Peter Flachsbart, PhD, AICP, is a retired Associate Professor of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa. He taught courses on urban land use and transportation planning and policy, and the use of methods and models in planning and public decision-making. He has been a member of AICP since 1979 and has served continuously as Professional Development Officer of APA, Hawaiʻi Chapter since 1983. He is the recipient of the Donald Wolbrink Chapter Achievement Award in 2000 and a national Leadership Award from the APA Chapter Presidents Council in 2013.