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NewsBeat ASLA Hawaii Honors Best in Design Walters, Kimura, Motoda, Inc. earned the ASLA’s highest design honor for the No. 1 Capitol District Building, Courtyard Revitalization & Other Improvements. The Hawaii chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) recognized the state’s top landscape architectural design projects and individuals at its 2012 Design Awards gala on Sept. 14 at The Pacific Club. Eleven awards were handed out to five local landscape architectural design companies for projects on Oahu, the Big Island, Kauai and Guam. Walters, Kimura, Motoda, Inc. earned the evening’s highest honor, the Award of Excellence in the general design category for the No. 1 Capitol District Building, Courtyard Revitalization & Other Improvements. “The Design Awards offer a terrific opportunity for us to recognize Hawaii’s most outstanding professionals and firms in our industry,” says Brian Wolf of Belt Collins Hawaii and ASLA Hawaii president. “Not only do the winning projects represent phenomenal work, they also remind us of the important role landscape architecture plays in the overall building process.” In addition to the project awards, ASLA Hawaii also recognized four individuals with the Pookela Lifetime Achievement Award, given to local landscape architects who have made significant contributions to the field and have changed the way we look at landscape architecture. The recipients are: W. Frank Brant; James R. Bell; the late Richard Tongg, Hawaii’s first licensed landscape architect; and the late Catherine Thompson, Hawaii’s first female landscape architect. Two non-landscape architecture organizations were presented with the Malama Aina Award for their distinctive efforts in promoting the preservation and enhancement of the landscape in Hawaii. They are the Friends of Hawaii Botanical Gardens and Auwahi Forest Restoration. The remaining 10 project awards include: Honor Awards • Walters, Kimura, Motoda, Inc. — University of Hawaii at Manoa: Center for Microbial Oceanography: Research and Education (C-MORE) Hale; category: general design 6 | BUILDING INDUSTRY | NOVEMBER 2012 • Stephen Haus — Outdoor Living in Manoa; category; residential design • Walters, Kimura, Motoda, Inc. — Marine Corps Base Guam – Installation Appearance Plan (IAP); category: planning and analysis Merit Awards • Ki Concepts LLC — NFL Youth Education Town Hawaii, Nanakuli; category: general design • PBR Hawaii & Associates Inc. — Punahou School: Omidyar K-1 Neighborhood; category: general design • Belt Collins Hawaii — Aalapapa Residence; category: residential design • Belt Collins Hawaii — Kakaako Form Base Code Planning; category: planning and analysis • PBR Hawaii & Associates, Inc. — University of Hawaii West Oahu Non-Campus Lands Urban Design Plan; category: planning and analysis • PBR Hawaii & Associates, Inc. — Ke Ala Hele Makalae Signage Program; category: research and communications

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Building Industry Magazine - November 2012

CONTENTS
MAUI What Is the mood on Maui ?
EQUIPMENT UPDATE
ROOFING From vegetative roof systems to reflective metal
NEWS BEAT
Best in Design Honored by ASLA Hawaii
Hilton Unveils Updated Coral Ballroom
Weikert Takes Command at NAVFAC Pacific
Lalamilo Phase 2 on Big Island Breaks Ground
Nawahine wins SBA national award
Work Under Way at Iolani School’s Sullivan Center
Hilton Waikoloa Wraps Up $15M Revamp
NAWIC Installs New Officers
DEPARTMENTS
Editor’s Corner
Datebook
Best Practices - Does Every Project Achieve Your Planned Profit?
Contracts Awarded
Low Bids
Spotlight on Success: Marianist Center of Hawaii
Newsmakers
New Products

Building Industry Magazine - November 2012