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Drones are already flying over jobsites in Hawaii more often than most people realize, one of many signals behind why ABC Hawaii is hosting the Construction Technology Leadership Forum. Nationally,

Autonomous excavators, haul trucks and AI-enabled machinery stole the show at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2026 — and the contractors building relationships with this technology now will out-bid the ones who wait. Here’s

On the islands, every delayed delivery and every reworked pour costs more than it would anywhere else. Hawaii contractors rank efficiency their top priority — but few fund the tech

America needs hundreds of thousands of skilled tradespeople to build the data centers powering the AI era — and the trades just got a once-in-a-generation on-ramp. Meta has launched America’s

On the mainland, many employers are watching federal OSHA closely. The prior Heat National Emphasis Program lapsed on April 8, 2026, OSHA later refocused heat enforcement, and the proposed federal

Construction safety is often discussed in terms of procedures, training, and compliance. But according to construction leadership expert Owen Marcus, one of the most overlooked safety tools is already built

This article is for Hawaii construction company leaders, HR professionals, and safety managers seeking to understand the urgent mental health challenges facing the industry and how the TELUS Health EAP

Hawaiʻi contractors already face the highest construction material costs in the nation. The 2026 federal tariff transition—from Section 122 to Section 301—will add new pressure to delivered prices across Honolulu,

June is National Safety Month, and 2026 marks the 30th annual observance led by the National Safety Council. This playbook is designed specifically for ABC Hawaii members and construction professionals

Hawai’i stands at an early stage of the data center boom that has reshaped mainland markets. While Virginia’s Data Center Alley hosts over 300 facilities and Texas continues landing billion-dollar

DEWALT’s May 2026 global survey confirms what many Hawaii contractors have suspected: the construction industry believes AI is coming fast, but almost no one has formal training to use it.

Hawaii construction carries unique mental load — inter-island work, family separation, small crews, and project isolation. Skanska’s Chris Hopper makes the case for treating mental strain as a job hazard

Hawaii’s construction workforce shortage is structural — and no AI tool will close it. The contractors winning work in 2026 are the ones investing in both: technology adoption and the

AI is reshaping construction bid eligibility today — not someday. On September 10, 2026, ABC Hawaii brings the national experts driving that shift directly to the islands. Paul Doherty, Matt

On March 17, a federal court permanently shut down Oregon’s PLA mandate — the executive order that forced project labor agreements onto state-funded construction. Hawaii contractors should pay attention. Oregon

Hawaii contractors bidding Pearl Harbor, Schofield, JBPHH, or Marine Corps Base Hawaii projects are running out of time. CMMC cybersecurity compliance is already affecting bid eligibility — and the AI

At ABC’s ONE Conference this week, contractor leaders distilled success into five measurable metrics — predictable work, profitable execution, capacity, risk profile, and reputation. Hawaii contractors juggling Maui rebuild, NAVFAC

Hawaii has the highest construction labor costs in the Pacific, and the state’s Prepaid Health Care Act gives contractors zero room to opt out of coverage. ABC Hawaii’s exclusive Kaiser

Project labor agreements quietly determine who gets to bid on Hawaii’s biggest jobs — and right now, the deck is being stacked against the merit shop firms doing 69 percent