Chinatown Urban Acupuncture Honolulu Hale Exhibition Reception

With the help of Territorial Savings Bank, Enterprise Honolulu, the City and County of Honolulu and Dean Sakamoto, the Chinatown Urban Acupuncture Exhibition Reception at the Honolulu Hale proved to be a success.  Big mahalo to Mayor Kirk Caldwell, Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland, Representative Karl Rhoads, Council Member Carol Fukunaga, Council Chair Ernest Martin, Leigh Doo and Mayor of Chinatown Dr. Joe Young for speaking, and to Panda Express, Uncle Tetsu's, Royal Kitchen and Empress Restaurant for catering the event! 

Following the reception, SHADE Summer Institute 2016 confirmed its Celebrate Waipahu TOD Action Plan with a possible collaboration with the Department of Planning and Permitting.

Here is a short photographic recap of Tuesday's event.

HPR-Is Honolulu Beautiful? Why Not?

With the help of Enterprise Honolulu, the City and County of Honolulu, Dean Sakamoto, and the 2015 SHADE summer interns, Hawaii Public Radio (HPR) welcomed SHADE to introduce the Chinatown Urban Acupuncture (CUA) project.  Downtown Honolulu is ever expanding, and with the introduction to the rail, it is important to understand how the community will adapt to the changes, and make this place not only more beautiful, but also inhabitable for the many different types of demographics as well.

Currently, the CUA project is on display at the Honolulu Hale Courtyard until March 10, 2016.

To read the full article and listen to the audio recording published to HPR's website click the link below:

 http://hawaiipublicradio.org/post/honolulu-beautiful-why-not

SHADE Presentation by Dean Sakamoto

When: 3:30pm on November 24, 2015

Location: Hawaii State Capitol Building

Dean Sakamoto presented the Chinatown Urban Acupuncture (CUA) project to
over 30 members of the State of Hawaii TOD Task Force and members of the
public at the State Capitol. Dean emphasized that Chinatown is only one of
twenty-one future Transit Oriented Districts (TOD) that need planning and
urban design. The CUA project is an alternative example of TOD planning
through intern training and professional mentorship. Honolulu's $7B rail
project is due be completed in less than 4-6 years. Special thanks to Senator
Suzanne Chun Oakland and Ben Villaflor, Sargent-At-Arms and their respective
staff.

Hawaii's Most Endangered Places 2015

November 13, 2015 at IBM Hawaii

Historichawaii.org

The Historic Hawaii Foundation  & The Howard Hughes Corporation in cooperation with HONOLULU Magazine & the Hawaii State Historic Preservation Division held a successful and informative Pau Hana event to discuss the 2015 Most Endangered Historic Sites in Hawai'i and how they are being saved. Interns Teresa Gabaylo and Woody Simpson from The Shade Institute gave a brief presentation on the group's findings and analysis of Historic Chinatown, including strategies proposed to improve the area culturally, physically, and economically.  Mahalo to all who participated!

Pau Hana & Kick-Off 2015 RECAP

November 03, 2015

AIA Center for Architecture, Honolulu

A big thank you everyone who attended the Pau Hana and Kick-Off 2015, the event was a success!

On November 3rd, the Shade Institute held a gathering at the AIA Center for Architecture to introduce the Chinatown Urban Acupuncture Project. Dean Sakamoto introduced the Shade Institute and spoke about the group's purpose and intent for improving the community through architecture and design. Shade interns Woody Simpson and Justin Wong followed with a presentation of their research, analyses, and overall experiences through their participation in the program. The presentations were then followed by food and drinks with discussion around a scale model of Chinatown.

Poster by Stephanie Chang    www.stephanieink.com