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Wednesday 13 July 2022
Plans for center to honor Presidents Adams and Quincy Adams

By PHILIP MARCELO family's legacy and what
Associated Press it represents in the current
BOSTON (AP) — A Boston political climate.
suburb that was the birth- "We're living in a critical mo-
place of two of the nation's ment in our history where
earliest presidents is plan- erosion of our democratic
ning to build a center hon- institutions and our democ-
oring their legacies. racy is at risk," said former
Officials in Quincy, Massa- U.S. Rep. Bill Delahunt, a
chusetts, announced Tues- Quincy native. "Both presi-
day the formation of a new dents recognized that for a
nonprofit foundation to democracy to thrive, there
raise money and oversee has to be a well informed
the design and construc- and engaged citizenry. This
tion of the Adams Presiden- center can be a piece of
tial Center honoring former that."
President John Adams and The planned center would
his son, former President offer programs encourag-
John Quincy Adams, as ing future generations to be
well as former first ladies active in civic life, as well as
Abigail Adams and Louisa ones fostering healthier po-
Catherine Adams. litical discourse, said retired
Mayor Thomas Koch said Marine Corps Gen. Joseph
the announcement marks Dunford, a former chair-
the beginning of a formal, man of the Joint Chiefs of
public process for building The Adams Academy is seen on Jan. 6, 2020, in Quincy, Mass. Staff and a Quincy native
the "long overdue" cen- Associated Press who will serve as chairman
ter, which he hopes will of- of the new foundation.
fer more than a traditional said during remarks at the Quincy, which is named af- a focal point of the project. "It's not just about preserv-
presidential library and mu- Adams Academy. ter Abigail Adams' grand- On Tuesday, he said his ad- ing history but inspiring
seum. "We're in the infant The mayor has said the cen- father, Col. John Quincy. ministration is still pursuing people to be engaged citi-
stages, but we envision it as ter could be located on the Koch has also asked the the collection but that the zens," he said. "The Adam-
a center for civic engage- former school property. The Boston Public Library to planned center isn't contin- ses embodied the very best
ment, a place to really get academy was built in the transfer John Adams' col- gent on receiving it. of the nation. They knew
some education about the 1800s using money John lection of more than 3,000 Other speakers on Tuesday that democracy was not a
history of our country," he Adams left to the city of books to the city to serve as reflected on the Adams spectator sport."q

Hawaii national park gets land where ancient villages stood

Most of the coastline where square miles (67 square portunities for public use
the bay is located is made kilometers) of land will re- compatible with resource
of ancient lava flows, black main closed to visitors as protection."
rock and sea cliffs that dart national park staff consult Trust for Public Land ac-
out into the ocean. with local experts and resi- quired the privately-owned
Pohue Bay, a rare and idyl- dents to better understand land on Tuesday and gave
lic oasis in an otherwise rug- the various cultural sites. it to Hawaii Volcanoes Na-
ged landscape, is home to The addition brings the to- tional Park the same day.
endangered hawksbill sea tal park size 554 square The parcel stretching from
turtles, green sea turtles, miles (1,425 square kilome- the southwest coast of Ha-
endangered Hawaiian ters), almost as large as the waii Island up to the na-
monk seals and other spe- entire island of Oahu. tional park was purchased
cies found only in Hawaii. While the park has recently for $9.4 million with funding
The area houses anchialine acquired a few small par- from the Land and Water
ponds — landlocked pools cels of land in the same Conservation Fund and
with a mix of fresh and salt area, the donation is the a donation from the Wyss
water — where rare Ha- park's largest addition Foundation.
In this undated photo provided by the U.S. National Park Ser- waiian red shrimp called since 2003, when about 156 The land had previously
vice, an area of Pohue Bay on Hawaii's Big Island is shown. ʻōpaeʻula live. square miles (404 square ki- been the target of several
Associated Press The area is also culturally lometers) of land was incor- resort proposals, Trust for
significant because it has porated. Public Land said.
By CALEB JONES ally significant Native Ha- remains of ancient Hawai- Hawaii Volcanoes Na- "We are grateful the Na-
Associated Press waiian artifacts. ian villages, petroglyphs, tional Park Superintendent tional Park Service will stew-
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii Trust for Public Land, a na- burial sites and the largest Rhonda Loh in a statement ard the area, ensuring the
Volcanoes National Park tional nonprofit land pres- known abrader tool quarry called the Pohue Bay area history, culture and natural
on the Big Island on Tues- ervation group, transferred in the state, according to "an incredibly precious and beauty of this place are
day was given new land in its ownership of Pohue Bay the Trust for Public Lands. culturally significant land- protected for future gen-
a deal that will protect and and surrounding land to Abraders are ancient tools scape that needs to be erations," Trust for Public
manage a pristine white the National Park Service. used for sanding, smooth- protected." Land Associate Vice Presi-
sand beach and ocean Hawaii Volcanoes National ing and grinding. She added: "The park is dent Land Lea Hong, who
bay area that is home to Park has the world's largest Park officials hope to even- working to develop an in- leads the Hawaii division
endangered and endemic and most active volcanoes, tually open the area up terim operating plan for for the organization, in a
species and to rare, cultur- Mauna Loa and Kilauea. to the public, but the 26 Pohue that explores op- statement.q