Bruce Tsuchida is the founder and President of TOWNSCAPE, INC. This Honolulu-based company is an outgrowth and continuation of TOWNSCAPE ASSOCIATES, a planning company that Bruce established in Massachusetts in 1976. Townscape Associates provided land planning and town planning services to New England cities and towns and to New England Native American communities from 1976 to 1984. As President of TOWNSCAPE, INC., Bruce is in charge of overall company business planning and management, marketing, quality control, staff mentoring, interaction with clients and with the community, and management of many of the company’s projects, both large and small. His recent planning projects include the Primary Urban Center Watershed Management Plan for the Honolulu Board of Water Supply, Community Development Plans for North Kohala and South Kohala, Hawaiʻi County; the Management Plan for Kamehameha Schools’ Honohononui Lands near Hilo, Hawaiʻi County; and the Mākaha Valley Flood Mitigation Study for the State Department of Land and Natural Resources. Bruce grew up in the town of Floral Park, Queens County, New York. He received a BA with a Major in English Literature from Amherst College in 1965, and a Master’s Degree in Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning from the Harvard Graduate School of Design in 1971. He has lived in Hawaiʻi since 1984.

As a Principal Planner at TOWNSCAPE, Sherri has focused on watershed, natural resources, land use, and community-based planning projects and their associated permits and approvals. Recent projects have included the Heʻeia Wetlands Restoration Conceptual Plan; Waiʻanae, Koʻolau Loa, and ʻEwa Watershed Management Plans; Pūpūkea Paumalū Long-Range Resources Management Plan; the American Samoa Coastal Zone Management Program Section 309 Assessment and Strategy; and the State Water Resources Protection Plan. Sherri was born and raised in Hilo and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Biological Sciences from the University of California at Irvine. A graduate of the Master of Arts program at the University of Hawaii’s Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Sherri has been with TOWNSCAPE since 2001.

Gabrielle's journey in community planning began during graduate school, when she worked with the Kailapa Hawaiian Homestead Community in Kawaihae. There, she supported the community through a visioning process and helped develop a conceptual plan for a community resource center. She is interested in projects that strive to balance cultural and natural resource stewardship with perpetuating a way of life unique to each community throughout Hawaiʻi.

Recent projects have included the Pololū Trailhead Management Plan; Honohononui Makai Master Plan; DHHL Molokaʻi Regional Plan Update; and conceptual site plans for community-based organizations such as MAʻO Organic Farms, Kalaeloa Heritage and Legacy Foundation, and Kōkua Hawaiʻi Foundation. Since joining Townscape in 2013, her most memorable work experiences are the opportunities to talk story and engage with community members throughout the planning process. Gabrielle received her bachelor's degree in Economics and Finance from Tulane University and her master's degree from the Department of Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. She also holds a certificate from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa's Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance Program.

Before joining Townscape in 2022, Rachel spent six years working for a non-profit organization managing roughly three acres of lo‘i kalo. One thing she loved most about her job was working with the thousands of volunteers from all over Hawai‘i and even the globe. She joined Townscape to continue to work with community and to learn the “back-end” side of ‘āina work. Rachel received her bachelor’s degree in Hawaiian Studies and her master’s degree in Natural Resources and Environmental Management from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. She has begun working on projects such as the Environmental Assessment for the Diamond Head State Monument and a community-based plan for Pololū Trailhead. Rachel has also been assisting our non-profit clients through seeking new sources of funding through the State Grant-In-Aid application. She is excited to learn from her new co-workers through the many projects to come.

Emily is a current PhD student in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and is happy to be making her planning debut this summer at Townscape! She received her BA and MA in Hawaiian Studies and enjoys historical land and water research as a well as working outdoors. Being born and raised in Pālolo in the ahupuaʻa of Waikīkī—the historical epitome of abundant, spouting freshwater—it is fitting and natural for Emily to engage in water research, spaces, and work. Emily also works as a graduate research assistant through a partnership with the Commission on Water Resource Management planning staff to learn and participate while they are working on updating the Framework Update for the Hawaiʻi Water Plan.

Aaron joined Townscape in 2025, bringing a diverse background in environmental research and planning. Originally from Toronto, Canada, Aaron grew up surrounded by the serene nature of Northern Ontario and Quebec, which instilled his deep appreciation for the environment at a young age. He earned a Bachelor of Science from Queen’s University in 2022, where his research focused on food sovereignty in Arctic communities. Later that year, Aaron moved to Oʻahu to pursue a Master of Science in Natural Resources and Environmental Management at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (UHM). His graduate research focused on future land suitability using GIS-based analysis to assess the long-term resilience of dryland taro and coffee production in the Hawaiian Islands. After completing his graduate studies, Aaron continued at UHM as a researcher, contributing to projects on food system resilience and the impacts of extreme heat in Hawaiʻi.

Aaron is excited to work with the Townscape team to focus on place-based community planning, engage with the community, and support Hawaiʻi’s long-term resilience. In his free time, he enjoys traveling, camping, backpacking, hockey, canoe trips, cooking for friends, and rock climbing.

Kylie is a current candidate for the Master of Urban and Regional Planning Program at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Her goal as an intern at Townscape is to learn from peers and supervisors to help grow her knowledge to prepare for working as a professional planner in the local communities of Hawaiʻi. Being born and raised in Kāneʻohe, Oʻahu and graduating from Maryknoll High School in 2019, Kylie would like to give back to the community and work as a community planner in Hawaiʻi to create a lasting positive impact to improve the community's quality of life. During her free time, she enjoys surfing, free-diving, long-distance running, and spending quality time with family and friends.

Sean is a student at the University of Hawai'i at West O'ahu, where he is a part of the Humanities Department, and joined Townscape as an intern in April 2025. In the past, Sean has worked with several community organizations in and around his hometown of Kailua, such as the YMCA of Honolulu and Kauluakalana. These experiences as well as his upbringing in Hawai'i have and continue to shape his approach and values in the planning sphere, as far as taking a holistic approach that considers sustainability and community input. He hopes to continue to hone his skills at Townscape to better serve his community.

Born and raised in Kailua, Sean misses commuting via the City bus as he did back in high school because he could sit in the back seat and take a nap, read, or take in the scenery. "Sometimes slower is better". He does not, however, miss the commuting time spent waiting at the bus stop.