{"id":2760,"date":"2026-07-18T07:34:35","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T07:34:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=2760"},"modified":"2026-07-18T07:34:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T07:34:35","slug":"all-hcd-workers-will-keep-jobs-as-kahala-concrete-takes-over-on-maui","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=2760","title":{"rendered":"All HC&#038;D workers will keep jobs as Kahala Concrete takes over on Maui"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<section>\n<p>PUUNENE (HawaiiNewsNow) &#8211; Thirty-nine workers at Honolulu Construction &amp; Draying Co., Ltd. (HC&amp;D) on Maui will keep their jobs following months of contract negotiations after the company\u2019s assets were sold to a Honolulu-based firm.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=2758\">49th annual Prince Lot Hula Festival honors Kamehameha V\u2019s legacy of preserving hula<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Sale sparked job loss fears<\/h2>\n<p>In May, workers learned that Nan Inc., a large Honolulu-based company, had purchased HC&amp;D\u2019s assets on Maui. <\/p>\n<p>Rumors spread that all 39 employees would be out of work after July 24.<\/p>\n<p>Stephen West, ILWU Maui Division Director, said he encouraged workers to stay the course during the uncertainty.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe announced it to the guys, \u2018Hey, look, continue going out there, continue working, doing a good job, work hard, show them that you\u2019re the asset, right? They can purchase all the trucks and everything, but unless they have you, you make everything happen,\u2019\u201d West said.<\/p>\n<h2>New company, same workers<\/h2>\n<p>After negotiations concluded, all employees will be retained, and their years of service will be recognized. <\/p>\n<p>HC&amp;D\u2019s last day on Maui is July 24th.<\/p>\n<p>The following Monday, the operation will reopen as Kahala Concrete, run by Grace Pacific LLC, a subsidiary of Nan Inc.<\/p>\n<p>Case Miyahira, president of Grace Pacific LLC, said the company worked to reassure workers from the start.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=2756\">Video shows progress in Aloha Stadium dismantling<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had heard that fear expressed kind of from the very beginning. We tried and made efforts to convey to them what our intent is, and it\u2019s still our intent to employ everyone and keep operations consistent through the transition,\u201d Miyahira said.<\/p>\n<h2>Workers reflect on the company\u2019s legacy<\/h2>\n<p>The blue and white HC&amp;D trucks have been on Maui roads for 118 years. <\/p>\n<p>Loader operator Sam Miguel said he had dreamed of working for the company \u2014 previously known as Ameron \u2014 since he was five years old.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s like the biggest video game you\u2019re ever going to play in your life,\u201d Miguel said. \u201cI\u2019ve been around um all my life. That\u2019s all I wanted to do since I was small and I\u2019m doing my job. I\u2019m doing what I love to do. So, I got to fulfill my dream becoming one truck driver.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dozer operator Ken Kekona has been with the company for 38 years. He is excited to continue doing what he loves.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a blessing for all of us. I was happy. I\u2019m very emotional. Happy about it. I\u2019m glad everybody gonna be still here,\u201d Kekona said fighting back tears.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=2754\">Hundreds of Kuhio Park keiki receive free supplies at back-to-school event<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kahala Concrete is now taking orders.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thirty-nine workers at Honolulu Construction &#038; Draying Co., Ltd. on Maui will keep their jobs following months of contract negotiations after the company\u2019s assets were sold to a Honolulu-based firm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2759,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2760","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>All HC&amp;D workers will keep jobs as Kahala Concrete takes over on Maui - 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