Jury Day - Professional Category
2025-06-07 08:30 - 13:00 (Pacific/Honolulu) | HI

Emerging Professionals Committee Meeting
2025-06-10 12:00 - 13:00 | AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture, 828 Fort Street Mall, Suite 100, Honolulu, HI, 96813, United States
Help Plan for the FUTURE!

Join the Emerging Professional Committee

Membership in the Emerging Professionals committee (EPC) is open to all AIA Honolulu members, but primarily geared toward Associate members and Architects licensed less than 10 years.

The EPC is dedicated to being a voice to express the needs of all emerging professional AIA and Associate AIA members within AIA Honolulu towards career advancement and professional development, working strategically with the various AIA committees and leaders towards steering and developing events and initiatives to serve the unique needs of young professionals.

Emerging Professionals Activities Needs Planning

Pau Hana – After work networking and socializing.
Firm Tour & Lecture – Firms host a lecture and provide a brief tour of their office.
Panel Discussion/Workshop – Panelists represent experts within the given subject area and workshops allow hands-on activities or interactive training. Discussion items include (but are not limited to) career advancement, starting a firm, leadership/early career development, career alternatives (within and beyond traditional practice), work/life balance.

Emerging Professionals Committee Goals

The EPC is a collective voice for all emerging professionals, especially Associate AIA members, whose numbers continue to grow.
Work strategically with the chapter Executive, the Young Architects Forum (YAF), the ARE Prep program, the Mentorship Program, and state licensing advisor towards coordinating events and initiatives to serve the unique needs of recent and future architects and practitioners.
Connects with other EPC’s in AIA chapters around the country to understand, learn from, and continually exchange information on trends, programs, etc. to better help emerging professionals.
Represents the unique interests of all backgrounds regardless of experience level, race, gender, sexual orientation or physical ability.
Provides valuable leadership opportunities to members of the committee and those looking to get involved who currently have limited opportunity.

Questions or Want to Join the Committee?

For questions about the EPC committee or to join, please email Reece Bonilla, AIA our EPC Committee Chair.

EDI Meeting
2025-06-12 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-07-10 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-08-14 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-09-11 12:00 - 13:00 | AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture, 828 Fort Street Mall, Suite 100, Honolulu, HI, 96813, United States

Executive Committee Meeting
2025-06-13 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-07-11 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-08-01 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-09-05 12:00 - 13:00 | HI

Jury Day - Student Category
2025-06-14 09:00 - 12:00 | HI

Small Firm Exchange
2025-06-19 17:30 - 19:00 | Virtual (Microsoft Teams)
Small Firm Exchange (SFx)
The Small Firm Exchange will meet monthly every third Thursday from 5:30-7pm, unless noted.
SFX focuses on engaging small firms to support the professional and business development, leadership, and growth of the many members of existing and aspiring small practices throughout the chapter.

Email Jason for login information at Jason@polyline.design.
RSVP: RSVP for the SFx meeting below.

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CANstruction: Can Orders Due
2025-06-20 08:00 - 17:00 | HI

Legislative Advocacy Group Meeting (local)
2025-06-27 12:00 - 13:00 | AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture, 828 Fort Street Mall, Suite 100, Honolulu, HI, 96813, United States

AIA / GCA / ACECH Committee Meeting
2025-07-02 16:00 - 17:00, 2025-08-06 16:00 - 17:00, 2025-09-03 16:00 - 17:00, 2025-10-01 16:00 - 17:00 | AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture, 828 Fort Street Mall, Suite 100, Honolulu, HI, 96813, United States

Small Firm Exchange
2025-07-17 17:30 - 19:00, 2025-08-21 17:30 - 19:00, 2025-09-18 17:30 - 19:00 | Virtual (Zoom)
Small Firm Exchange (SFx)
The Small Firm Exchange will meet monthly every third Thursday from 5:30-7pm, unless noted.
SFX focuses on engaging small firms to support the professional and business development, leadership, and growth of the many members of existing and aspiring small practices throughout the chapter.
RSVP: RSVP for the SFx meeting below.

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AIA Legislative Update Panel
2025-08-05 11:30 - 13:00 | AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture, 828 Fort Street Mall, Suite 100, Honolulu, HI, 96813, United States
Open to all active AIA Honolulu Members!
Join us for an overview of key legislation and state actions from this year that impact architects and the built environment by our AIA Legislative Advocacy Committee (LAC).
This will be a panel session update by our LAC co-chairs Julie Lam, Assoc. AIA, Reid Mizue, AIA, and Lorena Yamamoto, AIA.
The event will end with Q&A session. Bring your own lunch.
WHEN: Tuesday, August 5 from 11:30am-12pm
WHERE: Center for Architecture, 828 Fort Street Mall, Suite 100, Honolulu
Event Overview:
11:30am Check in
12:00pm Event Starts
1:00pm Event Ends with Q&A

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Emerging Professionals Committee Meeting
2025-08-07 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual (Microsoft Teams)
Help Plan for the FUTURE!
Join the Emerging Professional Committee
Membership in the Emerging Professionals committee (EPC) is open to all AIA Honolulu members, but primarily geared toward Associate members and Architects licensed less than 10 years.
The EPC is dedicated to being a voice to express the needs of all emerging professional AIA and Associate AIA members within AIA Honolulu towards career advancement and professional development, working strategically with the various AIA committees and leaders towards steering and developing events and initiatives to serve the unique needs of young professionals.

Click HERE to Join Teams Meeting
Meeting ID: 993 680 602 570Passcode: [REDACTED] August Meeting Agenda:Our August meeting will be virtual to discuss the latest EP mentimeter results and the below:

LT Site Tour/Pau Hana, September 10
Don’t Be Afraid of Architecture, October
End-of-Year Party
Any other events that peak your interest!

Emerging Professionals Activities Needs Planning

Pau Hana – After work networking and socializing.
Firm Tour & Lecture – Firms host a lecture and provide a brief tour of their office.
Panel Discussion/Workshop – Panelists represent experts within the given subject area and workshops allow hands-on activities or interactive training. Discussion items include (but are not limited to) career advancement, starting a firm, leadership/early career development, career alternatives (within and beyond traditional practice), work/life balance.

Emerging Professionals Committee Goals

The EPC is a collective voice for all emerging professionals, especially Associate AIA members, whose numbers continue to grow.
Work strategically with the chapter Executive, the Young Architects Forum (YAF), the ARE Prep program, the Mentorship Program, and state licensing advisor towards coordinating events and initiatives to serve the unique needs of recent and future architects and practitioners.
Connects with other EPC’s in AIA chapters around the country to understand, learn from, and continually exchange information on trends, programs, etc. to better help emerging professionals.
Represents the unique interests of all backgrounds regardless of experience level, race, gender, sexual orientation or physical ability.
Provides valuable leadership opportunities to members of the committee and those looking to get involved who currently have limited opportunity.

Questions or Want to Join the Committee?
For questions about the EPC committee or to join, please email Reece Bonilla, AIA our EPC Committee Chair.

Hawaii Food Bank Volunteer Day
2025-08-09 08:00 - 12:00 | Hawaii Foodbank, 2611 Kilihau St., Honolulu, HI, 96819, United States
Food 4 Keiki Packing
Volunteer Day with AIA Honolulu!
Volunteers are needed to help pack 7,000 bags of food for
Hawai’i Foodbank’s school pantry program across O`ahu and Kaua`i.
Volunteers will be working inside the HFB warehouse at
2611 Kilihau St., Honolulu, HI 96819.
Who CAN Participate? This activity is open to individuals 16 or older and volunteers must be able to stand, bend, lift (up to 30 lbs), and perform repetitive movements the entire shift.
RSVP Required: Please RSVP below by Friday, August 1. Please RSVP below so we can forward your contact information to the Hawaii Foodbank.
Questions: Email Lisa Nguyen Canstruction Committee Co-Chair.
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HPA Walking Tour Meeting
2025-08-28 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-09-10 12:00 - 13:00 | AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture, 828 Fort Street Mall, Suite 100, Honolulu, HI, 96813, United States

Legislative Advocacy Group Meeting
2025-08-29 12:00 - 13:00 | AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture, 828 Fort Street Mall, Suite 100, Honolulu, HI, 96813, United States

NAVFAC Hawaii Industry Engagement Meeting
2025-09-03 10:00 | NAVFAC Hawaii Compound, Marshall Road, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, HI, 96860, United States
This meeting is filled. For more information, contact AIA Honolulu.

Emerging Professional Development Committee Meeting
2025-09-04 12:00 - 13:00 | AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture, 828 Fort Street Mall, Suite 100, Honolulu, HI, 96813, United States

EDI Meeting
2025-09-11 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual (Zoom)
