About HIOG

HAWAII'S PREMIER
ARCHITECTURE FIRM

 

With over 60 years of combined experience in architecture and engineering and 20 years of off-grid and remote location know-how, HIOG is positioned to offer clients the best service available in general architecture or off-grid water, wastewater, and energy system-specific projects.

 

OUR COMMUNITY

We are proud to be a part of the community. This is why we work with environmental programs like the Blue Planet Energy and the Leeward Haleakala Watershed Restoration Project, and empowering non-profits like Malama Maui Nui. We know the youth are our future so we donate to the Construction Industry of Maui Scholarship Fund and in the summer, we host Maui Economic Development Board - Women In Technology : STEMWorks Interns. And several other groups working hard to support this special place. 

In addition, we are working with the Department of Education in their efforts to improve and update Hawaii Public Schools. Hawaii Off-Grid has been selected as the Architecture and Engineering Firm for Maui County and Kauai County. Through the DOE’s new program, we’ve been working on making our public schools a more beautiful and safer environment for our keiki to learn.

David Sellers, AIA, our Principal Architect, and Jake Freeman, our Principal Civil Engineer met on the island of Palmyra Atoll, about 1000 miles south of Hawaii. David was the Nature Conservancy's Acting Director, and Jake had just donated over $120,000 in labor to help complete a $1.2 million renewable energy project. This project sparked a lifelong friendship. When David returned to Hawaii after completing his degree in Architecture at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, they decided to combine their expertise to start Hawaii Off Grid: Architecture & Engineering.