March 2024

New Products: Savox NC-520XP Series Provides Jobsite Hearing Protection

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Construction jobsites can get pretty noisy and damage your hearing over time without proper safety precautions. The NC-520XP series of protective headsets by Savox Communications can provide necessary protection and a few additional features not available in previous NC-500 series models. The noise-canceling headsets can simultaneously connect to two Bluetooth devices allowing for hands-free usage […]

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Coffee Break construction worker sipping coffee in front of palm tree and sun in Hawaii

Coffee Break: Help Discover the Next Generation of Construction Professionals

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As 2024 continues to show no signs of slowing down, we spring ahead into March with a prime opportunity to help shape the career trajectories of a new generation of construction professionals — but we also need the local industry to get involved in order to succeed in this mission. In an ambitious move to

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News Beat: Kaneshige is Outstanding Union Builder of the Year. Again!

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Succeeding in the construction business runs in the family for Glen Kaneshige, who was recently honored by the Hawai‘i Regional Council of Carpenters and Pacific Resource Partnership as the 2024 Outstanding Union Builder of the Year at a Royal Hawaiian Resort Waikīkī reception.      This is the second time Kaneshige was honored with the

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News Beat: Coffman Engineers Expands Electrical Group with ECS Inc. 

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ECS Inc. (ECS), an electrical engineering consulting firm, has executed a letter of intent to join Coffman Engineers Inc. following the two firms’ February asset purchase agreement. Coffman’s Honolulu office welcomes ECS’ two owners and eight staff members, expanding its Pacific Region electrical engineering group to 25 employees. “Tim and I have had great long

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News Beat: 2023 Building Industry Design Award Winners

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BIA Hawaii in January announced the 2023 winners of its annual Building Industry Design & Construction Awards. This year’s competition included two special categories for Kitchen & Bath and a Best in Hawaii Living Award. Stone-Drew/Ashe & Jones and EMTEK sponsored the awards presented at a cocktail reception. “The 2023 BIDCA Awards honor and highlight

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News Beat: Servpac’s MTP Data Center Expands, Doubles Cloud Capacity

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Locally owned Servpac Inc. has just completed a significant expansion project, doubling colocation capacity at its MTP Data Center in Mililani Technology Park. The multi-million-dollar project commenced in June of last year. “With this recent investment, we have ensured that our clients’ operations are never impacted,” says Richard Zheng, president and founder of Servpac. “By

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