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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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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As a partner in the Honolulu design firm, she’s helping resorts face the challenges of sea-level rise and start planning now. Tracy CamusoPrincipal, G70 An environmental and land use planner with expertise in sea level rise planning, renewable energy and biofuels, Tracy Camuso is helping to build the future of Hawai‘i. Camuso has worked on major...
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By Kelsey Kukaua Medeiros – Associate Editor, Pacific Business News Special Olympics Hawaii’s newly outfitted Sports and Wellness Center is “a game changer” for the organization that serves nearly 5,000 athletes and unified partners statewide, the nonprofit announced earlier this month. The facility originally opened in 2021, located adjacent to the Salvation Army’s Kroc Center at 91-610 Maunakapu...
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Hawaii-based design firm G70 has donated $200,000 to five local organizations through its Hope Grant, which the company debuted in April, to “create hope for Hawaii’s future generations,” according to Charles Kaneshiro, president and COO. Kaneshiro told Pacific Business News that the idea for this new approach to corporate giving was “birthed during the Covid-19 pandemic.”...
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