Hawaiian Company. Hawaiian Values.
We were born here, raised here, and are raising our families here. We work solely for the good of Hawaiʻi because it is the only home we have ever known.
These simple realities are at the heart of everything Honua Consulting does.
We are selective with the projects we undertake, believing it is essential to only engage in work that benefits Hawaiʻi and its people. We conduct ourselves with unwavering integrity and hold ourselves to the highest standards of excellence. We invite you to learn more about us, our work, and our values.
Owner's Message
Trisha Kehaulani Watson, J.D., Ph.D., was born and raised in Mānoa, Hawaiʻi. She earned her B.A. in Sociology and American Studies from the University of Hawaiʻi in 1999. She went on to complete an M.A. in American Studies at Washington State University, where her thesis focused on environmental justice on Oʻahu’s Leeward Coast. In 2003, she earned her J.D. and an Environmental Law Certificate from the William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawaiʻi, with a focus on non-profit organizations, civil rights, and environmental law.
In 2004, she founded Honua Consulting, a firm specializing in nonprofit support, environmental and cultural assessments, facilitation, strategic planning, community consultation, and mediation. For over a decade, Honua Consulting has been a respected leader in environmental and cultural resource management and is now the largest and longest-running Hawaiian-owned cultural resource management company in Hawai‘i.
Dr. Watson has received numerous accolades for her work, including being named the 40 Under 40 Young Community Leader of the Year in 2014 by Pacific Business News and American Savings Bank.
She earned her Ph.D. in American Studies in 2008. Her dissertation, Hoʻi Hou ia Papahānaumoku: A History of the Ecocolonization of the Puʻuhonua of Waiʻanae, examined Native Hawaiian natural resource management practices. Over the years, she has collaborated with various Native Hawaiian and conservation organizations. She is a member of ‘Ahahui Kaʻahumanu, the Daughters of Hawaiʻi, and a former board member of the Hawaiian Civic Club of Honolulu.
Currently, Dr. Watson serves as President of the Kalihi-Pālama Culture & Arts Society, which produces major cultural events such as the Queen Liliʻuokalani Keiki Hula Competition. She also serves on the board of ʻĀina Momona, an organization providing vital environmental programs to island communities throughout Hawaiʻi. Her academic and professional interests include law, natural resource management, and economic and community development.
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