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HONOLULU IN 1902
Island beauty abounds. Native Hawaiians adjust to growing westernization. Commerce shifts from decades of whaling and trading to greater business diversity. On Waikiki Beach, the renowned Halekulani Hotel—we rebuilt the 5 star hotel in 1982—was a beachfront home with five bungalow rentals. The gracious Moana Hotel had just opened. A young entrepreneur bought a used dredge, formed Hawaiian Dredging Company, and quickly won the contract to widen the main channel of Pearl Harbor.
Pearl Harbor Drydock #1, 1909 |
HAWAIIAN DREDGING'S NEXT STEPS
Additional Pearl Harbor work followed including Drydock #1 in 1909, as the company slowly expanded into general contracting work. The company’s dredge reshaped Honolulu Harbor and other harbors and waterways on the outer islands. Marshy coastal areas in Honolulu and especially Waikiki were reclaimed with dredged fill—eventually 5,000 acres of land were reclaimed which would be worth billions within several decades. General contracting overtook dredging work during the 1920s, as Hawaiian Dredging Construction Company continued to reshape Hawaii.
Honolulu Harbor, 1910 |
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OTHER EARLY LANDMARK PROJECTS
Federal Post Office, 1919 |
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Ala Wai Canal, 1922 |
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Honolulu Art Academy, 1929 |
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Landfill Kakaako to Ala Moana Honolulu, 1920s |
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Pearl Harbor, 1930 |
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Honolulu International Airport, 1961 |
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Ala Moana Shopping Center,
Ala Moana Office Building,
Ala Moana Hotel and
1350 Ala Moana condominium
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AFTER STATEHOOD
During the Fifties and Sixties, Hawaii's economy exploded as a tourist destination, military bastion, and grower of sugar and pineapple. Hawaiian Dredging Construction Company grew with it. We offered expertise in most sectors of the industry including hotels, condominiums, offices, housing, commercial, power and industrial, and waterfront.
Hawaiian Dredging has been Hawaii's leading contractor for many
decades.
Bank of Hawaii Waikiki |
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1010 Wilder Condominium |
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Keehi Interchange |
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Hale Koa Hotel |
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Ala Moana Office Building |
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View of Waikiki and Diamond Head |
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