Kaiser Permanente West O‘ahu Medical Office at Kapolei

PBR HAWAII provided landscape architectural services for the Kaiser Permanente West O‘ahu Medical Office at Kapolei. The site is a 40,000 square foot lot at the corner of Kamokila Boulevard and Kapolei Parkway. The design: 1) provides shade trees to reduce urban heat island effect; 2) incorporates a non-potable irrigation system; and 3) achieved LEED BD+C: New Construction, Gold with Low Impact Design (LID) measures.

The site has three principal areas: 1) Hale Ola (House of Life) Kaiser building; 2) Keola (The life, the health, the well-being) Plaza at the corner of Kamokila Boulevard and Kapolei Parkway; and 3) the Kealaola (Path of Life) “Thrive Path” throughout the site. The corner native garden fronting Kapolei Parkway welcomes visitors to Hale Ola and demonstrates xeriscaping, a gardening approach that residents can emulate at their own homes to conserve water. The xeriscape garden leads to Keola Plaza, which features a navigational compass that anchors the start of the Thrive Path loop.