Michael Miyabara

Biography

Mr. Miyabara is the principal of Miyabara Associates, an award winning landscape architectural firm located in Honolulu, Hawaii. The firm, founded in 1977, has broad experience in site planning, landscape and urban design, environmental studies and recreational design throughout the State of Hawaii and the Pacific Region.

Over the years, Mr. Miyabara has participated in the design and construction of more than five hundred projects ranging from resort and residential landscape design to parks and major public areas and civic spaces. He has also been responsible for the land and resource planning of large regional areas and communities.

In addition to his executed works, Mr. Miyabara has been active in the American Society of Landscape Architects, serving as a Trustee for the Hawaii Chapter. He was elected to the ASLA Council Fellows in 1996.

Throughout his career, Mr. Miyabara has based his practice on the highest principles of the profession of landscape architecture. He is dedicated to the preservation of our natural resources and the enhancement of the built environment to create places and spaces which people can fully experience and enjoy.

NOTABLE WORK

• University of Hawaii Health and Wellness Center, Honolulu, Hawaii
• The Coconut Plantation, Ko Olina, Hawaii
• Four Seasons Resort, Makena, Hawaii
• Waikiki Comprehensive Landscape Plan, Waikiki, Hawaii
• Ko Olina marina, Ko Olina Resort, Hawaii
• Kaka’ako Waterfront Park, Honolulu, Hawaii
• Queen Kapiolani Regional Park, Waikiki, Hawaii