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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Jeff Seastrom, AIA, AICP, LEED AP BD + C, rejoins the G70 Planning department as a Senior Planner. With more than 13 years of combined architecture and planning experience and has completed projects ranging from permit drawings sets through campus master plan design. In his role, he will assist in the development of environmental and urban...
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Pacific Business News' 23rd annual 40 Under 40 recognition event is coming up and it will be hosted in person for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic. Out of 122 nominees, just 40 were chosen across several industries, including healthcare, banking, education, architecture, and the nonprofit sector, among others. Click through the above gallery to...
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For almost 20 years, families and members of nonprofit Ka ‘Ohana O Kalaupapa have been working to make the Kalaupapa Memorial a reality, honoring the men, women and children who were taken from their families and exiled on the peninsula because they were diagnosed with Hansen’s disease. That dream came one step closer to completion when...
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Late architect Joseph "Joe" Farrell was posthumously honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award from NAIOP Hawaii, the local chapter of a national commercial real estate association, during its 25th annual Kukulu Hale Awards on May 6. Among Farrell's most notable projects are the Honolulu Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse Complex, ASB Tower and Pacific Guardian Center,...
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As Hawaii aims to achieve 100% clean energy by 2045, Island businesses have seen unprecedented demand for commercial solar projects. G70, a Hawaii architecture, planning, and civil engineering design firm, is one such business that has evolved to meet the demand. In recent years, it has contributed to major projects on Oahu, including the largest solar...
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This new model for tourism is seen as a step beyond earlier concepts such as ecotourism and sustainable tourism. Almost 200 people gathered in-person and virtually at the Prince Waikiki on April 21 to hear a lively discussion on regenerative tourism as part of Hawaii Business Magazine’s “Need to Know” event series. Kalani Ka‘anā‘anā, chief brand officer for...
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Work is underway on a $31 million office building in Honolulu's Kaimuki neighborhood. The property is owned by 3650 Waialae LLC, an affiliate of The Omidyar Group, a collection of companies and organizations created by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar and his wife, Pam Omidyar. Located at 3650 Waialae Ave., plans call for a 65,000 square-foot, four-story building...
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