Neglected. Crumbling. Rejected.

Loved.

Derelict Hawaii is an art project dedicated to collect, preserve, and share history of Hawaii through art, story and contribution, specifically those parts quickly slipping away. If you have any questions about the project, they may or may not be answered below. Enjoy the Case Studies

-Mahalo

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Derelict Hawaii, The Case Studies

Hawaii’s history is on the brink. We are in tenuous times. Much of what makes Hawaii special is on the cusp of slipping away. Plantation era homes and buildings are crumbling. Kupuna are aging. Stories and places we love are fading. Many of the places here, will not be there tomorrow. Derelict Hawaii is exclusively about this fragile moment in time.

Hawaii history is fleeting.

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Make art. Save history.

Are you a charity or business? Is this commerce?

No. Derelict Hawaii is an art project; including a series of Case Studies on Hawaii’s disappearing past.

Who is behind the Derelict Hawaii?

A Hawaii resident. An artist. Anonymous.

Are you affiliated with any of the charities or orgs?

No. Just a supporter.

No links, locations, geo coordinates or place names?

No. It’s not about encouraging visits. We get enough of that here. It’s just art. It’s about appreciating and capturing these places, being witness to time.

No highrez, no copyrights, no credit?

No. It’s not about credit, usage agreements, or commerce. It’s about appreciating and loving Hawaii, experience, and arresting history as it is today, before it is gone.

No trespass, no touch, no take?

No, and well kinda. It’s definitely not about taking, or touching, or leaving a trace. It is about feeling, hearing, capturing and reflecting back our fading history, before it’s too late.