hi•arch•y llp is: [hī ärk ē] noun 1. the name of a full service architectural design firm focused on timeless sustainable design servicing the west coast and pacific rim with offices in Honolulu and Los Angeles. 2. a neologism created by hi•arch•y llp coined to recognize the firm’s formative namesake …Hawaii Architecture LLP,…i.e. the contraction hi-arch; as well as the addition of the Spanish conjunction – y …meaning “and”: thusly…hi.arch and their consultants, and their clients and their Los Angeles connectivity and their commitment to sustainability and energy reduction..et cetera 3. the formative core of the hi•arch•y llp practice and a contraction of the word hierarchy: at the core of a firm focused on “listening well”, the resultant success of their projects is ultimately based on defining and instilling a hierarchal precedent to the information they glean by “listening” to the client, the environment, the situational context, the budget, .. et cetera Origin: 2007; Los Angeles & Honolulu root origins. See sustainable architecture, cultural & economic sensitivity.