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HPM Oʻahu Design Centers Opens in Iwilei
HPM Building Supply brings its design center concept to Oʻahu
June 19, 2025
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City & County of Honolulu Announces Major Changes to Building Permit Process
The City & County of Honolulu’s Department of Planning and Permitting has announced a comprehensive upgrade of its permitting system.
March 27, 2024
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Roseann Freitas appointed new CEO at BIA Hawaii
“I am honored to have been selected as BIA Hawaii’s next CEO. It is a privilege to be part of an organization that represents the Voice of Hawaii’s construction industry,” Freitas said.
December 20, 2023
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Gov. Green sends $200M to Hawaii School Facilities Authority for classrooms
Gov. Josh Green recently signed two bills into law that will increase the amount of education construction underway in the state. Act 172, signed by Green on July 3, authorizes the state’s School Facilities Authority to partner with public and private agencies to develop housing on or off campus for
July 10, 2023
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302-unit affordable housing project Hālawa View II closes on $93.3M in financing
Hunt Capital Partners (HCP), in conjunction with Pacific Development Group (PDG) and Hunt Development Group (HDG), announced today the closing of $93.3 million in tax credit equity financing for the group’s Hālawa View II development, which aims to introduce 302 new affordable homes on Oʻahu. The new homes will be
July 5, 2023
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Subcontractors Association of Hawaii announces annual golf tourney signups
The Subcontractors Association of Hawaii annual golf tournament tees off Aug. 11 at the Ewa Beach Golf Club, 91-050 Ft. Weaver Rd. An awards party, special lucky number drawings, Par 3 cash prizes, a putting contest and more activities are planned. Check-in is at 10:30 a.m., with a three-person scramble
June 19, 2023
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UH Mānoa begins work on $57M Student Success Center
The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa has launched an ambitious $57 million renovation project to transform Sinclair Library, originally built in 1956, into a state-of-the-art Student Success Center. The four-story, 115,000-square-foot project was initiated in June and is expected to reach completion by the fall 2025 semester, marking a new
June 19, 2023
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Aiea-based joint venture wins $138M NAVFAC Guam contract
Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Marianas on June 8 awarded Aiea-based H2O Guam JV a $138,452,700 firm-fixed-price contract on to repair two wharves at Naval Base Guam and Apra Harbor. The joint venture is comprised of Healy Tibbitts Builders Inc., Hawaiian Dredging Construction Co. Inc. and Obayashi Corp. Work is
June 16, 2023
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Castle & Cooke Hawaiʻi promotes 3 on Oʻahu
Castle & Cooke Hawai‘i has promoted Denise Kobashigawa to director of human resources, Jason Markpol to manager of Management Information Systems (MIS), and has transferred Tammy Sennett to its building construction department as an assistant construction superintendent. Kobashigawa now oversees all areas of human resources development and management, including employee
June 8, 2023
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WATG Hawaiʻi office promotes Michael Brown, Brandon Large
WATG, an international design firm headquartered in California with offices in Honolulu, has promoted two designers to management positions. Michael Brown, a WATG landscape architect certified in Hawai‘i and California, is now creative director of WATG’s Honolulu landscape studio. Brandon Large, an architectural designer, project director and associate at WATG’s
June 7, 2023
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