nuff sedd
“Cup of Aloha” Album Art

2024

Celebrated Maui-based artist Nuff Sedd created “Cup of Aloha” in hopes of spreading the spirit of aloha to the world, following the Lahaina Wildfire of 2023. We first created the single cover in Summer of 2024, then, we expanded the creative direction into a full album cover, booklet, and CD design, in fall of 2024.

Designed with creative direction from Josh Kahula (Nuff Sedd founder and frontman), and Theresia Howe of Howe Marketing

Downtown Arts Center
“HEART of Chinatown” Map

2021

In a continued effort to help revitalize Honolulu’s Chinatown/Arts District, hiChinatown.com partnered with the Downtown Arts Center to create a map of the “H. E. A. R. T.” of Chinatown, guiding visitors through Chinatown’s Heritage, Entertainment, Arts & Culture, Restaurants, Theatre, and more.

Created at Core Group One, Inc.
with Emi Anamizu, Elene Nakama, Linda Inamasu, Lauri Yanagawa
Illustrated map by Ruth Moen

In 2018, the creation of hiChinatown.com and its social media pages earned Core Group One, Inc. the award for “Marketer of the Year” by AMA Hawaii (American Marketing Association – Hawaii Chapter)

Restaurant Week Hawaii
”A Culinary Celebration”
10 Year Commemorative Book

2017

In celebration of Restaurant Week Hawaii’s 10 Year Anniversary, participating restaurants were invited to submit recipes, anecdotes, and photos for this commemorative book, “A Culinary Celebration: Ten Years of Restaurant Week Hawaii,” created as a thank you to the restauranteurs, chefs, and their staffs, sponsors, and diners, for supporting the event and its cause, The Culinary Institute of the Pacific at Diamond Head.

Created at Core Group One, Inc.
with Emi Anamizu

‘Ōlelo Community Media

2015–2021

Weekly Newspaper Print Ads

‘Ōlelo Community Media offers a wide variety of programming to its communities, and retained prime print advertising placements on the front covers of the weekly newspaper TV guides, allowing for an assortment of unique visual identities for its programs and initiatives over the years.

Services Brochures

In 2017, ‘Ōlelo Community Media commissioned brochures advertising its services to prospective program creators, public communication outlets, and other aspiring creatives.

Created at Core Group One, Inc.
Under the Creative Direction of Grant Miyasaki, Bradley Shin, and Zanette Choy.

Island Air
"Affordable Flying"

2015

Large scale AdWalls campaign, created with a focus on Island Air's low rates. This campaign was designed for various sizes, and installed across shopping centers on Oahu and neighbor islands.

Created at Core Group One, Inc.
Creative Direction by Bradley Shin