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.
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
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
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
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
Amendments reflect current needs Governor Josh Green, M.D., has signed the fifth Emergency Proclamation (EP) relating to affordable housing, which waives a number of state and county fees that add millions of dollars in costs, requires developers to build hundreds of additional affordable housing units to qualify for exemptions and
HPM Building Supply has announced the expansion of their operations with the opening of a new retail store and lumberyard on Lānaʻi. Scheduled to open in April, the location will be the company’s first on Lānaʻi and its 19th overall. “The expansion to the beautiful island of Lānaʻi marks an
Hawaiian Electric Company Inc. and Innergex Renewable Energy announced the termination of an agreement to construct the Paeahu Solar project in South Maui. Initially proposed in 2018, the solar and battery storage initiative faced substantial delays due to legal challenges and issues related to COVID-19, including increased costs and supply-chain