Hula Preservation Society

The Hula Preservation Society Archive - Rising to Meet the Challenge [the HPS Archive Is a Unique Repository Filled With the Voices of Our Native Hawaiian Elders Born Primarily in the 1920S. the Pandemic Has Necessitated a Strengthening and Updating of Our Core Processes, Digitization Strategies, and Preservation Infrastructure. Through the Three Objectives of This Project, HPS Will Modernize and Streamline 10 Key Archival Operations, Digitize 175 Old-format Audio and Video Resources Dating Back to the Time of the Hawaiian Renaissance That Have Long Been Unaddressed, and Expand the Capacity of Both Our Primary Archival Server and Its Backup for Long-term Digital Asset Preservation.] [purpose:?the Purpose of This Grant is to Modernize and Improve Archival Operations for a Native Hawaiian Historical Society on the Island Of o?ahu.   Activities to Be Performed: this Grant retains Staff Who Will Modernize and Streamline Key Archival Operations, Digitize Old-format Audio and Video Resources Dating Back to the Time of the Hawaiian Renaissance That Have Long Been Unaddressed, And to expand the Capacity of Both the primary Archival Server and Its Backup for Long-term Digital Asset Preservation.  Expected Outcomes:?this Grant Would ensure That the Historical Society Has the Capacity to Meet the Goals of Its Previous Preservation Assessment From an Neh Grant to Preserve Materials Donated by Native Hawaiian Elders in Urgent Need of Preservation and Digitization.  Intended Beneficiaries: the Project Will Benefit native Hawaiian Elders, Local Residents, And researchers of Native Hawaiian Cultural Heritage.   Subrecipient Activities:?the Recipient Does Not Intend to Subaward Funds. ]