The 2026 Build Hawaii Grand Award winner: ʻIolani School Arrillaga Student Center Albert C. Kobayashi, Inc. Top right: The Albert C. Kobayashi, Inc. team with 2026 GCA President Michael Inouye (right).
Build Hawaii Grand Award
Since 2008, one project each year has earned the distinction of being named the Build Hawaii Grand Award winner.
Selected by our panel of judges from among all of tonight's Award of Excellence recipients, this award recognizes the project that best exemplifies excellence in construction, innovation, collaboration, craftsmanship, safety, and overall execution.
2008: Kaumalapau Harbor Breakwater Repair, Contract No. W9128A-04—0008
Grace Pacific Corporation
Specialty Construction: More than $3 Million
2009: Earthquake Damage Repair Alakahi Stream Intake
Royal Contracting Co., Ltd.
Specialty Construction: More than $3 Million
2010: The Ritz-Carlton Club & Residences, Kapalua Bay
Nordic PCL Construction, Inc.
Building Construction: More than $100 Million
2011: Repair Wharf S-1
Healy Tibbitts Builders, Inc.
Design-Build/Design-Assist Construction: $1 - $15 Million
2012: Pacific Fleet Submarine Drive-In Magnetic Silencing Facility (MSF)
Watts-Healy Tibbitts A JV
Federal Construction: More than $12 Million
2013: Critical Repair of Kalaupapa Dock Structures
Healy Tibbitts Builders, Inc.
Federal Construction: Less than $30 Million
2014: Information Technology Center, University of Hawaii
dck pacific construction LLC
Building Construction: More than $40 million
2015: ONE Ala Moana
Albert C. Kobayashi, Inc.
Design-Build/Design-Assist Construction: More than $30 million
2016: Walgreens Flagship at Keeaumoku Street
dck pacific construction LLC
Design-Build/Design-Assist Construction: $10 - $30 million
2017: Kapiolani Medical Center Diamond Head Tower
Layton Construction/dck JV
Building Construction: More than $25 million
2018: Park Lane Ala Moana
Albert C. Kobayashi, Inc.
Design-Build/Design-Assist Construction: More than $10 million
2019: Kailua Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant Tunnel Influent Pump Station and Headworks Facility and Kaneohe/Kailua Tunnel Influent Facility
Hensel Phelps Construction Company, Inc.
Municipal and Utilities Construction: More than $10 million
2020: Repair Damage to U.S.S. Arizona Memorial & Floating Dock
Sea Engineering, Inc.
Subcontractor: More than $1 million
2021: Queen Emma Building Renovation
Swinerton Builders
Renovation/Remodeling: $20 million & above
2022: Kaiser Permanente Leeward Clinic Medical Office Building
Hensel Phelps Construction Company, Inc.
Building Construction: $25 million & under $100 million
2023: Kō‘ula at Ward Village
Hawaiian Dredging Construction Company
Building Construction: $25 million & above
2024: Kona Village, A Rosewood Resort
Nordic PCL Construction, Inc.
Building Construction: $25 million & above
2025: King Kalakaua Plaza
Nordic PCL Construction, Inc.
Renovation/Remodeling: $10 million & above
2026: 'Iolani School Arrillaga Student Center
(Pictured Above)
Albert C. Kobayashi, Inc.
Building Construction: $25 million & above