G70 supports landowners and agencies across the State with planning, design and permitting for affordable housing. G70 will continue to assist vulnerable coastal resorts, communities and infrastructure in Hawai‘i to strategically plan and transform our shoreline assets as we adapt to rising sea levels. Q&A with: Jeff Overton, AICP, LEED AP Planning Principal, G70 Many of...
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"Everyone's life is better with purpose," summarized Sheryl Seaman. HONOLULU (Island News) -- A Kailua architect and interior designer says designing for the future is why she's Aging Well. Sheryl Seaman started her career over 50 years ago and discovered that creating purpose for buildings has helped her infuse purpose in her own life. You may...
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HONOLULU (HI Now) - Outrigger Waikiki Beachcomber Hotel and Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group have teamed up to bring Honolulu residents and visitors a bespoke new multi-year resident show, exclusive to Hawai’i. Executives from both organizations were joined by Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi to make the exciting announcement. Anticipated to open in late 2024, the show...
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Hawai‘i Baptist Academy leaders held a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday for new facilities being built at its Richard Bento Elementary campus. Shown from HBA are Ken Hensarling, left, board member; Richard Bento, past president and campus namesake; Dr. Emmett Winters, principal; Ron Shiira, president; Alyssa Wong, student council president; Susan Utsagi, campaign cabinet chair; Charles Kaneshiro, president...
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Multi-disciplinary design firm G70 has hired Rachel Fukumoto as the firm's new chief financial officer, it was announced Tuesday. "In her new role, Fukumoto will oversee the company’s financial health and strategy, including managing all aspects of financial and cash flow planning, as well as financial reporting, risk management, data analysis and decision making," an April...
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A state-of-the-art STEM learning camp recently opened on Oahu’s North Shore. The Camp Paumalu STEM Center for Excellence held its first camp in 2022. Dr. Kanoe Naone, CEO of the Girl Scouts of Hawaii, says the mission is to encourage more of Hawaii’s young girls to explore opportunities in science, technology, engineering and math. ”We introduce...
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HONOLULU – Hawai'i design firm G70 has announced the hiring of Teresa Cohen, Erin Lozano, and Evelyn Navas-Aron. Teresa Cohen joins G70’s civil engineering department as a project engineer. In this role, she will work with project managers and subconsultants to coordinate and prepare drawings, reports, construction documentation and material reviews. Cohen brings over three decades...
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An eclectic group of local leaders has founded the Brain Health Applied Research Institute, aiming to draw from many disciplines and traditions to improve people’s cognitive well-being A multidisciplinary team led by a Honolulu architect and neurologist is creating research-backed solutions to help individuals of all ages improve their brain health. The Brain Health Applied Research...
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Waipahu High School on Wednesday introduced its new on-campus Academic Health Center, “the first of its kind in the country, where high school students serve a role in a school-based health clinic,” according to officials with the Hawaii Department of Education. A traditional Native Hawaiian blessing ceremony was held on April 10. “When we have leaders...
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Linda Miki fosters a 'resilient and forward-thinking firm' In 2022, Linda Miki was named the first woman CEO of interdisciplinary design firm G70. Miki, who also is vice chair of the firm, began working at G70 in 1989, just two years after graduating college. “It’s been a place of growth, learning and leadership for me,” she said in...
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