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We will bring our unique expertise and passion to your construction project. Our experience, Hawai’ian roots, and established relationship with the best architects, engineers, interior designers, and sub-contractors from around the world allows us to bring in the best skilled team to work with you on your dream.

Custom Home

Kohanaiki, HI
Lot 27

Another fine custom home built by Ali’i Builders. In Kohanaiki on lot 27, this 12,500 square foot modern design is spectacular! Completed in December 2023 on time and on budget! Light colored wood contrasting with dark stone give the home a beautiful modern look.

Kona Village Resort

Kailua-Kona, HI
83 Acre Resort

A landmark resort with 150 keys on the west coast of the Big Island of Hawaii. This hotel is the first to achieve a Leed Gold certification in the state of Hawaii. Ali’i Builders first constructed the prototype units alongside the architects and developer to establish the design and materials for the rest of the 200+ structure resort. Ali’i Builders was general contractor for the coastline units, luxury suites, and historic bars.

Kūkiʻo Residence #1

Kailua-Kona, HI
10,500 square feet
Architect: Bing Hu

With a courtyard in the center and featuring a great room and a grand lanai, it has breathtaking views. The house has two master bedrooms, two 1-bedroom suites, four guest rooms, a home theater, and two 2-car garages. Every room includes an outdoor shower, and a spectacular infinity pool and spa with a cold plunge overlooks the Pacific Ocean. It also boasts travertine floors, mahogany doors, windows, and trim, and Brazilian granite counters. The copper wrapped eaves are a stunning feature of this epic custom home.

Kūkiʻo Residence #2

Kailua-Kona, HI
14,500 square feet
Architect: Bing Hu

This custom Hawaiian style home has two master bedrooms with adjoining offices, two 1-bedroom suites, a nanny’s quarter, another two bedrooms and an office. In addition, it has a lap pool, a separate family/play pool with spa, gym, steam room, cold plunge, theater room, and a massage room. It also has its own private well capable of creating potable water using a reverse osmosis filtration system.

CanoeHouse at Mauna Lani Resort

Kohala Coast, Big Island, HI
6,000 sq. ft.
Architect: RIM Architects

Our renovation for the resort’s iconic restaurant, CanoeHouse, included: replacing the interior walls; installing a new commercial kitchen with all new appliances;  building a new interior/exterior bar; 2000 sq. ft. of hardscape, including a lanai for outdoor seating; renovating the bathrooms; and, installing a new cedar shake roof. We also renovated the Surf Shack and installed an exterior deck around the perimeter.

Kauna'oa Residence

Mauna Kea Beach, HI
5,000 square feet
Architect: Stephen Green, AIA

This home features a main building housing the family room, TV room, living room, kitchen, and bar. One outbuilding is the master bedroom with an office, master bath, and outdoor shower. The second outbuilding has two 1-bedroom suites, each with outdoor shower gardens. These three buildings surround a courtyard area with a family pool, hot tub, and fire pit area. At the entrance is a two-car garage.

Katana Warehouse

Kailua-Kona, HI
37,000 square feet 

This building includes 15,000 square feet of warehouse space (eight bays) and 12,000 square feet of office/retail space. This project began in 2018 and is expected to be completed in April 2021.

Holualoa Inn Events Pavilion

Holualoa, HI
4,800 square feet
Architect: Peter Geesey, AIA

In addition to building a lanai for weddings and other special events, we installed a commercial prep area kitchen, and his/her handicapped restrooms.

Mauna Lani Resort—Civil Work

Kohala Coast, Big Island, HI

In addition to our work on Mauna Lani’s CanoeHouse restaurant and Surf Shack, we replaced the sewer and plumbing lines and built: 11,000 square feet of new concrete sidewalks and walkways; 18,000 sq. ft. of pool decks; an 800 sq. ft.  pool equipment pump room; and, an 800 sq. ft. outdoor space and exercise area.

Mokuaikaua Church

Kailua-Kona, HI

In 2019, we had the honor of restoring the Mokuaikaua Church in Kailua-Kona, the oldest Christian church in Hawaii. Built in 1837, the Mokuaikaua Church is of great historical importance and was facing instability and major safety issues. We were able to: fix the cracked exterior stone masonry walls; stabilize the side walls by adding large steel beams; and, add interior load bearing posts and retro-refitting, hurricane-resistant connections.

In addition, we made improvements to the ohia posts and beams, restored plaster walls, and replaced electrical wiring.

O Maku’u Ke Kahua Community Center

Puna, HI

We are currently building a community center for ʻO Makuʻu Ke Kahua, a community-grounded foundation that promotes and perpetuates Native Hawaiian values and traditions, while also providing educational and employment opportunities. The community center will include a hula studio, a main meeting room​, a luau area, a certified imu, administrative offices, conference rooms, a multi-use resource center and computer lab for public use, a private certified kitchen, a public certified kitchen, restrooms, and parking lots. This structure will house cultural workshops, after school programs, community outreach events, business and culinary opportunities, computer classes, wellness and health activities, allow for hosting private events, meetings and numerous other activities .

Kūkiʻo Commercial Kitchen and Pizza Bar

Kuko, HI

1,570 sq. ft.

A brand new commercial kitchen with pastry, food prep, and pizza bar.

Kūkiʻo Residence #1

Kailuia-Kona, HI
10,500 square feet
Architect: Bing Hu

With a courtyard in the center and featuring a great room and a grand lanai, it has breathtaking views. The house has two master bedrooms, two 1-bedroom suites, four guest rooms, a home theater, and two 2-car garages. Every room includes an outdoor shower, and a spectacular infinity pool and spa with a cold plunge overlooks the Pacific Ocean. It also boasts travertine floors, mahogany doors, windows, and trim, and Brazilian granite counters. The copper wrapped eaves are a stunning feature of this epic custom home.

Kūkiʻo Residence #2

Kailuia-Kona, HI
14,500 square feet
Architect: Bing Hu

This custom Hawaiian style home has two master bedrooms with adjoining offices, two 1-bedroom suites, a nanny’s quarter, another two bedrooms and an office. In addition, it has a lap pool, a separate family/play pool with spa, gym, steam room, cold plunge, theater room, and a massage room. It also has its own private well capable of creating potable water using a reverse osmosis filtration system.

CanoeHouse at Mauna Lani Resort

Kohala Coast, Big Island, HI
6,000 sq. ft.
Architect: RIM Architects

Our renovation for the resort’s iconic restaurant, CanoeHouse, included: replacing the interior walls; installing a new commercial kitchen with all new appliances;  building a new interior/exterior bar; 2000 sq. ft. of hardscape, including a lanai for outdoor seating; renovating the bathrooms; and, installing a new cedar shake roof. We also renovated the Surf Shack and installed an exterior deck around the perimeter.

Kauna'oa Residence

Mauna Kea Beach, HI
5,000 square feet
Architect: Stephen Green, AIA

This home features a main building housing the family room, TV room, living room, kitchen, and bar. One outbuilding is the master bedroom with an office, master bath, and outdoor shower. The second outbuilding has two 1-bedroom suites, each with outdoor shower gardens. These three buildings surround a courtyard area with a family pool, hot tub, and fire pit area. At the entrance is a two-car garage.

Katana Warehouse

Kailua-Kona, HI
37,000 square feet 

This building includes 15,000 square feet of warehouse space (eight bays) and 12,000 square feet of office/retail space. This project began in 2018 and is expected to be completed in April 2021.

Holualoa Inn Events Pavilion

Holualoa, HI
4,800 square feet
Architect: Peter Geesey, AIA

In addition to building a lanai for weddings and other special events, we installed a commercial prep area kitchen, and his/her handicapped restrooms.

Mauna Lani Resort—Civil Work

Kohala Coast, Big Island, HI

In addition to our work on Mauna Lani’s CanoeHouse restaurant and Surf Shack, we replaced the sewer and plumbing lines and built: 11,000 square feet of new concrete sidewalks and walkways; 18,000 sq. ft. of pool decks; an 800 sq. ft.  pool equipment pump room; and, an 800 sq. ft. outdoor space and exercise area.

Moukaikaua Church

Kailua-Kona, HI

In 2019, we had the honor of restoring the Mokuaikaua Church in Kailua-Kona, the oldest Christian church in Hawaii. Built in 1837, the Mokuaikaua Church is of great historical importance and was facing instability and major safety issues. We were able to: fix the cracked exterior stone masonry walls; stabilize the side walls by adding large steel beams; and, add interior load bearing posts and retro-refitting, hurricane-resistant connections.

In addition, we made improvements to the ohia posts and beams, restored plaster walls, and replaced electrical wiring.

O Maku’u Ke Kahua Community Center

Puna, HI

We are currently building a community center for ʻO Makuʻu Ke Kahua, a community-grounded foundation that promotes and perpetuates Native Hawaiian values and traditions, while also providing educational and employment opportunities. The community center will include a hula studio, a main meeting room​, a luau area, a certified imu, administrative offices, conference rooms, a multi-use resource center and computer lab for public use, a private certified kitchen, a public certified kitchen, restrooms, and parking lots. This structure will house cultural workshops, after school programs, community outreach events, business and culinary opportunities, computer classes, wellness and health activities, allow for hosting private events, meetings and numerous other activities .

Kūkiʻo Commercial Kitchen and Pizza Bar

Kuko, HI

1,570 sq. ft.

A brand new commercial kitchen with pastry, food prep, and pizza bar.

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