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BACK IN THE DAY WITH KINI POPO Seizing An Opportunity I n 1912, 25th anniversary, the Spencecliff thinking Corporation recently completed a that it might be $150,000 remodeling project for worth something one day, a young the Queen's Surf restaurant and man named Walter Dillingham purnightclub. chased the site that is now the Ala May 1955: Gov. Samuel Wilder Moana Center. King has signed the so-called Good thinking, Walter. And a smart move for the fledgling company he had founded 10 years earlier, Hawaiian Dredging Co., Ltd, with Karen Nakamura $5,000 in borrowed money. Do similar opportunities "Little Davis Bacon Act" exist today? Are you kidding! which requires that workers be The trick, of course, is to paid the prevailing wages for recognize them. construction projects let by the As for financing such Territory of Hawaii. opportunities when they present themselves, keeping up Aloha, to date with industry information such as that starting on page 20 is always helpful. Carl aD (2/15) Thalia Choy and Mel Miyamoto Young Brothers BUILDING INDUSTRYHebenstreit 4.625" x 4.937" - 1/3H And now, (with a tip of the hat to our dear friend the late Eddie Sherman for the title) here are a few flashbacks to earlier reports in Building Industry Hawaii magazine. Dis'N'Dat February 2005: Construction will begin in September on the first of 326 homes for families of Hawaiian descent. At the Kapolei groundbreaking, Gov. Linda Lingle said the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands project indicates the state is "going in the right direction." February 1995: On Jan. 28, the GCA celebrated its 50th anniversary at the annual installation banquet as outgoing president Thalia Choy (first woman elected to the office in GCA history) passed the gavel to 1995 president Mel Miyamoto. December 1985: Karen Nakamura becomes the first woman president of the Building Industry Association of Hawaii. January 1975: The Corps of Engineers announces a $100 million, 2,400-unit housing project for Aliamanu Crater. The colossal job will easily be Hawaii's largest single federal family housing project ever. January 1965: Celebrating its 115 YEARS OF SERVICE YOuNg BrOtherS is proud to be a part of hawai'i's communities Dependable and reliable inter-island shipping. 12-Weekly Sailings from O'ahu Kaua'I: 2 times a week * MauI: 3 times a week MOlOKa'I: 2 times a week * KaWaIhae: 2 times a week hIlO: 2 times a week * la Na'I: 1 time a week ¯ ................................................................................................................ Your Neighbor Island Partner For your interisland shipping call us at 800-543-9311. Neighbor Islands toll-free at 1-800-572-2743. www.youngbrothershawaii.com www.buildingindustryhawaii.com | 13 http://www.youngbrothershawaii.com http://www.buildingindustryhawaii.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Building Industry Hawaii March 2015

FINANCING & DEVELOPMENT
BONDING & INSURANCE
AIRPORTS & HARBORS
INTERVIEW WITH RICK HOBSON
MULTIGENERATIONAL BUILDERS
GUAM’S NEW ZONE
News Beat
Datebook
Back in the Day
Contracts Awarded/ Low Bids
Spotlight on Success: dck-ecc Pacific Guam
News Makers
New Products
Faces: ABC Hawaii Ceremony
Faces: AIA Honolulu Kicks Off 2015
Faces: Showtime for BIA-Hawaii
Best Practices

Building Industry Hawaii March 2015