Largest living wall in Hawaii is unveiled

August 26, 2017 Diane Ako 0 Comments Anaha Tower, Greg and Terri Lee of 1st Look Exteriors, living wall, The Howard Hughes Corporation, Warn VIllage

If you’re walking through the trendy Ward Village, you’ll see a new feature: The largest living wall in Hawaii!

Living wall by Greg and Terri Lee of 1st Look Exteriors. Courtesy: Ward Village

After nearly a year of work, it was finished last week. It’s at the new Anaha Tower, which opens to residents this fall.

The wall is comprised of over 8,000 tropical plants (mix of ferns, bromeliads, lawai, and syngonium) and is 113 ft (w) x 15 ft (h). Greg and Terri Lee of 1st Look Exteriors designed the living art, which cascades through both the exterior and interior grand entrance of the building.

Beautiful!

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Diane Ako

Peace of mind By Diane Ako I like to reflect on life. Sometimes it’s philosophically. Sometimes it’s humorously. For all its beauty, life is far too difficult a journey to take alone. You need the support and connection with others to help carry you along the way. Writing brings me that connection– within and without. It clarifies my thoughts and feelings. It helps me reach out to others for advice, wisdom, or feedback. Your thoughts become your actions. Your actions become you. A wise yogi- Patanjali- said, “Speak what is true. Speak what is pleasant.” Let’s speak of things pleasant to one another and seek some peace of mind along the way. ABOUT Diane Ako joined Hawaii: In Real Life in October 2016. She likes being part of a community of local bloggers – people who like writing and sharing, like she does. Ako is an anchor/ reporter at Island News (KITV4 – ABC) in Honolulu. She previously anchored and reported at KHON2 (FOX) and KHNL (NBC), and at stations in California, New Mexico, and Pennsylvania. She freelance writes for NMG Network's magazines. In between news jobs, in 2017, she launched and ran her own p.r. company, Diane Ako PR. From 2010-2014, she headed the public relations department at Halekulani Corporation, which oversees luxury resort Halekulani and boutique hotel Waikiki Parc. She’s been blogging since 2009 – before Hawaii: IRL, she wrote for The Honolulu Star-Advertiser, the state’s largest daily newspaper, where her stories garnered a dozen journalism awards and an Emmy nomination. Ako has a BA in Communications from Menlo College and an MA in Political Science from University of Hawaii at Manoa. She volunteers as a board member of the Honolulu Gay & Lesbian Cultural Foundation, a Shinto shrine maiden at Daijingyu Temple, a citizen-scientist studying shrimp, and a yoga teacher at a senior center.

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