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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The G70 Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Hawai‘i design firm, G70, has pledged $75,000 to the Hawaiʻi Community Foundation’s Maui Strong Fund to help victims of the devastating wildfires on Maui. “Our hearts agonize for everyone on Maui who has been affected by the horrific fires,” said G70 president and COO Charles Kaneshiro. “G70 is committed...
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PBN recently checked in with two Hawaii architectural firms on this week's List of firms, as ranked by 2022 billings. Here's what they had to say about design trends, supply chain issues, and hiring. Regarding the architectural industry, what’s trending, and why is this trend significant? Charles Kaneshiro, president/COO, G70: Resilience is at the forefront for many...
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For more than 20 years, architectural design firm Group 70 has made giving back a core element of its company culture. By Hawaii Community Foundation In 2002, architecture design firm Group 70 decided they wanted to build Hawai‘i-focused philanthropy into their company culture. Instead of hosting a one-time fundraiser or sending a company-wide memo asking employees for donations,...
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HONOLULU – G70+ is the newest venture of the Hawaii based design firm. The entity, a wholly owned subsidiary of G70, will include all overseas projects primarily in Tahiti, French Polynesia, and Mauritius, with plans to expand to other areas. Services will include architecture, planning and interior design. G70 Principal Craig Takahata and Chairman Emeritus Francis...
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Norman Hong has spent more than five decades at multidisciplinary design firm G70, starting with the company in 1971. Last year, Hong, a principal at the firm, moved from his role as CEO to chairman. "As chairman, my role is to guide the vision and policies as G70 moves into the next 50 years of our practice," Hong...
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G70 recently launched a new service that helps its clients plan for sea level rise (SLR) in Waikīkī and shoreline resort properties. Q&A with Charles Kaneshiro, AIA, LEED APPresident & COO, G70 1. What are some of your company’s most important (or interesting) projects and plans for 2023? There are always a multitude of interesting design projects...
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The former CEO of G70 and senior pastor emeritus connects architecture to local culture and the “sustainability of the land.” Francis S. Oda’s Christian faith and his leadership at one of Hawai‘i’s biggest architectural and engineering fi rms are not separate parts of his life. He lives them as one. “He doesn’t hide that he’s a...
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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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