By The Garden Island | Monday, September 19, 2022, 12:05 a.m. PO‘IPU — The state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands’ Pu‘u ‘Opae Kuleana Homestead Settlement Plan was selected as the winner of the American Planning Association Hawai‘i Chapter’s Outstanding Planning Award at the Hawai‘i Congress of Planning Officials Conference awards session Thursday at the Grand Hyatt Kaua‘i Resort...
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Posted September 16, 2022, 3:02 PM HST The Puʻu ʻŌpae Kuleana Homestead Settlement Plan for land on Kaua’i won the Outstanding Planning Award by the American Planning Association’s Hawai‘i Chapter. The plan, crafted by the Department of Hawaiian Home Land and Honolulu-based design firm G70, provides a roadmap for future homesteading in Waimea. The plan “will...
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Hawaii Public Radio | By Casey HarlowPublished September 12, 2022 at 11:17 AM HST Honolulu's Department of Planning and Permitting enforces zoning laws and oversees planning on Oʻahu. However, changes to the permitting process at DPP have led to further delays and a backlog of commercial and residential projects. "Recent experience, certainly it has been a challenge," said...
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The $160 million New Patient Facility at the Hawaii State Hospital is a four-story, 144-bed, 196,944-square-foot secured psychiatric facility on an existing psychiatric hospital campus. At the foot of the Ko’olau Mountain Range, this facility includes patient care units, a rehabilitation mall, multiple office spaces, a standalone central utility plant, a separate gymnasium for recreational therapy,...
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Steven Doo Associate principal and project manager, G70 His work involves developing services to help business owners and clients execute projects through the planning, design and construction phases. He’s also an active member of Na Makamaka o Kou, G70’s cultural committee, for which he helps provide resources and understanding of Hawaii’s history. What’s the biggest risk...
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Construction of the upper campus of the beautiful new Kīhei High School — which sits mauka of Piʻilani Highway with Haleakala as a backdrop — is expected to finally be completed enough to open in January for a small inaugural class of ninth graders. At the entrance to the school, road work on a multi-lane roundabout...
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Kiralee Ramos, a former intern, joins the G70 team as a Planner. In her new role, she will oversee the interpretation and compliance of local and federal regulatory requirements for projects, help with project schedules, and assist in team and client meetings. Ramos holds a Masters degree in Urban and Regional Planning and a Bachelors of...
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Elyse Takashige, AIA, LEED AP, rejoins the G70 Architecture department as a Project Architect. In this role, she will work alongside G70 principals to lead and manage project teams through design and construction phases for projects in various market sectors. Takashige brings nearly a decade of experience in architectural design and project management, with notable projects...
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Kevin Loo-Chan, AIA, joins the G70 team as a Project Architect. In this role, he will work alongside G70 principals to lead and manage project teams through design and construction phases for projects in various market sectors. Prior to joining G70, Loo-Chan worked at Urban Works, Inc starting as a Project Designer and working his way...
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Brianna Greer joins the G70 team as an Interior Designer. In this position, Greer will focus on space planning, product specification, and renderings of interior spaces. Greer was most recently named a County of Kauai - Small Business Administration winner in Pacific Edge Magazine for her work as CEO and founder of LEI Kaua‘i, a learning...
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