Conducted a comprehensive feasibility study for WELL Communities certification across a master-planned coastal destination in Hawai‘i. The work assessed the alignment between WELL standards and the community’s existing vision for health, sustainability, and cultural integration—providing a strategic roadmap for certification, placemaking, and long-term stewardship.

This was not just a compliance study—it was a chance to ask how wellness could be woven into the landscape, rather than layered on top of it.

• Evaluate the potential for WELL Community certification across a large-scale site

• Assess existing site programming, infrastructure, and governance systems for alignment

• Identify opportunities for health-centered design, mobility, governance, and environmental integration

• Provide a strategic framework and phased roadmap for implementation

• Translate technical WELL requirements into culturally and operationally relevant actions

• Conducted a deep-dive analysis of WELL Community criteria in relation to existing site conditions and stakeholder goals

• Identified both synergies and gaps across key domains: air, water, movement, nutrition, sound, materials, light, and mind

• Advised on design, programming, and governance shifts to align with WELL without compromising site identity

• Provided phased implementation guidance and prioritization tied to cost and community impact

• Created accessible language and systems maps for investor, operator, and developer teams

• Established clear feasibility and path to WELL Communities certification

• Aligned project partners across a shared wellness vision grounded in place, not product

• Provided actionable recommendations that informed planning, programming, and infrastructure discussions

• Supported long-term positioning of the site as a wellness-forward, regenerative destination beyond tourism