Business View Magazine | May/June 2022

20 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 9, ISSUE 5 AT A GLANCE ALAN SHINTANI INC. WHAT: A leading, full-service General Contractor in the construction industry WHERE: Waipahu, Hawaii WEBSITE: www.alan-shintani.com Inc. I n 1979, husband and wife Alan and Jennifer Shintani started a small business called Home Projects Construction, initially focusing on residential repairs and remodeling as the main business. In the early years of business, the customer base was built mainly through referrals from satisfied clients. Soon, however, the business had grown with the demand for more projects, hence the company needed to expand its work force to manage this demand from a rapidly growing number of referred customers. In 1984, Home Projects Construction’s business expanded and evolved to form present-day Alan Shintani, Inc., which has become a highly recognized and respected member of Hawaii’s construction industry. Offering a wide range of services, Alan Shintani, Inc. services a diverse pool of clientele and takes pride in providing comprehensive experience and expertise. Company founder Alan Shintani shares the details: “Our head office is on the island of Oahu and we have about 85 employees, with 35 in the office and the rest are in the field. That number fluctuates with the work load, if we need additional workers we bring in them in from our local union halls. Basically, we’re a general contractor and we do a vast array of projects. We’re not specializing in any one thing.” The firm’s areas of business include, but are not limited to, civil work, new residential construction, residential remodeling, commercial renovations or new structures, institutional/ public works projects, marine/pier construction, and special projects such as historical building restoration, communication towers, high security facilities, and much more. With their in-depth experience and top-quality in-house capabilities as well as equally competent subcontractors and design-build team, Alan Shintani, Inc. is the solution to just about any construction project. The Shintani, Inc. crew use a variety of technical devices and platforms to facilitate efficiency, accuracy, and time/cost savings. According to Alan Shintani, “Every few years, there is new technology we have to buy just to keep up. With all the programs that are required, we constantly have to update the computers or get new equipment. A lot of our requirements are customer-driven, particularly with our customer Building on experience