Ki Concepts

Ki Concepts Landscape Architecture | Urban Design | Site Planning Great Design is evocative; it is experiential; and while not always understood, it is felt.

At Ki Concepts, we seek to explore, reveal and express the concept of “Ki” in how we work, collaborate and give form to our designs. Ki Concepts believes that Great Design should be the foundation of all we create and we strive for design excellence. Another driving force for Ki Concepts is the importance of leaving this world a better place for future generations. Not content to just simply mitig

ate and maintain, we develop solutions and relationships through our projects that enhance, improve and ultimately regenerate a place. We seek to use the design process as a tool to create healthy, sustainable outcomes for the short and long term. In order to create an unforgettable landscape, there is a sequence of actions to conceptualize and build an environment that meets our client’s vision and needs. At its best, it transcends function and the problem solving of site. Through thorough analysis and intuitive response to our client and site, a “Great Design” emerges, revealing and celebrating the spirit of place. Design is part art and part science, it is the act of creation and the creation itself; it is process and the product. At Ki Concepts the idea and practice of team is a crucial one. Particularly as a small firm, it comes down to people: who is doing the work and how we do it. The Ki Concepts team is comprised of a core group of individuals whose diverse expertise and passion includes landscape architecture, architecture, horticulture, arboriculture, planning, graphic design, business, and financial management. What binds us is our passion and commitment to Hawai`i, the `aina and its people. Together we pride ourselves on our collaborative approach utilizing our skills and talents which allows us to connect with our clients, other design professionals and key stakeholders, to identify, define and give form to each project’s unique vision. We believe in the power of synergy created by combining passion, knowledge and focus in an open exchange of ideas and possibilities while seeking creative, innovative yet practical solutions. We are led by two principals with experience from around the Pacific including Japan, Seattle, San Francisco and, for many years, the Hawaiian Islands. Ki Concepts team members are firmly rooted in Hawai`i but our experience hails from many places including Canada, San Francisco and Seattle. Our skills and expertise cover a broad spectrum of landscape planning and design and each member brings with them new and exciting design ideas. Our internal team rallies behind service, serving our clients and community with excellence. From listening and “reading between the lines”, our strong ability to communicate to the detailed management of our projects, Ki Concepts strives to provide exceptional service and innovation that continuously exceeds expectations.

Pāʻina time. 🎉 Last night we joined the design community at the Hawaiʻi Theatre for the 68th AIA Honolulu Design Awards ...
07/25/2026

Pāʻina time. 🎉 Last night we joined the design community at the Hawaiʻi Theatre for the 68th AIA Honolulu Design Awards — and we were so proud and grateful to be part of the teams behind two recognized projects.

🏆 Roosevelt High School Gymnasium (President Theodore Roosevelt High School - Hawaii)— Honorable Mention, Institutional

🏆 Liliʻuokalani Center (Lili’uokalani Center)— Community Impact Award

Our deepest mahalo to the prime consultants who brought us onto these teams: Ferraro Choi And Associates on Roosevelt High School Gymnasium and flansburgharchitects on Liliʻuokalani Center. It’s a privilege to shape the landscape alongside architects doing work of this caliber.

Mahalo also to AIA Honolulu for a night celebrating the best of design in Hawaiʻi.
Hoʻomaikaʻi to the landscapers; Island Landscaping— for the care you brought to both projects.

More on each project soon. Chee Hoo~

Iune 2026 — back on Tutuila! Energizing conversations this trip about how Nature-Based Solutions can strengthen village ...
07/09/2026

Iune 2026 — back on Tutuila! Energizing conversations this trip about how Nature-Based Solutions can strengthen village adaptation to rising tides, landslides, and flooding.

Part of our process: documenting existing conditions and finding opportunities to strengthen the infrastructure already in place.
Our process began with mapping existing conditions and identifying where we could build on infrastructure that’s already working.

Quick sketch of riparian corridor rehabilitation. Restoring these corridors increases floodable capacity, supports groundwater infiltration and filtration, buffers banks against erosion, and reduces sedimentation downstream.

Revetments do important work attenuating wave energy. Nature-Based Solutions can build on that foundation — adding runoff filtration, habitat, and systems that strengthen over time.

Existing revetments protect these shorelines from wave energy. NbS can complement them — layering in benefits like filtration, habitat, and living systems that adapt as conditions change.

Quick sketch — coralline habitat introduced to existing revetments, adding services to infrastructure that’s already working. This was one of our first explorations of how NbS can support what’s in place. The full toolkit we developed and shared in conversation with the American Samoa community, plus our design pamphlet, coming in a future post!

Ferraro Choi and Studio Kīpuka hosted an outreach table at Finafinau’s Mo Lo Tatou Lumana’i event. Grateful for the chance to talk story and learn from each other — hearing directly from each community about the flooding, erosion, and sedimentation challenges they face, and sharing Nature-Based Solutions that echo design principles already present in traditional Samoan resource management practices.

Sabrina K. Suluai-Mahuka, Executive Director of Finafinau, speaking to the importance of protecting our oceanic resources — reminding us that the ocean connects us all, and for American Samoa, sustains life itself, and is Fa’a Samoa.

Roosevelt High School Gym - Landscape Walkthrough!
Excited to announce that Roosevelt High School’s gym’s landscape is almost complete! The gym also serves as an Enhanced Hurri

Malaki 2026Office ViewsOffice StretchesOffice Visits (  )Site Visits (At Mid-Pacific)RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN SO MUCH RAINSit...
03/31/2026

Malaki 2026

Office Views
Office Stretches
Office Visits ( )
Site Visits (At Mid-Pacific)
RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN SO MUCH RAIN
Site Visits (Checking in on Stormwater Management Projects, at Honouliuli Middle School)
Primo Conference with
Floof McPufferson (Office name for our Manu o Ku chicklet neighbor)
Luncheon with some alumni currently working and .studio

And that’s March!

Χρόνια Πολλά, Zoe and Brandon! Both of you bring λόγος (logos), αρμονία (harmonia), ήθος (ethos), and αισθητική (aisthit...
02/27/2026

Χρόνια Πολλά, Zoe and Brandon! 
Both of you bring λόγος (logos), αρμονία (harmonia), ήθος (ethos), and αισθητική (aisthitikí) to the office — clarity, balance, character, and beautiful design thinking in everything you do.

Studio Kīpuka gathered with family and friends to ring in the holiday season. Happy Holidays to you all!We ate at  —so d...
12/13/2025

Studio Kīpuka gathered with family and friends to ring in the holiday season. Happy Holidays to you all!

We ate at —so delicious, with locally sourced ingredients that were beautifully crafted into ono plates. Full stomachs and full hearts tonight. 🌿😄

Wishing you all a warm, joyful season—rooted in good company and great food!

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1311 Kapiolani Boulevard #600
Honolulu, HI
96814

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Monday 8am - 6pm
Tuesday 8am - 6pm
Wednesday 8am - 6pm
Thursday 8am - 6pm
Friday 8am - 6pm

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+18089427061

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