Local Chapter Awards
Malama ʻĀina Award
2021 Recipient: University of Hawai‘i Community Design Center, Cathi Ho Schar
The Malama `Aina Award recognizes individuals or organizations outside the field of Landscape Architecture for distinctive efforts in promoting the preservation and enhancement of the landscape in Hawaii.
Past recipients:
Auwahi Forest Restoration project on Maui and the Friends of Honolulu Botanical Gardens, Mayor Jeremy Harris, The Outdoor Circle, Hawaii Community Develop Authority, Beatrice Krauss, Department of Land and Natural Resources, Kaulunani Urban Forestry Program, National Tropical Botanical Gardens (Chipper Wichman), the City Urban Forestry Division (Stan Oka).
Po'okela Award
2021 Recipients: Joel Kurokawa, Thomas S. Witten
This award means "striving for the best, commitment to excellence, champion, or pinnacle of excellence." This award recognizes local Landscape Architects who have made significant contributions and changed the way we look at landscape architecture.
Past recipients:
Catherine and Robert Thompson, Richard Tongg, James R. Bell, W. Frank Brandt, Juli M. Kimura Walters, George S. Walters, Paul Weissich, Tom Papandrew, Raymond Cain, Alan Kutsunai, Judith Stilgenbauer, and Christopher Dacus.
Kupukupu Award
2021 Recipients: Kelsey Wai, Nicole Swanson
Kupu in Hawaiian means, “Sprout, growth; offspring; upstart, as one rising suddenly and conspicuously to high position." Kupukupu, like the native Hawaiian fern, is someone or something new and young that is breaking through the ground vertically.
The Kupukupu Award recognizes an individual showing promise of making contributions to the profession of landscape architecture through leadership, design, communication, and service. Nominee must be an ASLA Hawaii Chapter member and an emerging professional in their first five years of practice following graduation from either an undergraduate or graduate program.
2021 Professional Award Winners
General Design: Award of Excellence
Punahou School Kosasa Grades 2-3 Neighborhood PBR HAWAII & Associates, Inc.
General Design: Merit Award
The Westin Nanea Ocean Villas, Ka‘anapali
Walters Kimura Motoda, Inc.
General Design: Merit Award
Administration & Allied Health Facility at the University of Hawai‘i - West O‘ahu
Belt Collins Hawaii LLC
Planning & Analysis: Honor Award
Hā‘ena State Park Master Plan
PBR HAWAII & Associates, Inc.
Residential Design: Merit Award
Puakō Beach Residence
Loriann Gordon, Landscape Architect, LLC
Research & Communications: Honor Award
Lake Wilson: Wahiawā Freshwater State Recreation Area
University of Hawai‘i Community Design Center/Judith Stilgenbauer (PI), et al.
General Design: Honor Award
Kalaniho‘okahā Community Learning Center Nānākuli Dana Anne Yee, Landscape Architect, LLC
General Design: Merit Award
Enhancement at the Royal Grove, Royal Hawaiian Center
Walters Kimura Motoda, Inc.
Planning & Analysis: Award of Excellence
South Shore Promenade & Coastal Open Space Network Study
University of Hawai‘i Community Design Center/Judith Stilgenbauer (PI), et al.
Residential Design: Merit Award
Wai‘alae Golf Course Residence
HHF Planners
Residential Design: Merit Award
Pōhinahina Residence Renovation
Loriann Gordon, Landscape Architect, LLC
Research & Communications: Honor Award
"Our Stories of the History of Landscape Architecture in Hawai‘i - Chapter II"
Dana Anne Yee, Landscape Architect, LLC
Living Edge: Waikiki Memorial Park
Lynn Mayekawa, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
2021 Student Award Winners
Honor Award
Restoring Symbiotic Aquaculture
Shun Ishimine, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Honor Award
What it means to be a stream: resurrecting channelized streams,
community, & resiliency on O‘ahu
Jay Moorman, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Merit Award
Honor Award
Lessons from the Lo‘i, Lo‘i Wai & Kuana: Rejuvenating Biocultural Infrastructure
Matthew Higa, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Merit Award
Flowing into the Bishop
Emily Sobolewski Knight, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Merit Award
Site Design Studio: Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum
Delphine Homerowski, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Merit Award
Nupaikini - Towards a New Hawaiian Design
Jonathan Stanich, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
2018 Professional Award Winners
General Design: Award of Excellence
Punahou School-Kosasa Community 4-5 Ph 1A Honolulu, HI
Punahou School-Kosasa Community 4-5 Ph 1A Honolulu, HI
Punahou School-Kosasa Community 4-5 Ph 1A Honolulu, HI
Punahou School-Kosasa Community 4-5 Ph 1A Honolulu, HI
General Design: Honor Award
International Market Place Honolulu, HI
International Market Place Honolulu, HI
International Market Place Honolulu, HI
International Market Place Honolulu, HI
General Design: Merit Award
Westin Resort Haitang Bay Hainan, China
Westin Resort Haitang Bay Hainan, China
Westin Resort Haitang Bay Hainan, China
Westin Resort Haitang Bay Hainan, China
General Design: Merit Award
University of Hawaii Culinary Institute of the Pacific Honolulu, HI
University of Hawaii Culinary Institute of the Pacific Honolulu, HI
University of Hawaii Culinary Institute of the Pacific Honolulu, HI
University of Hawaii Culinary Institute of the Pacific Honolulu, HI
Planning & Analysis: Award of Excellence
Ward Village Streetscape Concepts Honolulu, HI
Ward Village Streetscape Concepts Honolulu, HI
Ward Village Streetscape Concepts Honolulu, HI
Ward Village Streetscape Concepts Honolulu, HI
Planning & Analysis: Merit Award
South Kauai Community Plan Island of Kauai
South Kauai Community Plan Island of Kauai
South Kauai Community Plan Island of Kauai
South Kauai Community Plan Island of Kauai
Residential Design: Award of Excellence
Aina Haina Residence Honolulu, HI
Aina Haina Residence Honolulu, HI
Aina Haina Residence Honolulu, HI
Aina Haina Residence Honolulu, HI
Residential Design: Merit Award
KD2 Residence Kailua-Kona, HI
KD2 Residence Kailua-Kona, HI
KD2 Residence Kailua-Kona, HI
KD2 Residence Kailua-Kona, HI
Residential Design: Merit Award
Park Lane Ala Moana Honolulu, HI
Park Lane Ala Moana Honolulu, HI
Park Lane Ala Moana Honolulu, HI
Park Lane Ala Moana Honolulu, HI
Research & Communication:
Award of Excellence
Wells Park Master Plan & Wailuku Civic Complex Community Outreach Wailuku, Maui
Wells Park Master Plan & Wailuku Civic Complex Community Outreach Wailuku, Maui
Wells Park Master Plan & Wailuku Civic Complex Community Outreach Wailuku, Maui
Wells Park Master Plan & Wailuku Civic Complex Community Outreach Wailuku, Maui
Research & Communication:
Honor Award
History of Landscape Architecture in Hawaii
History of Landscape Architecture in Hawaii
History of Landscape Architecture in Hawaii
History of Landscape Architecture in Hawaii
2018 Student Design Winners
Award of Excellence
Reinvigorate Wahiawa Freshwater Park Wahiawa, HI
Reinvigorate Wahiawa Freshwater Park Wahiawa, HI
Reinvigorate Wahiawa Freshwater Park Wahiawa, HI
Reinvigorate Wahiawa Freshwater Park Wahiawa, HI
Honor Award
Jonathan Quach, Thien Phuc Ngoc, Isabella Yu Ala Wai Canal - The Bridging of Opposites Honolulu, HI
Jonathan Quach, Thien Phuc Ngoc, Isabella Yu Ala Wai Canal - The Bridging of Opposites Honolulu, HI
Jonathan Quach, Thien Phuc Ngoc, Isabella Yu Ala Wai Canal - The Bridging of Opposites Honolulu, HI
Jonathan Quach, Thien Phuc Ngoc, Isabella Yu Ala Wai Canal - The Bridging of Opposites Honolulu, HI
Honor Award
A Heart for Kapalama Honolulu, HI
A Heart for Kapalama Honolulu, HI
A Heart for Kapalama Honolulu, HI
A Heart for Kapalama Honolulu, HI
2015 Award Winners
General Design: Award of Excellence
General Design: Honor Award
General Design: Merit Award
Planning & Analysis: Honor Award
Planning & Analysis: Merit Award
Research & Communication: Merit Award
Residential Design: Honor Award
Residential Design: Merit Award
Residential Design: Merit Award
General Design: Merit Award
Honorable Mention
General Design: Merit Award