Alakea Design Group

What Alakea Design Group does

Alakea Design Group, LLC (ADG) is a Hawaii-based architectural design firm headquartered at 1100 Alakea Street in Honolulu, operating as a privately held LLC with 1-10 employees. The firm specializes in multi-family residential architecture, master planning, and interior design, delivering projects across Oahu, Maui, and Hawaii Island. Service offerings span the full project lifecycle — feasibility studies, space programming, concept and schematic design, design development, construction documents, and construction administration — and the firm positions itself as an industry leader in affordable and workforce housing initiatives in Hawaii.

ADG's revenue model is professional services, project-based, and not publicly priced. The firm sells directly to real-estate developer clients on a project-engagement basis, with a sales-led GTM motion built on a portfolio of 12+ documented projects ranging from single-story townhouses to 43-story high-rise condominiums. Customer concentration is high, with Stanford Carr Development appearing as the primary recurring partner across the majority of the portfolio, supplemented by government-adjacent clients including Hawaii Island Community Development Corp. and Standard Communities.

The firm operates on three core service lines — Architecture, Master Planning, and Interior Design — supported by deep local regulatory expertise (Chapter 201H Hawaii affordable housing entitlements, Department of Hawaiian Homelands processes) that constitutes its principal differentiator against out-of-state or generalist competitors. There is no disclosed product surface beyond project delivery, no software/SaaS component, no AI/ML stack, no funding history, no M&A activity, and no public leadership disclosures; the firm operates as a founder-led, independent professional practice.

Name

Alakea Design Group

Legal name

Alakea Design Group, LLC

Website

https://alakeadesign.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Alakea Design Group is a Honolulu-based architectural firm specializing in multi-family residential, master planning, and interior design services for affordable, workforce, and market-rate housing developers across Hawaii, with deep expertise in Hawaii's Chapter 201H affordable housing entitlement process.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Design Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Interior Design Services (541410)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Multi-family residential design
• Affordable housing design
• Master planning services
• Interior design services

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, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Architectural Design Services: Revenue generated from providing professional architectural design services including feasibility studies, concept design, space programming, schematic design, design development, construction documents, and construction administration for multi-family residential and mixed-use developments.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Alakea Design Group is a Hawaii-based architectural design firm providing full-spectrum architecture, master planning, and interior design services for multi-family residential and mixed-use developments. The firm delivers projects spanning feasibility studies, concept design, schematic design, design development, construction documents, and construction administration, with particular depth in affordable housing and workforce housing developments across Hawaii.

Product overview

Alakea Design Group is a Hawaii-based architectural design firm offering three core service lines: Architecture Services (spanning feasibility studies through construction administration), Master Planning (for residential, mixed-use, and resort developments), and Interior Design (for residential, retail, restaurants, and office spaces). The firm has completed numerous multi-family residential projects across Hawaii including affordable housing developments, high-rise condominiums, townhouse communities, and single-family home developments. Their project portfolio includes Keauhou Place (condominiums), Hawaii Kai Peninsula (planned residential), Cottages at Kehalani (single-family homes), Halekauwila Place (affordable apartments), Hale Kewalo (affordable rental housing), Kahoma Village (workforce housing), and ongoing projects like Kahuina (mixed-use development), Hale Moiliili (mixed-use), Kaleimao Village (affordable housing), Ho'omalu at Waikoloa (workforce housing), Kaloko Heights Apartments (affordable housing), and Maunakea Tower Apartments (renovation). The firm specializes in affordable housing initiatives and multi-family residential work.

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Products and services

• Architecture Services Full-spectrum architectural design services for multi-family residential and mixed-use developments, including feasibility studies, concept design, space programming, schematic design, design development, construction documents, and construction administration. Targeted at real estate developers and government entities.
• Master Planning Services Master planning services for residential developments, mixed-use developments, and resort developments, providing site-level planning and community layout design for developer clients.
• Interior Design Services Interior design services for residential, retail, restaurant, and office spaces, complementing the firm's architectural offerings for developer and commercial clients.
• Keauhou Place 423-unit condominium complex in Honolulu's Kakaako district comprising a 43-story high-rise with 388 units and a 35-unit low-rise townhome complex. Completed in 2017.
• Maunakea Tower Apartments Renovation A $40 million renovation of a 32-story, 379-unit affordable housing high-rise in downtown Honolulu, completed in 2024. The original building dates to 1977 and serves primarily elderly residents (kupuna).
• Kaloko Heights Apartments A 100-unit affordable housing project in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii Island, comprising six residential buildings with 42 two-bedroom and 58 three-bedroom units plus a community center. Completed in 2024.
• Kaleimao Village A 127-unit affordable housing development in Ewa Beach, Oahu, with 7 two and three-story residential buildings offering 28 one-bedroom, 87 two-bedroom, and 12 three-bedroom units. Expected completion 2026.
• Hale Moiliili Mixed-use development in Moiliili with 271 rental units (studios to three-bedroom), 24 townhouse units, 4,000sf retail space, and a five-story parking garage with 316 stalls. Expected completion 2026.
• Ho'omalu at Waikoloa A 229-unit residential community in Waikoloa, Hawaii Island, with 7 two-story and 4 three-story townhouses offering one, two, and three-bedroom units. Expected completion 2026.
• Kahuina Mixed-use development in Kakaako comprising two residential towers (449 units in Lamaku Tower, 276 units in Mamalu workforce housing tower), 124 apartment units in parking structure, 12 residential lofts, and 40,000 SF retail space. Expected completion 2028.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Stanford Carr DevelopmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary development partner for majority of ADG's portfolio projects including Keauhou Place (2017), Halekauwila Place (2014), Hale Kewalo (2019), Kahuina (2028), Ho'omalu at Waikoloa (2026), Kaleimao Village (2026), Cottages at Kehalani (2008), and Hale Moiliili (2026). Collaborative relationship where Stanford Carr Development serves as developer while ADG provides architectural design services.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Ferraro Choi and Associates: Honolulu architecture firm with a portfolio that includes high-rise residential towers and mixed-use developments, directly comparable to ADG's Keauhou Place and Kahuina-scale work.
• KSS Architects: Architecture firm with deep specialization in affordable and market-rate multifamily housing across the U.S., providing a benchmark for ADG's affordable housing design expertise.
• Architects Hawaii Ltd. (AHL): Largest Hawaii-based architectural firm with broad multi-family, commercial, and institutional practice. Direct competitor for Honolulu-area developer clients and affordable/workforce housing programs like the ones ADG serves.
• WCIT Architecture: Hawaii-based architecture firm with a multi-family residential and mixed-use portfolio, including affordable and market-rate housing projects comparable in scope and client type to ADG.
• Torti Gallas + Partners: Nationally recognized urban architecture firm specializing in affordable, mixed-income, and mixed-use residential developments. Comparable in mission and developer-client orientation to ADG.
• Belt Collins Hawaii: Long-established Hawaii planning, landscape architecture, and engineering firm with multi-family and master-planned community work, often serving the same developer pool as ADG.
• Group 70 International (G70): Hawaii-headquartered design firm offering architecture, planning, and interior design with significant multi-family and mixed-use work. Closely comparable service mix and Hawaii market focus.

Broad incumbents

• Mithun: Larger integrated design firm with a strong affordable and mixed-income housing portfolio. Represents the broader national peer set ADG would compete against if expanding outside Hawaii.

Others

• PAE Consulting Engineers: Engineering and design firm with significant multifamily residential and affordable housing work in the Pacific Northwest and West Coast. Adjacent peer offering complementary services to architects like ADG on multi-family projects.

Emerging players

• Annum Architects: Boutique architecture practice focused on multifamily and affordable housing, similar in size and project typology to ADG. Operates on the West Coast but tackles comparable mid-rise and master-planned communities.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

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Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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