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.
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