEOG Ref. Date ~ ~ 7 Objectives: • to presewe and develop the cultural, creative, and traditional arts of the various ethnic groups that make up the population of East liawial'I • to stimulate community Interest, involvement, and support of arts and culture in East Hawaii (music, dance, drama, visual arts, the rnmmunlcation arts, environmental arts, and the skilled crafts) • to encourage and facilitate coordination and communication between and among the arts and cultural community, the agencies of the govern?nent, the private organizations and individuals • to assess the needs of the art and cultural community as well as the needs of the genera! community, and to work toward meeting those felt needs • to receive, administer, and expend funds from governmental, community and private sources In the interest of culture and the arts 196 • October -beginnings of EfiCC 192 • received first grant of $600 from 53Cf4 199 • October -succeeded in having the building named on the State and JVationa/ 12egister of historic places • obtained a JNational Endowme~rt for the forts gra~rt for a preUminary design • obtained a legislative appropriation for renovation 1980 • JNovember - obtained a 20-year dollar-a-year lease co~ract with the Cou?rty of hawai'9 • Signing of lease agreeme~ with Cou~y of hawai'9 (111180) • Obtainment of insurance for the Ceder, obtainment of rnst estimates on design plans from a rnntractor • preparation of grates for building renovations made to JKc9nerny 3oundation 1981 • flnnex cleaned up; electricity, water and plumbing operating; telephone installed • EhCC office opened June 23, 1981 • kilo Community players moved in July (charter member • 9irst meeting -Mayor's Commission on Culture and the s9rts • 'Visibility in the community • Communication with artists, craftspeople, and other art and cultural groups -DOE, Wailoa Ce?rter, CCECS, Cou~y parks and /2ecreation Dept., l1HH and HCC art depts. 1982 • r4pril -$25,000 released by CJovernor llriyosh! - funds received in ~june in public ceremony from JV[ayor JKatayoshi • architect under rnntract; input by pote~ia! users sought for spacial nesds in plan reviews • October -first membership drive and fundraiser (10/9) • Cjovernor f4riyoshi visits EHCC • l2ecslved $5,000 from individuals and businesses • 1eceived /NEl4 gra?rt of $15,000 (hired fuU-time Ceder manager) • Heritage preservation committee formed • Nse of temporary labor force, restitution workers, university stude~s working for credit, involveme?rt of artists • Search for talent, resources in the rnmntunity • Enrnurageme~ and support to art and cultural groups and individuals 1983 • December -obtained federal funds in the amount of $44,000 for renovations • CJained support of the State 3oundation on Culture and the Rrts and the Cou~y of Hawaii, parks dT 12ecreation Dspt. • 12enovation of the main building begins, 28 tons of debris carted away • ,3inallzed plans for electrical work, plumbing and finish carpe~ry • Establishme~ of ideirtity for EHCC as a promoter of artistic and cultural endeavors • !io'oponopono -purification ceremony by )Ylornah Slmeona (4/29/83) • punka )Vo 9zum1 becwme the third charter member • Working towards charter membership: t/aiku Club, f{awai! Concert Society, !'!i!o 31lm Society, Kalani lionua, Kin /2yosho /2yuku Cjeino Kenkyusho, phillpplne Women's Circle, Glra Senke tea Ceremony, 'Volcano Stroytellers • Establishme?rt of mo?rthly newsletter • 3undraisers through volu~eer offers: art auction, dinner, dance performance, poetry readings • Supported other cultural resources !n the rnmmunity: help coordinate planning and deve/opme~ of marine activities and facilities at 12lchardson Ocean Curter 3acllity • provided meeting space for art groups • Continued rn~stacts with personnel of various institutions, groups offering art and cultural activities • Cooperative efforts with other art and cultural organizations • Ceder Stage Cjallery provided space mo~tth/y for those i~rterested in showing their work • Service to public: gra~rts administered by Ei{CC • EfiCC offerings funded by 53Cs4: Extension of s9rts to the handicapped, Storytelling-Our f{erltage (multi-ethnic approach, monthly writers' meeting • Collaboration with DOE - s9rtists in the Schools • Collaboration with community groups: ~J~ernationa! ,'~estlval, filoha Week Writing rn?itests, Summer teens program, Storytelling sessions °la/ks to community groups on Cultural Center • f!?tist's Choice Show in JY[ayor's foyer 1984 • ~Chree organizations reached charter status: I,3tg 9s/and Dance Council, Hawaii Concert Society, f~Ulo 31lm Society • /2enovations in the building co~inued when funds, materials, and workers were available • ~Cwo charter organizations added to the membership of EtICC: phiUppine Women's Circle and the Kin /Q'yosho performing y9rts Academy • Search for steady volunteers rn~rtinuss 1985 • Windstorm and fire damages wvered work area • Sire burns building next door causing heat damage to the mauka side of the building • helped by A/u Like services • prese~ation of "'Cribute to King Kalakaua" - re-enactme~ of Ka/akaua's coronation; float in )Ylerrie JY[onarch parade • 12educed publication of mo~hly newsletter (loss of advertisers) • Co~inued provision of gallery space for artists and budding artists 1986 • Continued service to the public:; w?ttinued activities in collaboration with rnmmunity groups and councils; rn~rtinutd search far tale?it and resources in the rn~nmunlty • r9nticfpated challenges: mmp/ete renovation and open the building; develop programs appealing to a broader spectrum of the wmmunity; do long range planning fiscally and programmatically; broaden community involveme?tt; increase our membership; refine our by-laws to meet the changing needs of the organization; develop a brochure for Ei•ICC 198 • CouM~y of liawai'i contributed $50,000 to instal! an elevator for the handicapped • State Legislature appropriated anothsr $60,000 - $10,000 released by Cjovernor Waihe'e • Electrical work completed on the first level • /Qenovations co~inuing • jY[onthly newsletter rn?rtinuing with a circulation of 1,000 • "Ceder Stage CjaUery" rnntinue to provide gallery space • "The Old police Station CJallery" opened this year (llugust) 1988 • "the O!d police Station Cjallery" features mo~hly exhibit • Service to the public include: grants administered by EtlCC; space provided for 53Cs4 informational meetings; provided for liability insurance riders; provided place for public hearing for flLstoric places Review I,3oard; sewed King Ka/akaua Statue Committee; sponsored the peace Wal! children's art work placed in Ka/akaua park • Sponsored activities incoUaboration with rnmmunity groups • Supported other cultural resources in the community • provided service to artists, are and cultural groups • Co~i?uted search for to/e~ and resources in the community 1989 • ~L'hree exhibitions prepared for public viewing each moth: the Old police Station CJallery, the Ce?tter Stagerjallery, and the JY[ayor's 3oyer • Heritage exhibitions rn~rtinued to arouse the most i?rterest • Gallery director hired • track lighting fixtures donated to the gallery • Kalakaua park and the area surrounding it (includes EflCC) designated as a heritage are for the town of fii/o • r4 historic place plaque installed which enabled us to be included in self wnducted walking tours of Hilo • Exterior of the building repal?ited and work began for the installation of tke elevator and fire doors through the efforts of the parks 6c Recreation Dept, staff of the Office of flousing and Community Developme?tt and the Hawaii Cou?rty Council • Regular visits to the ce?iter include university students, pubUc schools, senior citizen groups, handicapped groups, and after school program groups • 9nformationa/ and referral services rnntinue to gain support from the community 1990 • Opening of the sewnd level multi-purpose room • Sma!! group of faithful steady volu~eers enable the Curter to rn~inue its regular sewices to the rnmmunity • ~Chree exhibitions a moth Involved acrnmplished artists, budding artists, and those still being disrnvered • JYiarine Educators Conference prese~ed an i~erdisciplinary approach to the arts: visual, theater, dance, storyte!lfng, and chamber music • young !!t s9rt (3id year) involved more adults (teachers, administrators, & parents) as well as participants in the vtsua! arts and the business community • (loon day mini rnncerts offered each mo~rth by St. Joseph School stude~si~s in the Sine fUts program • Slack Key 3estiva! (2wd year) drew a crowd of 1800 • ~Che ~.9.t.JY[. Club selected the EHCC to receive its s9ward of JVlerit for its photography exhibitions and for support of photography as an artistic endeavor • 9nvolvemertt with the rnmmunity rn?rtinued to grow 1991 • ~Chree mo?rthly exhibitions reflected the mission of EHCC: the nurturing of creativity !n all its forms and the preservation of Hawa11's cultural heritage • °Cwo encorc exhibitions rnntlnued to grow in depth and breadth: GJoung sot s9rt and the multi media trash art exhibition • ~Chree exhibitions rated revfews by the Honolulu Star Ijulletin's art critic 1992 • 12enovations continued with limited volu?iteer energi¢s and funding • l2ecelved $1,000 from John JY[. /2oss 3oundation toward a sound system for the sernnd floor multipurpose room • prepared office for occupancy by receptionist/secretary • JY[o?ithly exhibitions, the newsletter, and the services rnntinued to form the steady backbone of EHCC's rn~ribution to the art community and the community in genera! 1993 • 25"' s4nniversary of the founding of the East Hawai! Cultural Council • EHCC rnntlnued to encourage the initiatives of the various disciplines in the arts by acrnmmodating the groups with space, services, wunsel, and moral support • Collaborated with the newly formed poets' Guild and ryasper's Cafe for a weekly poetry reading 1994 • Ef{CC co~inued in its role as facilitator for artistic and cultural activities !n dow?itown f/i/o by sewing as ustening ear/sounding board for ideas and endeavors, as referral and rnm?nunications rnndult, as enrnuragement and nourishme~ for arts and culture for east Iiawaii • °Chi?ty four exhibitions wsre installsd • A special three-day exhibit celebrated the Chinese JOew year 1995 • ~Chirty six exhibitions were installed - co- sponsored by the State 3oundation on Culture and the arts, the flawau County parks & 12ecreation, Culture and llrts Ssction and East Hawaii Cultural Councu • Six half-hour public access ICY programs designed to baud audiences revealed the activities and driving forces in the art rn?nmunlty on the island. (produced by Ke?it ~Cata) • Collaborated with and assisted twenty one community organizations and groups with their culture and arts related activities at the Ce?iter • JVeed for more creative, skilled, committed and energetic volu?itaers remained 1996 • thirty seven organizations and informal groups were served -reaching 60,000 individuals, either as participa~rts or as viewers/audience to a variety of eve~tts from music festivals, community theater to comedy nights, from videos on personal life histories, to dance, to public discussions and exhibitions • 'Chrea exhibitions each mo~rth continued • r4 special /UarcLssus display to celebrate the Chinese JHew year was prepared as culminating activity for a workshop, in cooperation with the Chinese Civic s4ssociation of liawai! • ~Lhe Slack Key Quitar 3estival rn?itinued to attract a large number of followers for the sixth year • Glpdated and revised /3y-laws which opened the doors to a pote~rtiaUy broader spectrwn of expertise and interest !n the rnmmunlty for policy-develop?ne~ and decision-?naking. • JKembers of the Hilo Community players cleaned, repaired, and pai~tted the s9nnex, removed the bee infestation !n the eaves of the main building and patched potholes in the driveway • °Che I,31g 9s/and Dance Council held two fundraisers to kelp rnver operating expenses 199 • ~ihirty-six exhibitions were Installed and co~inued to reflect the mission of EfICC: the nurturing of creativity in all its forms and the presewation of fiawali's cultural heritage