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UHERO Economic Forecast

The University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization (UHERO) has come out with their 4th quarter update. They forecast not much change in current economic conditions along with some troubling trends such as this: "The $63 million of public contracts in the second quarter was the lowest level of government contracting since the first quarter of 1984!". Not much else shows signs of improvement either according to the report. Click the link to get to the UHERO website where you can view or download the PDF.

Kakaako project would include Hawaii’s tallest building

A State project in Kakaako for two high rise condominiums includes what would be the Hawaii's tallest building at 650 feet (the current tallest is First Hawaiian Center at 429 feet). I've never understood the 400 foot limit that was set back in the 1950's. If we want to have a true urban core, we need the density that these taller buildings can provide. What we have now is a homogenized monotony that seriously needs a re-thinking as to how we want our future to look.

Made in America: A Blueprint for Creating Jobs

ABC News has a spot about building a house out of 100% made in the USA products. The builder says that if every house just used 5% more American products, it would create 220,000 more jobs in the country. Why not?

Zoning Committee Approves Laie Hotel

The Honolulu City Council Zoning Committee has given approval to the proposed 223 room Courtyard by Marriott in Laie. The hotel replaces and expands upon the old 48 room Laie Inn, which was demolished last year.

Rising: Rebuilding Ground Zero

The Discovery Channel is airing a two part, six hour doumntary on the constuction of One World Trade Center in New York. The show will look at the emotional and logistical challenges involved in the buildings construction. When complete, One WTC will be the tallest building in North America. 

The Construction Workers Have Left the Building

An article in Slate explains why the sharp drop in unemployment statistics among construction workers is not good news. Why not good news? Because the statistics reflect the fact that workers are leaving the industry by the boatload. They see no end to the recession and no recovery for the building industry in their  immediate futures. Does anybody?

420 Nimitz Highway

 

Our 420 Nimitz Highway project has begun construction.

"Sheetrock" by Sophie Cabot Black

As if almost too late we ripped into each other
With whatever we had: mouth, feet, fingers,
Teeth. The resolute tools of two

Lowly carpenters who wandered
In and decided to change what they saw
As longing. The contract was full

Head on over to Slate to read the rest or to listen to Sophie Cabot Black recite her poem: "Sheetrock". It's not too often I hear of poems titled after construction materials!

Kukui Gardens renovation complete

The renovation work at Kukui Gardens has been completed. Kayar Construction worked with general contractor A.C. Kobayashi to help make the project a success. Story fron Honolulu Star-Advertiser.

3D Printing

Viewed by over 1.7 million people on YouTube, this video of a 3D printer producing a crescent wrench is amazing!