Hawaii: Military projects reboot building

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The demand for new Army and Air Force housing is driving a rebirth in the local construction industry.

Construction and renovation of more than 6,000 Army and Air Force homes on Oahu will dwarf the handful of high-profile construction projects now under way, including renovation of the Prince Kuhio federal building and courthouse downtown, construction of Walt Disney Co.'s Aulani Resort & Spa at Ko Olina and the Pacifica Honolulu condominium in Kakaako, said John White, executive director of Pacific Resource Partnership, an advocacy group for Hawaii's unionized carpenters and contractors.

Until Honolulu's $5.5 billion rail project — Hawaii's largest public works project — breaks ground in March, White said, the $1.2 billion worth of military construction projects by Actus Lend Lease represents "a stabilizing factor for the economy right now."


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