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1-31-January 2017

2/1/2017

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This could be the best year in a long time for the future preservation of Falls of Clyde. While there is still a lull here in Hawaii, there is an active and growing plan coming together to return Falls of Clyde to her original home in Scotland.  David O’Neill of the Old Gorbals Heritage organization is garnering support and putting together the resources needed for restoration of our historic ship. It is naturally a slow process, but the environment for preservation of historic vessels in Scotland and throughout Europe is much stronger than we have here in Hawaii. The people with skills for a restoration are also readily available there. Friends of Falls of Clyde is providing as much information as needed to help their plan come together. Our role here will be to raise funds to prepare the ship for her long journey to Scotland.
Meanwhile, we have had no feedback so far after our lengthy meeting in December with Mike McCartney, the Governor’s chief aide. It has been posted on Facebook and in an article in the Hawaii Free Press that a Minister of the Scottish Parliament has written to Governor Ige requesting his support for the repatriation of Falls of Clyde to Scotland. Hopefully he is wise enough to see that this is a win-win situation that can help to change the negative image of the State’s lack of commitment to historic preservation.

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    Bruce McEwan, President

    We know that there is great interest in the future of the Falls of Clyde. There is a lot going on that the Board of Directors is dealing with, so we felt that keeping stakeholders involved through a report on our website is the easiest way to reach our worldwide audience.

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