The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) in December announced that U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz secured $63.8 million in new federal funding for Honolulu’s rail project. The grant is in addition to the remaining federal funds earmarked for HART by the Federal Transit Administration and is intended to cover inflationary
To stay afloat financially in 2022, a growing number of construction business owners across the U.S. took risks on liquidity. Nearly 50% borrowed from credit cards, up from 44% in 2021. And 19% used retirement savings, up 17 percentage points over the same period. However, fewer contractors in 2022 relied
PACIFIC AO-NAVFAC Pacific Upcoming projects in Guam and the NAVFAC Pacific area of operations (AO) include these latest awards to contractors based in Hawaii and elsewhere: $26 Million: Black Construction-Tutor Perini JV (Harmon, Guam) This $26,000,000 firm-fixed price contract was awarded Oct. 24 for the design and construction of a
Miyake–HPM Building Supply in November opened its first full-service Home Design Center on Maui. Located on the newly renovated second floor of its Kihei branch, the 3,800-square-foot showroom offers kitchen and bath products, quality cabinets, countertops, flooring, plumbing and lighting fixtures, doors, windows and finish hardware. Manufacturers include Bellmont Cabinets,
The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) in November was awarded $47.3 million in competitive grant funds for the Kapalama Container Terminal–Gaining Regenerative and Efficient Energy Needs (KCT-GREEN) project. KCT-GREEN is a joint project by Hawaii Stevedores Inc. (HSI) and The Pasha Group (TPG), HSI’s parent company. The $139.3 million project
Last November, the Chamber of Shipping of America honored Pasha Hawaii with certificates of environmental achievement for excellence. Pasha’s vessels recognized in the honor were: The Horizon Pacific for 22 years of service; the Horizon Reliance for 21 years; Horizon Enterprise and Horizon Spirit for 11 years each; and the
The City and County of Honolulu’s Department of Planning & Permitting (DPP) in November launched its new website aiming to expedite building permits and modernize the department. The new website’s “Permitting Process Improvements” (PPI) tab links to DPP’s latest permitting process changes, checklists, references, forms and interpretations. DPP in November
In September 2022, the American Planning Association (APA) Hawaii Chapter recognized the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands with its Outstanding Planner award for DHHL’s Puu Opae Kuleana Homestead Settlement Plan. The winning plan, developed with partner G70, provides a roadmap for future homesteading in Waimea, Kauai. Included in the project
Albert C. Kobayashi Inc. (ACK) is general contractor on The Park Ward Village, the eighth residential tower in The Howard Hughes Corp.’s 60-acre master-planned community. Construction on the 400-foot-high tower, located at the corner of Ward Avenue and Auahi Street, broke ground Oct. 20. The tower’s 546 units were 90.6%
Len Dempsey Hawaiian Dredging Construction Co. Inc.’s P-169 project involves installation of a 42-inch potable water transmission main and extends from Waihona Street along Kamehameha Highway. “All construction and AC (asphalt concrete) paving work has been completed on the project,” says Len Dempsey, Hawaiian Dredging vice president, Heavy Division. “Hawaiian