The Hawai‘i Housing Lab is a research-based design platform exploring Holistic Housing for the Hawaiian archipelago and the rest of the world.

Hawai‘i Housing Lab

UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI‘I AT MĀNOA & HAWAI‘I PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY:
Hawai‘i Housing Lab was ignited by a collaboration between the Hawai‘i Public Housing Authority and the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.

HHL was initially created to document, collect, and communicate knowledge derived from the Future of Hawai‘i’s Housing research project conducted independently through the UH Community Design Center platform. This effort was made possible thanks to the kindness and generosity of the 30 families we interviewed across the archipelago, and to the close collaboration with Hakim Ouansafi, HPHA’s Executive Director, and his staff.

HAWAI‘I HOUSING LAB CO-FOUNDERS:
Karla Sierralta, AIA, Director
Brian Strawn, AIA

Future of Hawai‘i’s Housing Project

UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI‘I AT MĀNOA:
Principal Investigators:
Karla Sierralta, AIA, Associate Professor & Director Undergraduate Studies, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, School of Architecture
Brian Strawn, AIA, Director, Office of Planning & Spatial Experience, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa

UHCDC Research Associates:
Alison Chiu, John ‘Eiwa Colburn IX, Jason Hashimoto, Christina Holcom, Charles Palanza, Chris Songvilay, Sho Tetsutani, Griffin Ward, Hunter Wells

UHCDC Student Project Assistants:
Keola Annino, Micah Axalan, Airon Castaneda, Hunter-Bailey Kaimikaua, Keli‘i Kapali, Renz Laforteza, Beau Nakamori, Vivianne Nguyen, Rand Oshiro, Coby Shimabukuro Sanchez, Mackenzie Suess, Edwin Sun, Bryson Tabaniag, Areyn Undan, Kayla Watabu, Lisa Watanabe

HAWAI‘I PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY:
Hakim Ouansafi, Executive Director
Kevin D. Auger, Redevelopment Officer
Becky Choi, State Housing Development Admin
Sery Berhanu, Housing Development Specialist

RESEARCH PARTNERS:
Forge Studio:
Rebecca Buck, Ethnographer & Digital Strategist

KPF Urban Interface:
Luc Wilson, Director
Snoweria Zhang, Urban Innovation Architect
Brandon Pachuca, Urban Data Analyst, Developer

TOPIC EXPERTS:
Allison Arieff, Design and Architecture Writer
Phillip M.E. Garboden, PHD, UHM DURP

DESIGN RESEARCH ADVISORS:
Alisa Weinstein, UX, Research & Strategy
HyunJoo Lee, Design Research

RE-IMAGINING HPHA SERIES:
Principal Investigators and their teams:
Phillip M.E. Garboden, Ph.D, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Department of Urban and Regional Planning 
Jennifer Darrah-Okike, Ph.D, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Department of Sociology

GRAPHIC DESIGN CONSULTANT:
JIll Misawa, Graphic Design & Visual Communication

PHOTOGRAPHY:
Parking Day Drone Footage: Elias Dean
Lawn Loungers Photography: Tom Takata

THANKS TO:
UHM School of Architecture:
Cathi Ho Schar, FAIA, UHCDC Director
William Chapman, PHD UHM SoA Interim Dean
Daniel Friedman, FAIA, UHM SoA Dean
Steve Hill, UHM SoA Fabrication Lab Director
UHM SoA BEnvD Arch 342 students Spring 2019, Spring 2021, Spring 2022
UHM SoA DArch students John Quindara, Connie Kwan, and Christina Holcom

2019 Building Voices Housing for All Symposium guest speakers, attendees, and assistants. Especially:
David Baker, FAIA David Baker Architects
Marsha Maytum, FAIA, Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects