PACIFIC HISTORIC PARKS SHARES OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC INPUT ON FUTURE OF FORD ISLAND SITES

HONOLULU (Sept. 9, 2025) – Pacific Historic Parks (PHP), in partnership with the National Park Service (NPS), invites the public to share their input on the future of historically significant sites on Ford Island now through October 4, 2025.

The NPS is developing a Ford Island Sites Management Plan to guide the stewardship of six chief petty officer bungalows and the USS Oklahoma and USS Utah memorials. These important sites commemorate the events and lives forever changed by the December 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor, which led to the U.S. entering World War II.

To support broad engagement, the NPS will host the following opportunities for the public to learn more and provide comments:

• In-Person Open House

  Pearl Harbor National Memorial1 Arizona Memorial Place, Honolulu

  September 16, 2025 | 4 – 6 p.m.

• Virtual Sessions (via Microsoft Teams)

  September 17, 2025 | 10 – 11 a.m. & 5 – 6 p.m.

  https://parkplanning.nps.gov/projectHome.cfm?projectId=132678

Public comments can also be submitted through the Planning, Environment and Public Comment (PEPC) website at https://parkplanning.nps.gov/FordIslandPlan, or by mail to:

Pearl Harbor National Memorial (Attn: Superintendent)

1 Arizona Memorial Place

Honolulu, HI 96818

For questions, please contact the Pearl Harbor National Memorial Superintendent at PERL_Superintendent@nps.gov.

“Pacific Historic Parks is proud to support this effort to engage the community in planning for these historically significant places,” said Pacific Historic Parks President & CEO Aileen Utterdyke. “The stories of Pearl Harbor continue to inspire and teach, and it’s important that these sites are preserved with care and input from the public.”

About Pacific Historic Parks

Pacific Historic Parks is a non-profit cooperative association of the National Park Service (NPS) and has been raising funds and providing support to NPS mission programs at Pearl Harbor since 1979, when it was known as the Arizona Memorial Museum Association. PHP also supports NPS mission programs at Kalaupapa National Historical Park on Molokai, War in the Pacific National Historical Park on Guam, American Memorial Park on Saipan and Honouliuli National Historic Site on Oahu. Additionally, PHP partners with the state of Hawaii to support Diamond Head State Monument. PHP’s mission is to Remember, Honor and Understand World War II in the Pacific. For more information, visit www.pacifichistoricparks.org