The Painting and Decorating Contractors Association of Hawaii (PDCA) donated painting services to the Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii (BGCH) Waianae Clubhouse, providing a refreshed look to a vital West O‘ahu nonprofit serving the area’s youth. The PDCA donated materials and labor valued at $50,000, with the work itself
Current mentors endorse one-on-one structure and real-world focus of University of Hawaiʻi pilot program
HPU Construction Management Enrollment Climbs 800% Since 2024
The National Association of Women in Construction Hawaii chapter awarded $12,000 for construction-related training to four students in July 2025. Abbie Hirayama, a pre-engineering student at Kapi‘olani Community College, and Kalei Mediros-Sodetani, a welding student at Honolulu Community College, each received $3,000 from the NAWIC Founders Scholarship Foundation (NFSF). Two
The Hawaii Carpenters Apprenticeship & Training Fund’s ICRA program helps protect workers, patients and communities
The National Association of Women in Construction Hawaii chapter awarded $12,000 for construction-related training to four students in July 2025.
Alan Shintani “Foundations for Tomorrow – Building Dreams,” a new Hawaii Building Industry Foundation (HBIF) scholarship initiative launched in July, is accepting applications through Nov. 15. The initiative supports Hawai‘i students statewide who are pursuing degrees or certificates in construction, architecture, engineering, carpentry, electrical work, project management and other building
Providing a solid boost to the state’s strained ranks of construction workers, 200 new Hawaii Carpenters Apprenticeship & Training Fund (HCATF) graduates were recognized June 7 in a Kapolei ceremony. Hawai‘i’s construction workforce is currently estimated at 40,000 or more, the largest in state history, with demand for workers surging
Charles Chen As of Aug. 25, Hawai‘i Pacific University’s (HPU) graduate-level construction management program is completely online with hybrid options. “Beginning in Fall [Semester] 2025, the MSCM [Master of Science in Construction Management] program is delivered fully online, with the option to enroll in limited hybrid course sections. This format
Travis Nitta has been announced as the winner of the ACECH 2025 Student of the Year award. The award is to be presented to Nitta by the ACECH at the 2025 Hawaii Council of Engineering Societies Banquet on Feb. 22. A Henry J. Kaiser High School alum, Nitta is currently