Pacific Historic Parks

“The draft of form 990 is given to the audit committee of the board of directors for comments and review. The finalized draft is then submitted to the full board for comments prior to filing.”

“The conflict of interest procedures at pacific historic parks are outlined in a policy that was created by the board of directors. The policy covers the board of directors and all pacific historic parks employees. The board of directors and all employees are required to sign the policy's certification form annually. Annually, the accounting department will provide an updated vendor listing that is accompanied with the annual conflict of interest certification form for acknowledgement. At the annual board meeting, all board of directors are provided the aforementioned documentation for approval. Php employees are required to attend an annual meeting to review policies and are provided the same document to sign. After compiling all completed forms, the accounting department reviews and analyzes the documentation for any evident conflicts. In the event that a conflict is identified, the accounting team is asked to determine the financial impact, if any. The information is then provided to the president and ceo for analysis of the materiality. To the extent that a related party transaction exceeds the thresholds allowable by the irs, documentation is provided for full disclosure on the organization's form 990. Consequently, the board member or employee is requested to be removed from any decision-making process related to the conflicting vendor or project. Furthermore, if a transaction or relationship is identified during the year that will create a conflict between the organization and a board member or employee, the relationship is then disclosed to the board of directors and officers to ensure compliance with the conflict of interest policy.”

“The compensation committee of the board of directors votes on the proposed compensation packages for the president and ceo, and other officers or key employees. The committee's recommendation is presented to the board as a whole for approval. The president and ceo's accomplishments are compared with the preset goals and overall performance of duties. The financial condition of the organization is also considered. The president and ceo's compensation and benefits are compared to organizations deemed most similar to pacific historic parks.”

“See description for form 990, part vi, line 15a.”

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“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request.”

“Php produces and provides for distribution nps orientation materials for visitors of all ages, including translations in multiple foreign languages, reflecting the diversity of the international composition of nearly 2 million visitors each year (i.e. Japanese, chinese, korean, german, french, and spanish). Php continues to leverage the latest technologies in an effort to align with current and future generations. Currently, php offers audio, virtual reality, and digital education tours at the uss arizona memorial. These tours provide an in-depth educational experience in the form of various narrations, text, images, and videos. The tours include more than 20 points of interest around the park and on the uss arizona memorial. They are available in numerous languages that serve as a virtual ranger, providing international visitors with the opportunity to experience and learn about pearl harbor in their own language. This includes interactive educational exhibits available onsite, online, and through mobile devices; as well as a migration to an interactive, guided tour, and a smart searchable online national database. This will also provide the foundation for future content management, public access, and ongoing education. Diamond head state monument (dhsm), located on federal property (oahu, hi), is a php partner park. Among the most visited sites in the state, with over 1 million visitors each year, php provides a narrated tour in english and japanese and have just added translations in chinese, korean, german, french, spanish, and hawaiian. Php also supported dhsm's first kids to parks day. Php also funds a large portion of the curatorial program at the world war ii valor in the pacific national monument. In addition to cataloging and protecting documents, photographs, and objects in the park's collection, php is creating a content management system that will serve as a gateway to history, a technology that will allow the public to see what exists in the archives of the park.”

“Php's support of the war in the pacific national historical park in guam resulted in a comprehensive educational program that reached every 4th grader, enabled the educational arts in the park initiative to develop into a community wide art event, including displays featuring the various divisions of the park, engaging volunteers, and enabling people from throughout the community to learn about their national park. Other programs supported by php include the preservation rangers program, junior ranger academy, and teacher workshops. Financial support from php to the american memorial park in saipan is integral to their arts in the park program, as well as sustaining their efforts in educating and engaging their community and visitors with programs dedicated to the protection and preservation of natural and ocean resources. Php supports the annual commemoration of the december 7, 1941 attack on pearl harbor. Annual events include memorial ceremonies, lectures, gatherings honoring survivors, world war ii veterans, ajas, and their families. Many events are open to the public, and thousands of visitors from around the world join in the commemorative events. Php also supports various programs, such as fulfilling the one true wish of a child with life threatening medical conditions. Through our partnership with make a wish hawaii, we are given the privilege to fulfill the wishes of children who have requested a visit to one of america's most iconic and historic landmarks. Php partnered with the nps submerged resources center in developing a wounded veterans in the park (wvip) program, engaging wounded service members in the scientific study, interpretation, and protection of the uss arizona. The preservation of the personal stories and experiences of the world war ii generation, through the acquisition of oral histories, is an integral element of php's dedicated program funding. As the numbers of pearl harbor survivors, military and civilian witnesses, world war ii veterans, and americans of japanese ancestry (aja) decrease each year, the significance of capturing their voices to ensure that future generations will forever remember is critical. At world war ii valor in the pacific national monument, with an annual attendance of nearly 2 million visitors, we help maintain a high standard of visitor services by supplying required support staff and materials. Php supports kalaupapa national historical park and its volunteers in the parks (vip) program, providing opportunities for students, church groups, nonprofit organizations, civic clubs, hawaiian organizations, and seniors to make a deeper connection to kalaupapa as a special and sacred place through hands on work, including the cleaning of historic buildings, removing invasive species, clearing and maintaining historic sites, and beach clean ups. Php conserves critical resources, such as the preservation of grave markers for the thousands of patients who lived in kalaupapa, through rehabilitation of the pali trail, and by providing a shelter to be used as an outdoor classroom for students unable to visit the settlement. Honouliuli national monument, a place of detention during world war ii in hawaii, is now a place to reflect on wartime experiences and recommit to the pursuit of freedom and justice. Partnering with internment sites regionally, as well as the japanese cultural center of hawaii, national park service staff at world war ii valor in the pacific national monument are creating the foundation document to identify the purpose, significance, key interpretive themes, and fundamental resources. This document when completed will provide a strategic "road map" to ensure that all work will honor the multifaceted history of honouliuli national monument. Php provides support staff to honouliuli.”

“The management has determined that professional fees incurred in 2017 related to the development and installation of digital portal and virtual reality software should have been capitalized. Accordingly, intangible assets and unrestricted net assets have been increased by 866,545.”