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$2B Dry Dock Project Gets ROD Go-ahead
The U.S. Navy in December signed a Record of Decision (ROD) supporting the construction of NAVFAC’s planned Dry Dock 3 Replacement project at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH). The ROD also identifies NAVFAC’s design for the project, estimated at a total cost of approximately $2 billion to $4 billion and reportedly the largest in NAVFAC
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Down and Dirty With Sediment and Erosion Control Training
Those who wish to be certified as construction site sediment and erosion control inspectors (CISEC) should contact the non-profit 501(c)6 organization CISEC Inc. for its on-line inspection training programs. Qualifications to attend include: A comprehensive understanding about sediment and erosion processes and how the discharge of pollutants associated with construction activities may impact the environment.
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New Military Awards Target Guam
PACIFIC AO-NAVFAC Pacific Upcoming projects in Guam and the NAVFAC Pacific area of operations (AO) include these latest awards to contractors based in Hawaii and elsewhere: $26 Million: Black Construction-Tutor Perini JV (Harmon, Guam) This $26,000,000 firm-fixed price contract was awarded Oct. 24 for the design and construction of a communications facility at Joint Region
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Miyake–HPM Opens Home Design Center in Kihei
Miyake–HPM Building Supply in November opened its first full-service Home Design Center on Maui. Located on the newly renovated second floor of its Kihei branch, the 3,800-square-foot showroom offers kitchen and bath products, quality cabinets, countertops, flooring, plumbing and lighting fixtures, doors, windows and finish hardware. Manufacturers include Bellmont Cabinets, Cosentino, Daltile, Delta, Milgard Windows
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Green Project Wins $47M
The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) in November was awarded $47.3 million in competitive grant funds for the Kapalama Container Terminal–Gaining Regenerative and Efficient Energy Needs (KCT-GREEN) project. KCT-GREEN is a joint project by Hawaii Stevedores Inc. (HSI) and The Pasha Group (TPG), HSI’s parent company. The $139.3 million project will equip KCT with resilient
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New Website and Bot Speed Up Permitting
The City and County of Honolulu’s Department of Planning & Permitting (DPP) in November launched its new website aiming to expedite building permits and modernize the department. The new website’s “Permitting Process Improvements” (PPI) tab links to DPP’s latest permitting process changes, checklists, references, forms and interpretations. DPP in November also installed an automated computer
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ACK Heads The Park Ward Village
Albert C. Kobayashi Inc. (ACK) is general contractor on The Park Ward Village, the eighth residential tower in The Howard Hughes Corp.’s 60-acre master-planned community. Construction on the 400-foot-high tower, located at the corner of Ward Avenue and Auahi Street, broke ground Oct. 20. The tower’s 546 units were 90.6% pre-sold as of mid-2022, and
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Navy May Approve $2B Pearl Harbor Project This Month
The new Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility Dry Dock and Waterfront Production Facility project may get the go-ahead when the Navy issues its final Record of Decision in December. The decision follows a required waiting period of 30 days or more after publication of the project’s Notification of Availability and final Environmental Impact
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