ARITA POULSON GENERAL CONTRACTING LLC aritapoulson.com NOTEWORTHY CONTENDERS CONTENDERS
I n 2022, Top 25 Noteworthy Contender Arita Poulson General Contracting completed dozens of high-profile projects including: the first Chick-fil-A restaurant on Maui; the science facility at Radford High School on O‘ahu; and upgrades to Maui Memorial Hospital’s cafete- ria and the Consolidated Rent-A-Car facility at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu. In the same fiscal period, the
family residential and light industrial construction. “Our management capabilities equal or surpass those of larger contractors, and our clients benefit from the personal focus our executive manage- ment team gives to every project,” says Brad Espedal, chief operating officer for Arita Poulson. Construction activity so far is looking posi- tive for 2023. In the first quarter, the company upgraded Hilo Medical Center’s lobby, gastro and cardio units; new features to Lahaina Cannery Mall; and plumbing improvements at Kahala Falls. The second half of the year will see construction activity at 3660 Waialae and Ma‘alea Triangle. At the time of this writing, contracts valued between $10 million and $75 million were pend- ing in affordable-housing and retail markets on O‘ahu, Big Island and Maui. “We like to think of ourselves as the largest small contractor and the smallest big contractor in Hawai‘i,” Espedal says. – Cathy Cruz-George
2022 REVENUE: $27.9M
YEARS IN HAWAI‘I: 37
EMPLOYEES: 45
contractor posted $27.9 million in revenue, down 14.6 percent from 2021 revenues of $32.7 million. The double- digit decrease stemmed from inflation, delayed permits and higher lending costs that halted several projects. Approximately 72 percent of work was subcontracted, and 22 percent was in the public sector. This year, the company will continue focusing on its strengths, which are commercial, medical, hospitality, multi-
Arita Poulson General Contracting built Hawai‘i’s first Chick-fil-A on Maui and is scheduled to deliver another store on Beretania Street in Honolulu in 2023. PHOTO COURTESY ARITA POULSON
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