HHF Newsflash: Five Planners Receive LEED Green Associate Accreditation

June 17, 2014

By: Tina Bushnell Sustainability received a boost at HHF Planners this last month as five planners received their LEED Green Associate accreditation. Many people know that LEED is the world’s most widely used and recognized green building rating system, but not so many know that LEED also encompasses Smart Growth through their LEED for Neighborhood Development rating […]

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HHF Planners in the community Part 1: Kawainui Marsh

June 12, 2014

By Erin Higa The staff at HHF Planners gets out to do volunteer work…a lot. I’m sure this has much to do with the mentality of the community of planners and architects, always wanting to be involved with improving their community (like our catchphrase, “places for people”). In the short time that I’ve been at […]

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HHF Newsflash: Recognition for Historic Preservation

June 03, 2014

By: Erin Higa At the Historic Hawai‘i Foundation’s 40th Annual Preservation Honor Awards on Friday night, HHF was recognized for multiple projects:    Preservation Commendation Award, Hickam Building 1102 Cultural Landscape Report Tree Protection Plan Preservation Commendation Award, Fort Kamehameha Historic District Cultural Landscape Report Historic American Landscapes Survey Interpretive Trail Plan Preservation Award, IBM Building […]

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John Hagihara, Biking his way to fame

May 28, 2014

#commutersofHNL profile: John Hagihara, HHF “be patient, don’t rush yourself.” http://t.co/4WjPXWe1qD HHF BTWD blog pic.twitter.com/dvjgeSqXDu — HI Bicycling League (@RideAloha) May 27, 2014 Our Blog Star, John Hagihara is getting a little more shine from Bike to Work Day 2014!  As a member of the Hawaii Bicycling League, John was featured as the profile of the […]

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Where Bike Planning and GIS…Cross Paths

May 28, 2014

By: Rob James and Aydee Zielke Here at HHF, being a part of any effort to make Honolulu more bike-friendly is top-of-mind. In 2012, our firm updated the City and County of Honolulu’s O‘ahu Bike Plan. The aim of this plan is to help Honolulu conceptualize an island community where bicycling is a safe, viable, and […]

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HHF Newsflash: Wendie McAllaster, Principal!

May 27, 2014

By: Erin Higa HHF Planners made an exciting announcement on Friday, as our own Wendie McAllaster, ASLA, has been promoted from Senior Associate to Principal!  Wendie joins Tom, Dave, Scott and Rick to lead our team of innovators. Tom Fee to the press: “The depth and breadth of her experience, and the respect she’s earned […]

Bike to Work Day 2014…a Picture Blog

May 19, 2014

by: Erin Higa and Ryan Masuda On Friday morning, HHF Planners’ staff took part in the fun of Bike to Work  Day 2014.  The nation-wide event is part of National Bike Month, which was  started by the League of American Bicyclists in 1956.  Here in Hawai‘i, the Hawai‘i Bicycling League is the organization responsible for putting together […]

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Green Roof–Edible Roof

April 24, 2014

By: Tomoko Naka Ever since I encountered a roof top garden covered  with a variety of native plants in the early 1990s in Japan, it has always been my interest and dream to help create a “green roof” which is a building roof covered with vegetation. I felt very fortunate that I was included in […]

Honolulu’s Bikeshare Program Ready to Roll in Summer 2015!

April 02, 2014

By: Aydee Zielke Many great cities across the U.S. and around the world are incorporating bikeshare programs into their portfolio of alternative transportation options for dense urban cores.  Bikeshares operate as a network of bicycles for rent by the day or hour with many pick-up/drop-off docking stations located throughout a town or city, often within […]

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It was a dark and stormy morning… Volunteer Day at Kawainui Restoration Ponds

March 19, 2014

By: Robyn Sweesy It was a dark and stormy morning. . .  Team HHF Planners love to volunteer.  On the dark and stormy morning of March 1, 2014, we headed to Kailua for the monthly Volunteer Day at the 40-acre Kawainui Restoration Ponds. Outfitted in rain boots, reef walkers, and sneakers, we gathered at the […]