About Clifford Kapono
Turner Publishing Company and author Clifford Kapono were presented a Preservation Media Award for the pictorial history on Honolulu, “Historic Photos of Honolulu” (Honolulu, O‘ahu) for a printed publication or visual presentation that interpreted the history, preservation or physical characteristics of a historic building, object, site or district which was recognized at the Historic Hawai‘i Foundation’s 2009 Preservation Honor Awards ceremony held March 24, 2009 in Honolulu.
Author Clifford Kapono a historian and literacy teacher resides in Hilo with his wife, five children, one calico cat and a Rottweiler named Makana. Mr. Kapono attended Kailua High School on Oahu, San Francisco State University, Dartmouth College and University of Hawaii. While living at the Volcano National Park on the Big Island, he worked with the Russian Academy of Sciences and Krasnoyarsk State University Institute for Bio-Physics developing transfer technology strategies for several globally significant scientific projects