Building Exterior & Interior Signage Package
Project: Liliʻuokalani Center | Honolulu, HI
Liliʻuokalani Center is a groundbreaking 165,000-square-foot, 8-story facility in Honolulu's Arts District. As Liliʻuokalani Trust's flagship youth development center, it supports the most vulnerable Native Hawaiian youth ages 12-24. This world-class center offers programs in Arts, Sports, Entrepreneurship, and Technology, guiding youth towards pathways of passion, purpose, and prosperity. Their comprehensive services address health and wellness, academics, and employment, ensuring holistic support. The Center, the largest Indigenous youth center globally, boasts amenities including a black-box theater, sports courts, innovation lounge, café, maker spaces, music studios, e-gaming areas, and a rooftop deck.
This project is an adaptive reuse and complete renovation of an existing building, presenting a distinct set of challenges that shaped every aspect of the signage scope. Bringing the facility into full ADA compliance required careful assessment of existing conditions, with signage solutions custom-designed or thoughtfully adapted to fit non-standard and constrained spaces throughout the building. Installation coordination was equally critical, as sign placement and mounting details had to be carefully planned to avoid post-tension cables embedded within the existing concrete structure.
Mākia provided design and consulting services for exterior and interior wayfinding, area identification, and code-required signage for the Liliʻuokalani Center. We collaborated closely with the client, project architect, GC, and signage fabricator to deliver signage and wayfinding solutions that are clear, aesthetically pleasing, ADA-compliant, cost-effective, and complementary to the architectural character while aligning with the Liliʻuokalani Center brand. A meaningful dimension of this work was close collaboration with the client's cultural advisors to ensure that every room and space throughout the center was accurately and respectfully translated into Hawaiian, grounding the facility's identity in its cultural mission from the moment visitors arrive.
Halo Lit Building Signage
Building Address Sign
Garage Exterior Signage
Wayfinding Supergraphics
Wayfinding Signage
Garage and Stair Signage
Construction Fence Graphics
Experiential Graphics & Safety Glass Decals
Services Provided
Interior and exterior signage design
Direct signage fabrication and installation
Signage permit support
Project management
Contractor sourcing and bid support
