Building Industry Magazine - July 2012 - (Page 109)

construction Professionals and contractors! Daniel Lee, owner of Best Korean Drive-In, serves a hungry construction crew from Commercial Roofing. Photo by Jason Soeda At City Mill, we love getting to know our customers and helping them solve their problems! For over 113 years City Mill has had the privilege of serving Hawaii. With a City Mill Account, there’s no red tape, no calling the mainland! If you have missing invoices, we can usually get copies out that day or the next working day! Our accounts count on the fast turnaround! Adding or deleting authorized buyers to your account can be handled immediately. Your authorized buyers DON’T have to carry cash, checks or have one more card in their wallet. They just present their I.D. That’s a big security relief for everyone! Check out our assortment of cleaning and maintenance needs, light bulbs, hardware, plumbing, paint, electrical, tools and garden supplies. city mill’s hassle-free charge accounts! “Kuni’s is well known in the construction industry,” says Dave Kirk, sales associate for Hawthorne Pacific Corp., who has been eating there for 17 years. “By 2 p.m., you see a lot of construction workers who knocked off early enjoying a meal here.” Kirk’s favorite meal is the sashimi and tofu steak teishoku. Apart from the delicious food, Kirk appreciates the fast service and relaxing atmosphere offered by Restaurant Kuni. Another mom-and-pop that’s packing in builders daily is Best Korean Drive-In, located at 111 Sand Island Access Rd., Ste. 19. Employees from Commercial Roofing & Waterproofing (CRW), which is only a short walk away, say they visit the eatery multiple times a week for its okazu, Korean BBQ combinations, hamburgers and saimin. Owner Daniel Lee says it was fitting he opened Best Korean Drive-In in 1993, only a day before Thanksgiving. He says he is thankful for the many construction crews that come to dine at his compact establishment. “99 percent of my clientele come from the construction industry and related fields,” he says. Lee says businesses like Best Korean Drive-In are like a barometer for the health of the construction industry; when building jobs plummet, there are fewer customers standing in line. For now, however, business seems to be picking up. Lee says it may be due to one of his secrets to his success: “Don’t treat customers like customers. Treat them like family.” BI 3 Next Day Delivery* 3 Quality Name Brands 3 Commercial Charge Accounts 3 Convenient Terms Big on Help! Big on Savings! 3 Special Orders 3 Fax Orders www.CityMill.com 3 Delivery 7 Days a Week to Your Home or Jobsite* *See store for details. 8 convenient neighborhood locations Phone: 533-3811 Fax: 529-5871 660 N.NIMITZ HWY. Phone: 396-5151 Fax: 396-4455 333 keAHOle sT. hawaii kai mililani honolulu Phone: 735-7636 Fax: 735-3680 3086 WAIAlAe AVe. kaimuki 46-209 kAHUHIPA sT. Phone: 247-2181 Fax: 235-6658 kaneohe waiPahu 95-455 MAkA’IMO’IMO sT. Phone: 623-3100 Fax: 623-3133 98-1277 kAAHUMANU sT. Phone: 487-3636 Fax: 488-7768 Pearl city 86-120 FArrINgTON HWY. Phone: 696-6996 Fax: 696-8726 waianae Phone: 671-1746 Fax: 677-2449 94-157 leOleO sT. Everything you need, when you need it! OAHU 2276 Pahounui Dr. Honolulu, HI 96819 BIG ISLAND 73-4278 Hulikoa Dr. Kailua-Kona, HI 96740 Phone: 841.5819 · Fax: 842.0658 Toll Free: 800/201.5819 ➤ ➤ StEEl ➤ Drywall ➤ ➤ acouSticS ➤ PlaStEring ➤ ➤ inSulation DEwalt toolS ➤ 3m FirEProoFing SimPSon tiES & anchorS gE SiliconE caulking, all rElatED accESSoriES Proudly Serving the State of Hawaii Since 1969 www.buildingindustryhawaii.com | 109 http://www.CityMill.com http://www.buildingindustryhawaii.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Building Industry Magazine - July 2012

Contents July 2012
Hawaii’s Top 25 Contractors
Educating for the Industry
Surviving a Tough Economy
Top Eats
News Beat
Forest City Completes $312M Neighborhood
2012 CAK Home Show Streams Live
Keokea Beach Park Renovation Completed
La Tour Bakehouse Partners with RevoluSun
Pier 29 Construction Complete
NAIOP Awards Honor Commercial Development
NAVFAC Awards $46.6M Contract
Departments
Datebook
Best Practices
Contracts Awarded
Concept to Completion: Marriott’s Ko Olina Beach Club, Phase 5
Low Bids
Spotlight on Success: BEQ, MCBH
News Makers
New Products
July's Features

Building Industry Magazine - July 2012