The Construction Industry Is Still Going Strong In Hawaii. It May Get Even Stronger…Government projects and demand for housing have kept the construction industry going during the pandemic. Honolulu’s new planning department director hopes to give it an even bigger boost.
Anyone wanting a glimpse back to the economic halcyon days before COVID-19 effectively shut down Hawaii, wiping out 113,000 jobs between March and April, can simply go down to Victoria Ward Park in Kakaako.
The big grassy space bordered by fledgling coconut palms abuts two looming condo shells brimming with the sort of activity that was the status quo in a place that was hosting some 250,000 tourists per day. The Howard Hughes Corp.’s Aalii and Koula projects, now under construction, are employing about 1,300 workers, says Race Randle, the company’s senior vice president of development.
