KALIHI, OAHU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Up to 100 homeless individuals will be able to live in a new housing facility in Sand Island before transitioning into permanent supportive housing, all part of plans to improve the homeless situation on Oahu. Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell announced plans on Tuesday to move forward with Hale Mauliola – named after...
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A group of architects and their supporters have a plan to transform unused buses into shelters and hygiene facilities for homeless people, and are now looking for funding and a nonprofit partner. “This is not a solution to housing,” says Jun Yang, executive director of the Honolulu Mayor’s Office of Housing, “but, using what we...
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The nearly 340 students of Assets School, a private school in Honolulu catering to dyslexic and gifted children, have much to celebrate as the 21-year-old campus will soon be undergoing a major overhaul and facelift. Assets School hired Group 70 International to ensure its dream campus comes to fruition. Established in 1955, the 3.5-acre property...
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The panel of experts at PBN’s sustainability seminar in Downtown Honolulu on Friday focused on the attitudes people have toward sustainability, and a common theme was that while Hawaii has come a long way, we can do better. Panelists at the event included Murray Clay, managing partner at Ulupono Initiative; Jeffrey Mikulina, CEO of Blue Planet...
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In less than five years, Paul Matsuda has taken the lead on some of the biggest civil engineering initiatives in the state. He has planned and designed a five-megawatt solar farm in West Oʻahu, eight Honolulu rail stations and Kihei High School on Maui, to name a few. Matsuda began his engineering career in Oregon....
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Here's are the latest PBN scoops on the people and enterprises who will be on our Leaders in Sustainability panel event this Friday in Downtown Honolulu: Ulupono Initiative, along with Henk Rogers, recently invested $400,000 into a local startup, Ibis Network, which sells smart outlets businesses and individuals can use to make more informed decisions...
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The second group of 10 Forty Under 40 honorees have an average age of 30 and are making a difference in Hawaii’s economy and community by working in fields ranging from law to advertising to sustainability. As we explained on Tuesday, each day this week we’re revealing the members of the Forty Under 40 Class...
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A bank’s latest branch often echoes the past, but First Hawaiian Bank’s new Waiakea branch marks the start of a new era. Built on the former Blockbuster site in Hiloʻs Prince Kuhio Mall, the new banking center opened Nov. 24 and is the first of its kind in Hawaii. Read full article here.
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Embassy Suites, which plans to open its second hotel in Hawaii in Kapolei in West Oahu, as part of the Ilima at Leihano senior living campus, is expected to hire at least 300 people for the new project, according to a representative from the hotel’s development team. Jim Stone, a principal for Honolulu-based Group 70 International,...
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JUDY WOODRUFF: Now we travel to the island of Maui in Hawaii, where multi-building schools are designed to withstand natural forces, but protecting against intruders is still a challenge. Student Television Network correspondent Sydney Dempsey looks at how one architect is reimagining spaces that balance security with a healthy learning environment. It’s part of our ongoing...
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