Programming supports a comprehensive network of cooperative study units to facilitate cooperative research, technical assistance, education, and training to inform science based management of the…

The University of Hawaii at Hilo will provide administrative history development services under a $162,549.65 cooperative agreement award from the National Park Service Pacific West Region. The award is part of the Cooperative Research and Training Programs – Resources of the National Park System program administered by the Department of the Interior National Park Service.

Under the agreement, University of Hawaii at Hilo will assist the National Park Service in developing administrative histories for parks located in Interior Region 12 to document the origin, evolution, and management of these parks. The university will produce final administrative history documents and deliver them to the National Park Service. The award period is from September 20, 2022 to December 31, 2026. Beneficiaries of the program include state and local governments as well as federally recognized tribes, nonprofit organizations, and institutions of higher education.

Programming supports a comprehensive network of cooperative study units to facilitate cooperative research, technical assistance, education, and training to inform science based management of the national park system the study units facilitate multi disciplinary science and integrated information products across multiple geographic regions of the national park system for this project, univeristy of hawaii at manoa will assist the national park service with the development of administrative histories for parks in interior region 12, to document the origin, evolution and management of these parks units final administrative history documents will be produced and delivered to the national park service beneficiaries include state and local governments, federally recognized indian tribal governments, public private nonprofit organizations, nonprofit institutions of higher education, and the general public