

Kailua High School Career Fair
On Friday, November 17, myself, Robyn Sweesy and Judith Stilgenbauer attended the Kailua High School Career Fair. As representatives of Landscape Architecture, we prepared a display, had a youtube video on loop, supplied handouts, and brought various literature for the students to read and leaf through. As we engaged the students in conversation, I often asked, "What do you think a landscape architect does?" Students surprised me with answers like "maybe a landscape architect


Inspiring the Next Gen of Female Leaders - Hackathon
The number of women in the field of architecture, engineering and construction are still very much lagging behind their male counter parts. As part of the initiatives to increase awareness and to inspire future female leaders to take action, Equity by Design or otherwise known as EQxD was created in California. It's grassroot efforts includes a Hackathon session which has been replicated throughout the nation, including within Honolulu on June 22. In the United States, wome


Sponsorship Spotlight: Beachside Lighting
In the month of November, we are featuring Beachside Lighting on our blog in appreciation for their sponsorship and support of our local chapter. Mahalo nui loa to Beachside Lighting! About Beachside Lighting: Beachside Lighting was started in Hawai'i in 1994 with the intent of building a reputable line of quality exterior lighting fixtures. This came as a result of wondering why so many ocean side estates on Honolulu's prestigious Kahala Avenue had landscape lighting that wa