Pacific Historic Parks

“Organization's process to review form 990 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.”

“Enforcement of conflicts policy 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 the pacific historic parks employees. The board of directors and key executive officers are required to sign the policy annually. Annually, the accounting department will provide an updated vendor listing that is accompanied with the annual conflict of interest certification sheet for acknowledgement. At the annual board meeting, all board of directors and key executive officers are provided the aforementioned documentation for approval. 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 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 executive officer is required to be removed from any decision-making process related to the conflicting vending 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 executive officer, the relationship is then disclosed to the board of directors and executive officers to ensure compliance with the conflict of interest policy.”

“Compensation process for top official the executive committee of the board of directors votes on the proposed compensation package for the president/ceo. The committee's recommendation is presented to the board for approval. The president/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/ceo's compensation and benefits are compared to organizations deemed most similar to pacific historic parks.”

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

“Pearl harbor national memorial ("phnm") at pearl harbor (oahu, hi), one of our nation's most sacred sites, serves as a constant reminder of the valor, courage, and sacrifices of the "greatest generation" that forever changed the course of our nation and the world. Pacific historic parks, ("php") is the collaborative partner of the national park service ("nps"), we are dedicated to ensuring that future generations will honor and be inspired by all that occurred in the hallowed grounds of phnm. In addition to the standards-based, onsite educational curriculum provided to school age children from around the world, php also supports ongoing research, restoration, preservation, and interpretive programs. Php operates museum stores at all of our locations and offers interpretive merchandise that highlight the many world war ii events that forever changed our history. Program staff are trained to lead and assist in education and interpretive programs. Through partnerships, technology, and volunteer stewardship, php was able to offer unique and innovative opportunities for learning about the past. The programs reflect the stories found at the historical sites, which serve as reminders of enduring peace and the healing that is still ongoing. Php programs have enabled people throughout the world to learn about the pacific theater campaigns of world war ii at their national parks. Php offered audio, virtual reality, and digital education tours at phnm. 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 digital ranger, providing international visitors with the opportunity to experience and learn about pearl harbor in their native language. This includes interactive 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 content management, public access, and ongoing education. In past years, the annual visitor count averaged 1.8 million. This year, the pearl harbor national memorial saw a decrease in the number of visitors to about 1.4 million. In response, we ramped up our history talks program, a live webinar covering topics on world war ii in the pacific. This helped leverage the latest technologies to further align with current and future generations and increase participation in historical study. Php also supports the curatorial program at pearl harbor national memorial. In addition to cataloging and protecting documents, photographs, and objects in the park's collection, php created a content management system that hopes to serve as a gateway to history, a technology that will allow the public to see what exists in the archives of the park. Diamond head state monument (dhsm), located in hawaii, is a php partner park. It is among one of the most visited sites in the state, with over 1 million visitors each year. Again, those numbers dropped this year due to the pandemic. When the park is open, php provides information to visitors and a narrated tour in english, japanese, chinese, korean, german, french, spanish, and hawaiian. Our retail kiosk provides informational merchandise that highlights the many interpretive points within the park. 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. This includes 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”

“Php's resources, staff, and financial assistance are spent on educational programs at pearl harbor national memorial (oahu), war in the pacific national historical park (guam), american memorial park (saipan), kalaupapa national historical park (molokai), and diamond head state monument (oahu). Php accomplishes its mission through hosting education and interpretive programs that support historical sites in the pacific for future generations. We perpetuate the history and memory of events and people who lived through and died during world war ii in the pacific by offering guided tours, place-based learning programs, outreach presentations, workshops, and conferences. The education program for php is the beginning of a curriculum unit aligned with the common core state standards and the hawaii core standards for social studies. It provides opportunities for students and educators to gain historical and cultural knowledge on the history of pearl harbor. The curriculum is designed for local, mainland, and international preschool through higher education audiences. It addresses specific grade level standards, provides the necessary accommodations and modifications for the diverse learners, and seeks out ways to connect the content taught in the classroom with the community and the world. "the legacy of pearl harbor" curriculum aligns with crucial education content and inquiry standards that address school group visits to pearl harbor national memorial, school and community site visits, and worldwide long-distance learning through virtual tours. The objective of "the legacy of pearl harbor" curriculum is to provide opportunities for students and educators to visit pearl harbor national memorial and learn about the uss arizona memorial. School groups scheduled to visit pearl harbor national memorial begin with a pre-site visit at a school site by our education coordinators. Presentations and developmentally appropriate activities engage students to prepare for their visit. A personalized agenda is created for the onsite visit and may include educational activities to support classroom learning. A guided tour of the visitors center with an education coordinator provides opportunities for students to connect to the content they have learned in the classroom. The highlight of the visit is the documentary film of pearl harbor and boat ride to the uss arizona memorial. Php received the open outdoors for kids ("ook") grant from npf, worth $30k to support title i 4th graders visiting the park additionally, php utilized funding from a prior grant to support bus transportation. "living the legacy of pearl harbor" program provides the opportunity for local, mainland and international students in pre-k to higher education, educators, individuals, and organizations of any discipline, the opportunity to visit pearl harbor national memorial and interact with an education coordinator through worldwide long-distance learning and video teleconferencing via zoom. A virtual field trip at the park will involve, interaction with students, educators, volunteer and/or civilian eyewitness of the pearl harbor attack. The tour concludes with a question-and-answer discussion between all participants. Php supports the annual commemoration of the december 7, 1941 attack on pearl harbor. Annual events include memorial ceremonies, lectures, gatherings that honor survivors and world war ii veterans. The december 7, 2021 event commemorating the 80th anniversary of the attack was in-person and attended by almost 2,500 people. Php also has the "wishes & dreams" program, which fulfills a child with life threatening medical conditions, through our relationship with make-a-wish hawaii and other similar organizations, we are privileged to fulfill the wishes of children who have requested a visit to one of america's most iconic and historic landmarks. The "through their eyes" program was developed and created by pacific historic parks as a way of completely immersing stude”

“Pacific historic parks received the guam economic development authority qualifying certificate community contribution grant in the amount of $6,739 to produce an interactive digital project called the "guam geocaching hagatna adventure" using the mobile app geocaching adventure lab. The "guam geocaching hagatna adventure" is a self-guided tour of seven (7) historic sites and/or monuments found within the capitol of guam. Players visit the various places and solve a riddle using clues found at the site. Upon delivering the correct answer, access to a short video vignette will be given to explain in further detail what and why the site is significant to guam and its people. Through this project, pacific historic parks helps to preserve the guam story of world war ii through a modern, digital platform that speaks to the local community and tourists/visitors to our island. Through this new virtual platform, players do not need to touch or leave behind any physical item. They can play and learn safely about guam's history and culture while enjoying the outdoors. Php's mission in the commonwealth of the northern marianas islands (cnmi) is to provide meaningful education and interpretive programs for the residents and visitors on the islands of saipan, tinian, and rota. Our programs honor all those who gave their lives during the marianas campaign of world war ii. Education programs hosted by php take place in the form of place-based learning experiences, books, virtual technology, workshops, and conferences. Php also provides education and interpretive merchandise in the museum bookstore. The merchandise further complements the museum exhibits and 27-minute introductory film. Php generates programs and resource material that reach local, national, and international audiences, as the world moved into a more virtual and digital format due to covid-19. One program is the "saipan virtual reality (vr) experience" program, which seeks to bring to life the historic events of the battle of the marianas and its impact. It incorporates storytelling and an immersive experience to a broader audience by featuring "operation forager and the involvement of the mariana islands in the dropping of the atomic bomb. The storyboard foundation for the marianas that will incude the history of tinian island is currently in development. History talks series is a virtual interpretive program that highlights stories of world war ii in the pacific. Php features presentations that center on significant events relating to the people and land of the mariana islands during world war ii through an online, interactive program that is free and available to audiences around the globe. Php also created a geocache adventure focusing on the historic sites of garapan. The virtual experience is a fun, outdoor, and educational activity for all to enjoy while rediscovering the historical and cultural sites of saipan's sugar king park in garapan. The adventure features a section of the northern marianas humanities council's (nhmc) garapan heritage trail, which is a map that provides information about historic and cultural sites in the village of garapan. Historical markers placed by nmhc can be found at all sites on the garapan heritage trail.”