Hōkūao, the first major housing development on the island of Lāna‘i in over three decades, welcomed a second group of new residents in April.
The Building Industry Association (BIA) of Hawaii has announced that they are providing $100,000 of funding to the Youth Build Green Pre-Apprenticeship Construction Training Program (Green PACT) as part of a strategic partnership with the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation. The funding will support Green PACT’s workforce training initiatives for
Hitachi Rail Honolulu was selected as the winner of the Inspiration of Year Global Award 2023 at a gala held on April 24 at the MSG Sphere in Las Vegas. Hitachi Rail Honolulu’s work on the Skyline project was chosen from over 230 other Hitachi projects around the world. The
The Construction Industry of Maui (CIM), a professional trade organization, has announced that they are currently accepting applications for the Bob Poulson CIM Scholarship. The scholarship is open to students graduating from a Maui County high school who are pursuing a degree in an applicable construction or design field. Scholarship
Honolulu affordable housing project Hale Kalele was named a finalist for the American Society of Civil Engineers’ prestigious Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award. This award, first presented in 1960, recognizes the year’s most significant examples of civil engineering, showcasing advances in the field and their impact on society. Located at
Ward Village, the 60-acre master-planned community in Kaka‘ako, achieved another construction milestone earlier this year with the Jan. 19 groundbreaking of Kalae, the neighborhood’s tenth residential tower. With Kalae, Ward Village developer Howard Hugues projects completion of 330 new homes and retail spaces, along with public art installations that will
Construction work is expected to ramp up at two Hawai‘i airports after the Federal Aviation Administration allocated $30.6 million to the Hawai‘i Department of Transportation for significant upgrades as part of a broader initiative by the Biden Administration. The money earmarked for projects at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL)
Coffman Engineers has announced the retirement of Brent Shoji PE, senior discipline engineer, fire protection engineering, following 18 years with the firm and a 38 year career in the industry overall. Shoji was an employee with S.S. Dannaway and Associates, a fire protection engineering firm since 2005, and continued on
The Michaels Organization and ʻIkenakea Development LLC were awarded a long-term lease to master plan and develop a residential community on a 19.4-acre property in Kapolei, one of the largest remaining undeveloped properties in the Villages of Kapolei. The property at Farrington Highway and Fort Barrette Road, oft-referred to as
Construction is underway at the Blood Bank of Hawaii’s new $25.9 million headquarters in Kapolei.