Building Industry Hawaii Staff

Hawaii Gives: Make-A-Wish Hawaii, Swinerton Builders Fund Endowment

Swinerton Builders recently contributed $12,000 to Make-A-Wish Hawaii Wishes Forever endowment funds in honor of former wish kid Taiyo (last name not disclosed). At 19 years old, the Hawai‘i resident was closer to realizing his dream of becoming an entrepreneur than any of his peers. His wish was to launch a heavy equipment rental company. […]

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302-unit affordable housing project Hālawa View II closes on $93.3M in financing

Hunt Capital Partners (HCP), in conjunction with Pacific Development Group (PDG) and Hunt Development Group (HDG), announced today the closing of $93.3 million in tax credit equity financing for the group’s Hālawa View II development, which aims to introduce 302 new affordable homes on Oʻahu. The new homes will be accessible to families earning up

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Kapolei Harborside begins construction, announces leasing agent

Kapolei Harborside, Hawaiiʻs largest active industrial subdivision project, is one step closer to completion. Construction is set to begin on the first building of the 360-acre site, which will be home to a 102,545-square-foot Class A, state-of-the-art warehouse facility adjacent to Kalaeloa Harbor. The concrete tilt-up property will feature a 32-foot clear height and 18 loading

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UH Mānoa begins work on $57M Student Success Center

The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa has launched an ambitious $57 million renovation project to transform Sinclair Library, originally built in 1956, into a state-of-the-art Student Success Center.  The four-story, 115,000-square-foot project was initiated in June and is expected to reach completion by the fall 2025 semester, marking a new era in UH Mānoa’s commitment

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AIA Honolulu announces 2023 CANstruction competition dates

The 18th annual CANstruction competition, hosted by AIA Honolulu, is set for Sept. 16 through Sept. 23 at Kahala Mall. The public is invited to vote on 3D structures created entirely from canned goods by eight local architectural and engineering teams. All canned goods used will be donated to Hawaiʻi Foodbank at the conclusion of

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Lilia Waikīkī Wins CoStar Impact Award

The 28-story tower is the neighborhood’s first for-rent apartment development in decades and features studio apartments along with one-, two- and three-bedroom units and penthouses, plus 38,000 square feet of retail and commercial space. The project also preserves a large banyan tree on the premises. Lilia Waikīkī was praised by CoStar Impact Award judges, including

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