Planning with Aloha

We help visionaries create great environments through strategic design solutions built upon multidisciplinary experience, an impassioned team, and a strong network.

OUR MISSION

WE’RE COMMITTED TO…

  • We strive to make all projects great regardless of budget, size or any design consideration. All projects are client visions worthy of our best efforts and deserve cutting-edge thinking and best practices performance.

  • We strive to continue to evolve our best practices, create superior solutions, and grow the knowledge base of the planning industry.

  • We are committed to helping our team members grow professionally and attain their potential.

  • We are vigilant about maintaining a sustainable enterprise in order to achieve our company mission and goals.

  • Our business is more than a job. It is a lifestyle and passion for the planning arts.

Founded in 1980 as the planning division of internationally recognized architecture firm WATG, HHF Planners became an independent company in 1993 as Helber Hastert & Fee, Planners, Inc. Since then, the firm has grown into a multidisciplinary planning practice serving clients throughout Hawai‘i, the Pacific, and around the world. Our longevity reflects the vision, adaptability, and dedication of our talented staff, as well as our enduring commitment to responsive, client-centered service. Today, Rob James, Dane Sjoblom, John Hagihara, and Jerilyn Hanohano represent the firm’s newest cohort of partners, building upon HHF’s legacy and leading the firm toward its fiftieth anniversary with the support of the entire HHF ‘ohana.

BACKSTORY

HHF Planners’ mountains-to-the-sea logo is inspired by the Hawaiian system of land tenure in which the divisions of each island — ahupua‘a — offered a variety of soils, elevations, climate, hydrology, and plant and animal life that provided for virtually every need of its residents. This consideration of environmental, economic, and social factors for sustainability was a forerunner of contemporary land planning.

OUR LOGO

Our ‘ohana gives back each year through service projects that include trail building, wetland and native forest restoration, ‘āina-based sustainability and STEAM initiatives at local schools, tree planting, and engagement with secondary and college students through programs such as UrbanPlan and HHF’s internship program. For more than 10 years, we have proudly supported Helping Hands Hawai‘i, and we also support Aloha United Way and Canstruction. Since 2007, our team has also staffed the Sandy Beach Aid Station for the annual Honolulu Century Ride in support of the Hawai‘i Bicycling League.

GIVING BACK

Awards

These awards truly represent the fruitful outcome of our collaboration with amazing clients over the years, and are a testament to the multidisciplinary expertise of our passionate team.

American Planning Association (Federal Planning Division)

  • Naval Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Plan Phase I

  • Naval Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Plan Phase 1

American Planning Association (Hawai‘i Chapter)

  • City and County of Honolulu Long-Term Disaster Recovery Plan

  • Ke’eaumoku Complete Streets

  • Climate Related Vulnerability Assessment for Transportation Infrastructure: American Samoa

  • Black Pot Beach Park Master Plan

  • Mother Waldron Playground Cultural Landscape Report and Historic American Landscapes Survey

  • O‘ahu Bike Plan Update

  • Hawai‘i Bikeshare Planning

  • Keauhou Cultural Landscape Assessment

  • American Samoa Tsunami Study for us Army Corps of Engineers Honolulu District

  • Hilo Bayfront Trails Master Plan

  • Kapalua Coastal Trail

  • Kawainui Marsh Pathway Plan

  • Integrated Cultural Resource Management Plan Pearl Harbor Naval Complex

  • Honolulu Bicycle Master Plan

U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers

  • Nike Missile Guard Tower & Kahuku Training Area, O‘ahu, Hawai‘i

  • US Army Pacific Command & Control Facility Planning Study, Fort Shafter, O‘ahu, Hawai‘i

Naval Facilities Engineering Command

  • Commander, Pacific Fleet for Outstanding Performance, Professionalism, and Commitment to Excellence on CINCPACFLT Area of Responsibility Ordnance Infrastructure Plan

  • for Guam Land Use Plan

  • for Ford Island Concept Plan

  • for Pearl Harbor Naval Complex Capital Improvements Plan

  • for NAS Cubi Point Master Plan

Pacific Risk Management ‘Ohana (Primo)

  • Study for US Army Corps of Engineers Honolulu District

American Society Of Landscape Architects (Hawai‘i Chapter)

  • Wai‘alae Golf Course Residence Landscape Design

  • ʻĀina Haina Residence Landscape Design

  • IBM Building Landscape Design

  • Sentinel Landscapes Basis of Design Report

  • Kawainui Marsh Wetland and Forest Restoration Manual

  • Waikoloa Bowl and Queens’ Gardens Outdoor Amphitheater and Cultural Garden at the Waikoloa Beach Resort

  • The Shidler School of Business Campus Landscape Design, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa

  • Tropical Landscaping and Plant Selection Guide

  • Pearl Harbor Cultural Landscape Assessments

Historic Hawai‘i Foundation

  • Mother Waldron Playground Cultural Landscape Report

  • Naval Air Station Barbers Point Historic Properties Assessment

  • Kawainui Wetland Restoration Project

  • Fort Kamehameha Historic District Cultural Landscape Report

  • Fort Kamehameha Historic District Historic American Landscapes Survey

  • Fort Kamehameha Historic District Interpretive Trail Plan

  • Hickam Building 1102 Cultural Landscape

  • Hickam Building 1102 Tree Protection Plan

  • Historic Asset Management Process and Cultural Landscape Reports for Navy Region Hawaii

  • Wake Island Historic American Landscapes Survey

Building Industry Association

  • Davies Pacific Center Plaza

  • Davies Pacific Plaza Center Plaza