The pearl harbor aviation museum (pham) will stabilize, catalog, and rehouse the sidd pratt collection and associated wwii pacific theater archives

The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded the Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum $1,030,264 on September 1, 2026, under the Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301) to stabilize, catalog, and rehouse the Sidd Pratt Collection and associated World War II Pacific Theater Archives.

The collection comprises over 22,000 items including rare flight suits, military uniforms, and oversized technical drawings. Project activities include improving infrastructure and staff access to facilitate simultaneous data entry and oversight for staff, interns, and volunteers; implementing professional mold remediation and pest quarantine protocols; and relocating vulnerable textiles and paper archives into archival-grade micro-environments. The museum will serve hundreds of thousands of annual visitors—Hawaii residents, mainland U.S. visitors, international tourists, military families, veterans, educators, students, and scholars—through educational, research, and curatorial activities that support broader access to Pacific aviation history via traveling exhibitions, scholarly research support, and digital outreach extending beyond Hawaii.

Performance occurs in Honolulu, Hawaii, with a period of performance from September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2029. This is a project grant, an assistance type supporting museums in strategic, project-based efforts to serve the public through collections management, curation, care, and conservation.

The collection comprises over 22,000 items, including rare flight suits, military uniforms, and oversized technical drawings. Project activities include improving infrastructure and access for staff to facilitate simultaneous data entry and oversight for staff, interns, and volunteers. The museum will also implement professional mold remediation and pest quarantine protocols for better stabilization and relocate vulnerable textiles and paper archives into archival-grade micro-environments. This project will benefit hundreds of thousands of visitors annually, including hawaii residents, mainland U.S. Visitors, international tourists, military families, veterans, educators, students, and scholars. The museum's educational, research, and curatorial activities support broader access to pacific aviation history through traveling exhibitions, scholarly research support, and digital outreach that extends well beyond hawaii.