The NOAA Daniel K. Inouye Regional Center (IRC) is a state-of-the-art 350,000-square-foot research facility built on a historic landmark site on Moku‘ume‘ume (Ford Island) in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. The IRC encompasses the principles of a sensitive architectural intervention in a historic context—the careful preservation of two WWII fighter aircraft hangars and the insertion of a new…
When the USS Missouri was in commission, there were 2,500 Sailors maintaining the ship. Today, there are less than 25 maintenance staff working on the ship. We are pleased and grateful that you are interested in volunteering your time and effort in order to help restore and preserve one of the world’s most famous battleships.
Keālia Pond NWR is a hidden wetland treasure transitioning the urban development and agriculture fields. Here, endangered Hawaiian waterbirds are protected and go about their daily activities, and are joined by migratory birds in winter. Quiet solitude for those that wander and explore the wetlands. The protected wetland is home to the endangered ae‘o (Hawaiian stilt) and ‘alae ke‘oke‘o (Hawaiian coot), providing…