Over Gene’s 34-year planning career, he has built and maintained a wide network of relationships with industry colleagues, institutional clients, and the local planning community in Hawai‘i. In the past four years at HHF, Gene’s ability to quickly assess and identify critical issues, his outside-the-box approach to problem solving, his deliberative approach to managing complex and quickly moving situations, and his skill at business development make him invaluable to the firm. In the community, Gene has served as a Past President of APA Hawai‘i, an Officer for Hui Hanahau‘oli, on the Board of Directors for the Early School, and as a member of the Long-Range Planning Committee for First Presbyterian Church of Honolulu at Ko‘olau.