BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//AIA Honolulu - ECPv6.18.4//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.aiahonolulu.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for AIA Honolulu REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Pacific/Honolulu BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-1000 TZOFFSETTO:-1000 TZNAME:HST DTSTART:20250101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20260310T160000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20260310T180000 DTSTAMP:20260303T212444Z CREATED:20260303T210710Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260303T212444Z UID:10001287-1773158400-1773165600@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:UHMoSA! Beyond Design: Leadership Advocacy + Stewardship DESCRIPTION:Blueprints for Leadership: A Series of Workshops (2 LUs) \n\n Empowering Architects at Every Stage of Their Career \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n Blueprints for Leadership is a dynamic series of workshops designed to help architects build essential skills in strategic thinking\, business acumen\, and effective management. Led by top experts in their fields\, each session offers premium instruction and meaningful networking opportunities. \n\n\n\n \n\n Whether you're just starting out or looking to refine your leadership toolkit\, these sessions are crafted to support your growth. Attend one or attend them all-each workshop stands alone but together forms a comprehensive professional development experience. \n\n\n \n\n\n #8 Blueprints for Leadership: How Work Gets Won \n\n Branding\, Relationships & Business Development for Architects \n\n Great architecture alone doesn’t guarantee that the next project will walk through the door. Successful firms must build strong reputations\, develop meaningful client relationships\, identify opportunities\, and effectively communicate why clients should choose them. \nThis session will explore how branding\, marketing\, and business development work together to help architectural firms win work. Mark Tawara\, FSMPS\, CPSM\, and Jason Takeuchi\, AIA\, NCARB\, NOMA\, will share practical perspectives on how firms build awareness\, develop relationships\, pursue opportunities\, and turn successful projects into repeat clients and referrals. Participants will also examine what influences a client’s selection of an architect—from technical competence and experience to trust\, reputation\, relationships\, and communication. \nMost importantly\, participants will learn that marketing and business development aren’t limited to principals or marketing staff. Architects at every career stage contribute to their firm’s brand and future success through the quality of their work\, the relationships they build\, and the way they represent their firm. \nThings to be covered during this presentation: \n\nUnderstand the distinct but interconnected roles of branding\, marketing\, and business development in architectural practice.\nExplore how clients select architects and the tangible and intangible factors that influence their decisions.\nUnderstand the business development cycle\, from building awareness and relationships to identifying opportunities\, winning work\, delivering exceptional service\, and generating repeat business and referrals.\nIdentify practical ways architects can contribute to marketing and business development at any stage of their career\, even if they are not directly responsible for selling or pursuing work.\n\n\n\n Welcome Speakers \n\n Mark Tawara\, FSMPS\, CPSM\, Honorary Affiliate of AIA Honolulu \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n Mark Tawara\, FSMPS\, CPSM\, is Principal and Co-Owner of Manageability\, a Hawaii-based management and marketing consulting firm serving organizations and businesses throughout the built environment. With more than 25 years of experience in marketing\, business development\, management\, and leadership within the architecture\, engineering\, and construction industry\, \n\n\n\n \n\n Mark has held executive leadership positions and founded multiple businesses throughout his career. He is a Fellow of the Society for Marketing Professional Services\, a Certified Professional Services Marketer\, and actively develops and facilitates leadership programs for AIA Honolulu\, ACEC Hawaii\, The Pacific Resource Partnership\, and other professional organizations. \nMark serves on the boards of the Hawaii Architectural Foundation\, the University of Hawaii Pacific Asian Center for Entrepreneurship\, and Ahahui Koa Anuenue\, the nonprofit fundraising arm of UH Athletics. Mark graduated from the University of Hawaii at Manoa Shidler College of Business and is an Honorary Affiliate of AIA Honolulu. \n\n\n Jason Takeuchi\, AIA\, NCARB\, NOMA \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n Jason Takeuchi\, AIA\, NCARB\, NOMA\, is a mission-driven architect at Ferraro Choi in Honolulu\, Hawaii. He is passionate about building resilience of his community through stewardship of the unique culture and environment of Hawaii and the Pacific. Jason received a Doctor of Architecture degree from the University of Hawaii. Jason currently serves as 2026-2028 At-Large Director on the National Board \n\n\n\n \n\n of The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and was 2024 Chair of the AIA National Young Architects Forum\, representing 20\,000 emerging architects globally. In his community\, Jason volunteers with the Liljestrand Foundation\, Hawaii Architectural Foundation and Scouting America’s Aloha Council. Jason is a recipient of the 2018 AIA Associates Award\, Building Design + Construction Magazine’s 40 Under 40 recognition and the 2023 AIA Young Architects Award. \n\n\n DATE: Friday\, October 23\nTIME: Workshop: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Pau Hana: 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM\nWHERE: Center for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100\, Honolulu\nCOST: $75 (Includes workshop and Pau Hana networking)\nCEU: 2 AIA/CES LUs \nPARKING: Click here for parking suggestions \n\n\n \n\n\n RSVP for Blueprints Session 8 \n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n $75.00 \n Tickets Available \n\n \n \n \n \n Blueprints For Registration 10.23.26 quantity \n - \n +\nYour browser must support JavaScript in order to purchase ticket(s).\n\n\n\n \n \n \n Attendee Information #1\n \n \n \n First Name:\n *\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n Last Name:\n *\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n AIA Designation:\n *\n \n \n AIA\n Assoc. 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FEMA 2-Day Multi-Hazard Workshop DESCRIPTION:CANCELLED FOR MARCH 12 &13!FEMA Building Science Branch\nHawaii 2-Day Multi-Hazard Construction Course / Maui Fires (DR-4724-HI) Multi-Hazard Construction Workshop\nFree | Open to AIA Honolulu Members | Max 30 Attendees | 13 HSW\n \nThis 2-day workshop is intended for design professionals as well as builders and property managers to understand the basic principles of designing and constructing residential buildings in Hawaii for multi-hazard resilience. View Workshop Flyer. \nThis workshop is similar to the 2-day residential construction field course (NDEMU Course G0386) in that it addresses the design of coastal residences to resist coastal flood\, high wind\, and other hazards common to the Continental United States (CONUS) and constructed using traditional wood frame construction techniques. \nHowever\, this content of this workshop has been expanded to provide additional details on designing coastal flood\, high wind\, wildfire and other hazards unique to Hawaii and U.S. territories outside CONUS as they apply to island housing design and construction techniques. \nThe workshop also addresses lessons learned from FEMA’s Mitigation Assessment Team (MAT) investigation of the August 2023 Maui Fires (DR-4724-HI) that can be incorporated into rebuilding of fire-damaged residences on Maui as well as new construction in coastal areas throughout Hawaii. \nTwo-Day Workshop Overview\nTopics Covered – Day 1: Thursday\, Mar 12\, 8am-5pm\n\nUnit 1: Introduction and Course Overview (60 minutes)Unit 1 introduces participants\, review course objectives\, and discusses recent local hazard events in Hawaii and Maui and lessons learned from FEMA P-2425\, Maui Fires Mitigation Assessment Team (MAT) Compendium Report. The unit includes multiple-choice questions throughout that act as an introductory knowledge check.\nUnit 2: Overview of Building Design Concepts (75 minutes)This unit discusses the design concepts that define a successful building\, including continuous load path\, avoiding flood and resisting wind\, applying best practices\, understating hazard risk and risk tolerance\, and hazard mitigation. Unit 2 concludes with an analysis of a vacant lot that discusses many of the concepts covered in this unit.\nUnit 3: Identifying and Estimating Hazard Loads (195 minutes)Unit 3 provides details on identifying and estimating various hazard loads including gravity loads (dead\, live)\, flood loads (hydrostatic\, hydrodynamic\, debris impact\, waves)\, high wind loads\, and earthquake loads and how they apply to load path design and the building envelope. This unit includes several exercises including finding coastal flood information\, wind load and load path knowledge checks\, and identifying “what’s wrong with this picture?”\nUnit 4: Siting and Defensible Space (45 minutes)This unit discusses siting and defensible space actions that can minimize the risk of coastal flood\, high wind\, and wildfire hazards for coastal residence in Hawaii. Unit 4 concludes with a “what’s wrong with this picture?” exercise and discussion questions as knowledge checks\n\nTopics Covered – Day 2: Friday\, Mar 13\, 8am-5pm\n\nUnit 5: Roof Systems (90 minutes)Unit 5 reviews traditional and island housing roof systems\, and discusses how to protect roof system components from high wind and fire events in Hawaii. The unit contains knowledge checks including “what’s wrong with this picture?” images and multiple-choice questions.\nUnit 6: Walls\, Openings\, and Other Structural Elements (90 minutes)This unit reviews and discusses best practices for protecting exterior walls\, openings\, building utility systems\, and appurtenances from flood and wind events; with additional considerations for wildfire resilience. Unit 6 concludes with a “what’s wrong with this picture?” activity.\nUnit 7: Design and Construction of the Foundation (90 minutes)Unit 7 addresses various foundation types and requirements\, foundation loads\, design considerations and best practices for shallow and deep foundations. The unit contains knowledge checks including “what’s wrong with this picture?” images and multiple-choice questions.\nUnit 8: Maintaining the Building (45 minutes)This unit reviews general and specific maintenance techniques for residential coastal buildings in Hawaii\, discusses the implications of design choices on maintenance\, addresses maintenance versus retrofitting. Unit 8 includes “what went wrong?” images to reinforce maintenance concepts.\nUnit 9: Final Exam and Conclusion (90 minutes)Unit 9 includes a final exam followed by a review of course objectives. The unit concludes the workshop with a course evaluation and graduation. URL:https://www.aiahonolulu.org/event/2026-fema/ LOCATION:AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture\, 828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100\, Honolulu\, HI\, 96813\, United States CATEGORIES:Professional Development GEO:21.3087965;-157.863266 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture 828 Fort Street Mall Suite 100 Honolulu HI 96813 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=828 Fort Street Mall\, Suite 100:geo:-157.863266,21.3087965 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20260328T120000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20260328T140000 DTSTAMP:20260313T181517Z CREATED:20260207T004157Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260313T181517Z UID:10001268-1774699200-1774706400@www.aiahonolulu.org SUMMARY:AIA Book Club: Nature Behind Barbed Wire DESCRIPTION:Designing Conversations:AIA Hawai’i Book Club\nEach quarter\, we’ll gather around a book tangential to architecture-think design\, culture\, place\, history\, climate\, or the forces that shape the built environment in unexpected ways. The event features a compelling guest speaker who will draw out the book’s big ideas and connect them to practice in Hawaiʻi\, all hosted at a cool\, thoughtfully chosen venue. \nWhether you’ve read every page\, skimmed the introduction\, or are just coming for the conversation\, the AIA Hawaiʻi Book Club is about shared curiosity and expanding how we think about our work and our world. \nBook Club #1: At the Hawaii Plantation Village Mar 28!\n \nFor our first Book Club\, we have chosen “Nature Behind Barbed Wire: An Environmental History of the Japanese American Incarceration” by Connie Chang. \nCopies of the book are available at the Center for Architecture for $25\, or via Amazon/the publisher. \nGood News: You do NOT have to read the book to attend. Join us for an engaging conversation designed for anyone curious about architecture and its broader context. \n\nOur first featured guest speaker will be Christine Ogura\, NPS Superintendent for the Honouliuli National Historic Site. \nOgura has worked for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for 14 years. She worked for the late U.S. Congresswoman Patsy T. Mink and for non-profits acquiring lands for the NPS and supported international conservation efforts in more than 10 countries. (Read more). \nWhen: Saturday\, March 28 from 12:00pm-2:00pmWhere: Hawai’i Plantation Village\, 94-695 Waipahu St\, Waipahu\, HI 96797Cost: FreeParking: Free \n\n\n \n \n RSVP for Book Club #1\n \n "*" indicates required fields \n \n Name*\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n AIA DesignationAIAAssoc. AIAAIA MEFAIAAllied MemberHon. AffiliateNon-MemberEmail*\n \n \n Submit \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nMahalo Centennial Club Sponsors URL:https://www.aiahonolulu.org/event/first-book-club/ LOCATION:Hawai‘i Plantation Village\, 94-695 Waipahu St\, Waipahu\, HI\, 96797\, United States CATEGORIES:Community Events,Professional Development GEO:21.3944872;-157.9929734 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Hawai‘i Plantation Village 94-695 Waipahu St Waipahu HI 96797 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=94-695 Waipahu St:geo:-157.9929734,21.3944872 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR