The Kona Historical Society, which has preserved Hawaii Island's cultural history for 50 years, says it may have to shut down for good.

• The nonprofit never fully recovered from the pandemic, and this year's earthquake and storms made things worse.
• Grants and donations the group depends on have dried up, leaving its budget in trouble.
• Staff say losing the organization's archive would hurt both the local community and outside researchers who rely on it.
• If the society closes, staff plan to look for another group to take over and preserve the archive.

Outlook: Without new funding or donations, the society may be forced to close, though staff are already seeking another caretaker for its historical archive.