Building Industry Magazine - March 2013 - (Page 10)

Concept Completion Maui Business Park Making Space for Commerce Hawaiian Dredging used the Trimble system GPS for grading operations at the Maui Business Park, phase II, north project area. The operator is able to look at a screen to determine the positioning of the cutting blade. T he north project area of the Maui Business Park phase II is ready for occupants with Hawaiian Dredging Construction Co., Ltd., recently wrapping up infrastructure work on the light industrial subdivision in Kahului. “I’m kind of excited to see what sort of businesses open up there,” says Hawaiian Dredging project engineer Jay Fujimoto. Hawaiian Dredging was chosen by A&B Properties, Inc. to do the 38-acre north portion of the 179acre park, which is located near The Home Depot and Walmart. Construction on phase II of the $39 million project got under way last January. Along with site preparation and earthwork, Hawaiian Dredging did utility installations including storm drainage, sanitary sewer, potable and nonpotable water systems, roadway improvements, underground electrical system and landscaping improvements. The site was laid out in 32 lots, ranging from a half-acre to 3.3 acres. “It’s been an interesting project for me because it was my first subdivision job,” says Fujimoto. 10 | BUILDING INDUSTRY |MARCH 2013 A&B Properties, the real estate subsidiary of Alexander & Baldwin Inc., said in July that Maui Business Park phase II is designated for warehouse, distribution, light manufacturing, retail and office use. “There hasn’t been an infusion of business space in quite a while,” Grant Chun, vice president of A&B Properties on Maui, told Building Industry magazine in November. “And with the down economy, businesses were reluctant to expand. Now they’re more confident about growth or buying their own space.” Phase II work on the site entailed

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Building Industry Magazine - March 2013

‘HUNGRY’ SITEWORK CONTRACTORS
GENERATIONS OF DEVELOPERS
GUAM GOES GREEN
News Beat
Sause Bros. eyes Columbia launch
Maui teams up with prefab home builder
Sakamoto honored as Union Builder of the Year
Core Tech begins housing project
Diocese opts for solar system
NAVFAC picks leadership trainees
BIA show attracts record turnout
Fairall chosen 2012 CGP Professional
Kauai contractors name officers
CRW completes Honolulu Tower Roof
Spotlight On Success: Foodland Kapolei
Contracts Awarded / Low Bids
Concept To Completion: Maui Business Park
Q&A with rail chief Dan Grabauskas
Best Practices
HWEA In Photos
Tribute to Herb Muraoka
Newsmakers
New Products
Editor’s Corner

Building Industry Magazine - March 2013