Tuesday, January 24, 2017
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Call for entries: 2017 KUKULU HALE AWARDS - Letter of intent to enter due FEB. 1
February 1 is the deadline to submit Letters of Intent to enter your projects for the 2017 Kukulu Hale Awards, NAIOP Hawaii’s 20th annual recognition of projects & people in the state’s commercial real estate industry. Project portfolios due March 1.
Awards announced at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel Friday, May 12.
New projects or renovations, including “green” buildings and projects completed for the public and nonprofit sectors are eligible if completed in Hawaii between 1/31/2014 and 1/31/2017.
Entry forms and information: www.naiophawaii.org or email barbie@naiophawaii.org
Ilima Sponsors: Bank of Hawaii / Hawaii Business / Honblue / Imanaka Asato
Maile Sponsors: American Savings Bank / First Hawaiian Bank / hi•arch•y llp / Kamehameha Schools / Marsh
Pikake Sponsors: Goodsill Anderson Quinn & Stifel / Title Guaranty / Old Republic Title & Escrow.
2017 AIA Honolulu Kick Off Party
THIS THURSDAY! Celebrate the New Year with your AIA Family & Friends!
Attend the Kickoff Party, Thursday, January 26!
Join us for a joint Kick-Off Party with AIA Honolulu and AIA Hawaii State Council at the Center for Architecture! Bring your colleague(s), friend(s) and spouse for a fun evening with great networking.
Come meet your new 2017 Board and hear what the year will bring. We will also be celebrating our Newly Licensed Architects. View Flyer.
When: Thursday, Jan. 26 from 5pm - 8pm
Where: Center for Architecture
Refreshments: Included in the price are two drinks and delicious heavy pupus.
Cost: $40 for AIA Members (AIA, FAIA, ME, Allied), $30 for Assoc. AIA Members, $50 for Non-Members and $20 for Students until Jan. 25. At the Door fee is $60 for members and non-members.
Sponsor a Newly Licensed Architect, $100 - Incl. 2 tickets (newbie + sponsor)
To become a "Newly Licensed Architect Sponsors" just pick that option during online party registration and follow the instructions. Newly Licensed Architect Sponsor Flyer.
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View our 2017 Sponsorship prospectus and start your partnership with AIA Honolulu today.
Action Required! General Membership Meeting Survey
Need Your Input! A Chance to Win 1 Year's Worth of Free GMM's!
Take Short GMM Survey Now! Deadline: Friday, Feb 3.
The General Membership Meeting (GMM) Task Force is looking for your input on how we can enhance the quality of our GMMs to provide maximum benefit to our membership.
Please take a minute to complete this online survey and give us your feedback so we can continue to improve our GMMs in 2017 and beyond
Win One Year's Worth of Free GMM's! One lucky person who completes this survey will also win a complimentary registration for all GMMs in 2017! Your participation is very important, and all responses will remain confidential.
Upcoming AIA Honolulu Meeting & Events
Feb 8: Attend CICH's Shinnen Enkai
RSVP Online! AIA Honolulu members are invited to celebrate the New Year and the upcoming Legislative Session with other construction industry leaders and public officials at the Construction Industry Council of Hawaii’s (CICH) Traditional Shinnen Enkai or New Year’s Celebration. View SHPD Flyer.
When: Wednesday, February 8 from 5:30pm-7:30pm
Where: Artizen by MW in the Hawai’i State Art Museum
This will be an excellent opportunity to learn about related industry issues and meet with your counterparts in the industry and the legislators who will be driving the important issues during the coming session.
Questions? Email Louis Fung, AIA, State Council President.
Feb 9: Young Architects Forum (YAF) Pau Hana: What is YAF?
RSVP TODAY!What is YAF? Join us in Kaka’ako for an evening of networking with our sister organizations. Get your questions answered about YAF from Kris and Vanessa (YAF Chair and Vice-Chair) and see what we have planned for 2017. This event is open to all young professionals in the construction industry. Help us spread the word and bring your friends and colleagues.
Where: Village Bottle Shop & Tasting Room
When: Thursday, Feb. 9, 5:30-7 pm
The local committee of YAF is a part of AIA Honolulu and meets the 2nd Thursday of each month. YAF Honolulu welcomes professionals that are: nearly licensed, newly licensed, and out to ten years of licensure.
Cost: Free (buy your own pupus and drinks). Please RSVP for planning purposes.
Feb 13: Attend a SHPD Educational Workshop (3 HSW)
Register Online! Monday, Feb. 13, 9am-12pm at the Center For Architecture, AIA Honolulu presents an educational workshop by the State Historic Preservation Division (SHPD).
Program Outline: What is SHPD and how is SHPD organized, Types or reviews and Triggers, Submitting to SHPD and SHPD Programs: Inventory of Historic Properties and Register of Historic Places.
Speakers: Dr. Alan Downer, Administrator, SHPD, Deputy Historic Preservation Officer; Hinano Rodrigues, History and Culture Branch Chief, SHPD; Kaiwi Nui Yoon, Architectural Branch Chief, SHPD; Dr. Susan Lebo, Archaeology Branch Chief, SHP.
Neighbor Islands! If interested to attend via Go-To-Meeting please choose that option when registering.
Cost: $25 AIA members / $40 non-members.
Partnering with the Hawaii Dep. of Land & Natural Resources
Feb 15 & 16: FEMA Substantial Improvement/Substantial Damage Workshop (4 HSW)
Workshop is worth 4 AIA/CES (HSW). AIA Honolulu is the registered provider.
This 1-day FEMA-led training will provide an overview of the critical components if renovating or rehabilitating certain existing structures located in high hazard flood zones.
Date/Time/Location: Feb. 15 Maui: Maui Arts & Cultural Center; Feb. 16 Oahu: Manoa Grand Ballroom.
Topic: Substantial Imprv/Substantial Damage Workshop
Register: Register Maui Feb 15 or Register Oahu Feb 16. Seating is limited. Registration ends Feb. 8.
Associate AIA Update
Feb 2: Attend 5.0 ARE Prep Session "Practice Management"
Thursday, Feb. 2, 5:00-7pm at the Center for Architecture. $10/AIA/AIAS members & $20/non-members.
AXP, ARE, & Licensure Questions? From 5:00pm-5:40pm our ARE Prep Session chairs Jason DeMarco, AIA and Todd Hassler, AIA will be available for one-on-one mentoring regarding AXP, ARE, and licensure.
January Topic: We will be covered ARE 5.0 Practice Management and the corresponding ARE 4.0 exams that we’re covering are Construction Documents & Services and Programming, Planning, & Practice. We will also review the ARE 4.0 PPP vignette.
Neighbor Islands! If interested to attend via Go-To-Meeting please choose that option when registering.
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Feb 2: McKeon Door Company Presents: “Fire Door Systems, a Guide to Code Compliance” (5 HSW)
This Code 50 AIA-sponsored IBC Seminar (based on the 2012 IBC) will educate and enlighten participants about innovative solutions for merging fire and life safety with open designs. View Presentation Flyer.
When: Thursday, Feb. 2, 9am–3pm (Lunch will be provided)
Where: Center for Architecture, Honolulu
Receive 5 AIA-HSWLUs (or .5 ICC-CEUs) for attending!
Don’t miss out - Space is limited! Register today by emailing Rachel Franklin or call her at (949) 392-8641. Registration deadline is January 27.
AIA Honolulu Member Update
Kevin Wilcock, AIA, LEED AP on Advisory Committee of the AIA Committee on Design
We are pleased to announce that our very own AIA Honolulu member, Kevin Wilcock AIA LEED AP, was recently appointed by 2017 National AIA President, Thomas Vonier, FAIA to serve on the Advisory Group of the AIA’s 2017 Committee on Design.
Kevin has been a member of AIA since 1993 and served in the San Francisco Chapter of the AIA Housing and Design for Aging Committees. In 2013, Kevin was appointed to the AIA Committee on Design Advisory Group as Secretary. He currently holds the position of treasurer. Congratulations from AIA Honolulu!
Kevin Wilcock, AIA LEED AP has joined the RIM Architects, Hawaii office as a Principal in the firm to work closely with Kurt Mitchell, Managing Principal, utilizing his 30+ years of experience in architecture and planning with a focus on multi-family affordable and market rate housing. Kevin earned a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Oregon. Kevin has a portfolio of work from his 20 years practicing in San Francisco Bay Area that include more than 30 development projects totaling more than 3000 housing units.
AIA National Updates
Contract Software Prices Mostly Unchanged for 2017
Prices for certain AIA Contract Document software products modestly increased for 2017. Prices increased less than 3% for single-user, 5-user, and 10-user licenses. Single document prices were unchanged for members. Click here for a full list of prices.
Last Call: 2017 AIA/AF Scholarships
The Diversity Advancement Scholarship and Payette Sho-Ping Chin Memorial Academic Scholarship applications are due January 25. These scholarships are available to a wide-range of students pursuing a degree in architecture. Click here to view eligibility requirements.
Experience breathtaking architecture in 2017
Just listed in Departures Magazine, Architectural Adventures allows you to engage with the past, present, and future of building and design across the globe in destinations including London, Italy, Chicago, Barcelona, Portugal and Spain, the Danube River and China. Make memories in 2017 with Architectural Adventures.
- Book now at architecturaladventures.org
Mark Your Calendar – 2017 AIA National Events
- March 9-10: Grassroots Leadership Conference - Online Registration Open!
- April 27–29: AIA Conference on Architecture in Orlando - Online Registration Open!
- June 14-16: State Government Network Annual Meeting
- July 19-21: SpeakUp 2017
AIA Honolulu Job Board
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One Job Listed on our Job Board
Jobs are posted for 1 month. Posting fee: $25/members, $40/non-members.
- .....go to the AIA Honolulu Job Board for more information.
Upcoming Events in the Community
University of Hawaii School of Architecture Events
Jan 30: Healoha Johnston Lecture, 6 pm
Join friends and colleagues of the UHM School of Architecture on Monday, January 30 at 6 pm for the first lecture of our spring 2017 Wave Sets series, welcoming Healoha Johnston, Curator, Arts of Hawai‘i, Honolulu Museum of Art, who will speak on “Symbolism and Conceptualism in Visual Production in Hawai‘i.” Reception immediately following.
Feb. 9: 2 X 2 Ferraro Choi X Urban Works
The faculty of the School of Architecture at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa cordially invites you to the opening of a special exhibition presenting recent projects by two of Honolulu’s most distinguished design practices.
Attend on Thu, Feb. 9, 6–8 pm at the The Haigo and Irene Shen Architecture Gallery, 2410 Campus Road. Guitar and cello by Luke Trimble & Anna Callner. RSVP by emaiing Eva Sekimoto or call 808-956-0488 by Frid, Feb. 3. Limited complimentary parking.
OTHER COMMUNITY EVENTS
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Jan 25: New Year: New Business Development Strategy
Marketing & Business Development Symposium by SMPS Hawaii.
Date/Time/Location: Wednesday, Jan. 25, 11:00am-7:00pm, Hilton Hawaiian Village
Topic: New Business Development Strategy
Register: Click here to register online -
Feb 28: Envision Sustainability Professional Accreditation Workshop
This full day workshop, facilitated by Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI)-approved trainers.
Date/Time/Location: Tuesday, Feb. 28, 8:30am-4:30pm, Pearl Country Club, Room 2
Topic: Envision Sustainability Professional Accreditation Workshop
Register: Register online or call Jon Young at 808.754.2931 for questions.
2017 Annual Sponsorship Opportunities
Become a Sponsor and Show Your Support
2017 Annual Sponsorship! Interested in increased visibility throughout the entire year? Sign up today for 12 continuous months of benefits!
View our 2017 Sponsorship prospectus and start your partnership with AIA Honolulu today. Sponsor Your Chapter Today & Add Your Firm Logo Here!
Questions? Email Camilla Nicholas, AIA Honolulu or call (808) 628-7245.