PBR HAWAII

What PBR HAWAII does

PBR HAWAII & Associates, Inc. is a 55-year-old, 40-employee landscape architecture and planning firm headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. The firm provides an integrated suite of seven professional services—Landscape Architecture, Land Planning, Environmental Studies, Entitlements & Permitting, Graphic Design, Community Outreach, and Cultural Sustainability—to government agencies (county, state, and federal), major landowners, developers, and institutional clients including Kamehameha Schools, Punahou School, and EAH Housing. Its work spans all major Hawaiian Islands plus select Pacific engagements in American Samoa, Guam, and South Korea.

Name

PBR HAWAII

Legal name

PBR HAWAII & ASSOCIATES, INC.

Website

https://pbrhawaii.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1969

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

PBR HAWAII is a Honolulu-based, 40-person landscape architecture and planning firm founded in 1969, serving government agencies, landowners, developers, and institutions across the Hawaiian Islands with integrated planning, environmental, and design services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Honolulu

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Professional Services Contracts: Revenue generated from professional services contracts including landscape architecture, land planning, environmental studies, entitlements and permitting, graphic design, and community outreach. Services provided to government agencies, land owners, developers, and institutional clients on a project basis.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

PBR HAWAII is a professional services firm providing landscape architecture, land planning, environmental studies, entitlements and permitting, graphic design, community outreach, and cultural sustainability planning. The firm serves government agencies, landowners, developers, and institutional clients in Hawai'i and the Pacific region through integrated planning and design solutions delivered on a project basis.

Product overview

PBR HAWAII is a landscape architecture and planning firm offering an integrated suite of seven professional services: Landscape Architecture, Land Planning, Environmental Studies, Entitlements & Permitting, Graphic Design, Community Outreach, and Cultural Sustainability. The firm operates as a single unified service offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. These services work together to provide comprehensive planning and design solutions, with Landscape Architecture and Land Planning serving as primary service pillars, supported by Environmental Studies for compliance documentation, Entitlements & Permitting for regulatory navigation, Graphic Design for visual communication, Community Outreach for stakeholder engagement, and Cultural Sustainability for integrating Hawaiian cultural values into projects. The company has been based in Hawaii for over 55 years serving government agencies, developers, and landowners throughout the Hawaiian Islands.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Landscape Architecture Landscape architectural design fusing aesthetic design, visual enjoyment, and functionality with economic and practical uses of a site, integrating plant selection, irrigation, grading, and amenities for public and private sector clients.
• Land Planning Urban, regional, community, campus, and facilities planning services incorporating resource analysis, land use compatibility, infrastructure assessment, and contextual approaches to planning.
• Environmental Studies Environmental research, assessment, inventory resource management, and impact analysis including Environmental Assessments (EAs) and Environmental Impact Statements (EISs) under Hawaii's Chapter 343, HRS.
• Entitlements & Permitting Guidance and documentation for NEPA compliance, Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act, and other federal, state, and county permit applications.
• Graphic Design Visual communication services including plans, reports, maps, presentations, public relations materials, website design, print production, logo design, branding, sign design, infographics, and brochures.
• Community Outreach Stakeholder engagement services including organizing public meetings, design charrettes, presentations to community groups, pop-up events, one-on-one conversations, and technology-enabled engagement such as polling and surveys.
• Cultural Sustainability Cultural planning services integrating Native Hawaiian place-based wisdom, traditional ecological knowledge, and multi-cultural heritage into planning and design solutions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Multiple award recognitions including American Planning Association Outstanding Planning Awards and ASLA Honor Awards
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Cultural Practitioners NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with respected cultural practitioners including Ramsay R.M. Taum to ensure cultural appropriateness of planning processes and designs. Cultural practitioners participate in listening sessions and provide guidance on Native Hawaiian values and traditional knowledge.
• State of Hawai'i Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism (DBEDT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partnership with DBEDT Office of Planning for Transit-Oriented Development planning and other statewide planning initiatives.
• Engineering and Sustainability ConsultantssupportingTechnology or IntegrationCollaboration with engineering consultants, financing consultants, and sustainability consultants for infrastructure planning and development projects.
• University of Hawai'isupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with University of Hawai'i for educational facility projects and student design challenges. Includes endowed scholarships for students in Urban and Regional Planning and Landscape Architecture.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• SWA Group: National landscape architecture, planning, and urban design firm with a strong portfolio of master-planned communities, resorts, and public-space projects. Highly comparable to PBR's integrated practice model and is the most prominent comparable landscape architecture/land planning firm nationally.
• OLIN: Landscape architecture and urban design studio delivering master planning, cultural landscape, and entitlement-grade design work. Comparable to PBR in studio-scale integrated practice with deep cultural and place-based design capability.
• Group 70 International: Hawaii-based architecture, planning, and interior design firm providing master planning, environmental assessment, and entitlement services to government and private clients. Directly comparable in service mix and geography to PBR.
• Sasaki Associates: Multi-disciplinary planning, urban design, and landscape architecture firm. Comparable to PBR in integrated land planning, environmental studies, and large-scale master planning for institutions and government clients.
• WATG: Global architecture, planning, and landscape design firm with significant resort, hospitality, and master-planned community practice in Hawaii and the Pacific. Comparable to PBR in resort planning, master planning, and entitlements work.
• LandDesign: Multi-office landscape architecture, civil engineering, and urban design firm of similar scale and integrated-service profile. Comparable to PBR in serving private developers, institutions, and public-sector planning clients.
• Belt Collins (now part of R.M. Towill Corporation): Hawaii-rooted landscape architecture, planning, and engineering firm with deep Hawaii and Pacific presence. Direct overlap with PBR in landscape architecture, environmental studies, entitlements, and master planning across the Hawaiian Islands.
• Planners for Environmental Quality (PLEQ): Hawaii-based environmental planning and consulting firm focused on environmental assessments, NEPA/HRS Chapter 343 compliance, and community engagement — closely overlapping PBR's environmental studies and entitlements service lines.

Broad incumbents

• AECOM: Global infrastructure and environmental services firm with large planning, environmental compliance, and NEPA practices. Overlaps with PBR in environmental impact statements, entitlements, and master planning for large public-sector clients.

Regional players

• Wilson Okamoto Corporation: Hawaii-based planning, engineering, and environmental consulting firm. Comparable regional peer competing for similar state, county, and private development planning engagements in Hawaii.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/PBRHAWAII
• Facebookfacebook.com/pbrhawaii

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles20 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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