What Arita Poulson General Contracting does

Arita Poulson General Contracting (APGC) is a Hawaii-based commercial general contractor founded in 1986 by Daryl Arita and Bob Poulson, operating as a privately held LLC from its headquarters in Puunene, Maui, with a second office in Honolulu opened in 2003. The company delivers a unified three-service platform spanning Pre-Construction Services (constructability analysis, budgeting, scheduling), General Contracting (full project delivery), and Construction Management (consulting and oversight), organized across seven verticals: Commercial, Healthcare Facilities, Hospitality, Institutional, Multi-Family Residential, Retail, and Restaurants. APGC serves enterprise, government, healthcare-provider, and nonprofit clients across all Hawaiian islands, with a notable enterprise customer roster that includes Kaiser Permanente Hawaii, Maui Memorial Medical Center, Walgreens, Buffalo Wild Wings (Blazin Wing, Inc.), BMW of Maui, TJ Maxx, Jimmy Choo, ANA Airlines, Taco Bell, Panda Express, Longhi's, the Polynesian Cultural Center, and the County of Maui. The firm is recognized as one of the Top 25 contractors in the state of Hawaii and has completed hundreds of projects over its 30+ year operating history, including ground-up builds, tenant improvements, multi-phase developments, and LEED-certified sustainable construction.

APGC generates revenue through project-based general contracting and construction management services, typically under fixed-price contracts or cost-plus arrangements won via competitive bidding, RFPs, and direct relationship-based business development. The GTM motion is sales-led and relationship-driven, with no public pricing or digital self-serve channels; project inquiries are initiated through the company website contact form and direct outreach. The company has no proprietary technology platform — its competitive positioning rests on deep subcontractor and client relationships across Hawaii's island geography, retained institutional knowledge from long-tenured staff (including many original employees since 1986), and demonstrated execution in occupied-facility and tight-schedule projects spanning medical gas-equipped hospitals, resort amenities, and ground-up commercial builds. Notable scale indicators include 101-250 employees, dual-island office presence, contractor license ABC-13759, and LEED Silver certification capability demonstrated on the Montessori School of Maui project.

Name

Arita Poulson General Contracting

Legal name

Arita Poulson General Contracting, LLC

Website

https://aritapoulson.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Arita Poulson General Contracting is a privately held Hawaii-based commercial general contractor founded in 1986, delivering pre-construction, general contracting, and construction management services across healthcare, hospitality, retail, restaurant, institutional, and multi-family residential sectors throughout the Hawaiian islands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Construction Services

NAICS

Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (236220), Nonresidential Building Construction (2362)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540), General Bldg Contractors - Residential Bldgs (1520)

akta.pro primary industry

Commercial General Contracting (New Build) (IMAFAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Residential General Contracting (New Build) (IMAFAAAB)

Keywords

• Commercial construction services
• General contracting
• Construction management
• Pre-construction services
• Healthcare facility construction

Headquarters

HQ city

Puunene

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. General Contracting Services: APGC generates revenue through project-based general contracting and construction management services. Revenue is earned through fixed-price contracts or cost-plus arrangements for commercial construction projects across Hawaii, including ground-up builds, tenant improvements, and multi-phase developments. Projects span diverse sectors including healthcare, hospitality, retail, restaurants, institutional, and multi-family residential.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Arita Poulson General Contracting provides commercial general contracting, construction management, and pre-construction services for projects across the Hawaiian islands. Its work spans ground-up builds, tenant improvements, renovations, and multi-phase developments for healthcare, hospitality, retail, restaurant, institutional, and multi-family residential clients. The company self-performs project delivery from constructability analysis and budgeting through final build-out.

Product overview

Arita Poulson General Contracting (APGC) is a commercial construction company offering a unified suite of construction services rather than a modular software product. The company provides Pre-Construction Services (constructability analysis and planning), General Contracting (full project delivery), and Construction Management (consulting and project oversight). These core service offerings are organized into specialized construction categories including Commercial, Health Care Facilities, Hospitality, Institutional, Multi-Family Residential, Retail, and Restaurant construction. Projects span the Hawaiian islands with notable work on Buffalo Wild Wings Ala Moana, BMW of Maui dealership, Maui Memorial Medical Center facilities, Luana Garden Villas luxury condos, TJ Maxx Maui, and various resort/hospitality properties.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers24 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Turner Construction Company: National commercial GC with significant healthcare, education, and hospitality portfolios. Comparable to APGC on healthcare and institutional verticals and pursues similar large-brand clients, though typically on much larger project scales.
• DPR Construction: National technical builder with a strong healthcare, life sciences, and commercial portfolio. Comparable to APGC in the healthcare facilities segment (where APGC has 25+ years of experience) but operates nationally with technology-forward delivery.
• Swinerton: Employee-owned national GC with strong retail, hospitality, and multi-family practices. Directly comparable to APGC on retail and restaurant build-outs for national brands, and on hospitality and multi-family residential work.
• Layton Construction: Large national commercial GC with a strong healthcare, retail, and hospitality portfolio. Comparable to APGC on healthcare facilities and retail/restaurant build-outs for national brands, with a materially larger overall scale.
• Kiewit Corporation: One of North America's largest employee-owned construction firms, with active Hawaii operations on infrastructure and building work. Overlaps with APGC on commercial and institutional pursuits, but operates at a vastly larger scale and broader portfolio.
• Hensel Phelps: Employee-owned national GC strong in healthcare, hospitality, aviation, and government. Directly comparable to APGC's healthcare and hospitality project mix, with substantially greater scale, geographic reach, and federal/military contract access.

Direct peers

• Nan, Inc. Largest Hawaii-based general contractor, executing commercial, civil, and federal projects across the islands. Directly comparable to APGC in geographic market, project types, and customer mix, but materially larger in scale.
• Isemoto Contracting Co., Ltd. Family-owned Hawaii GC with a multi-decade history of commercial, agricultural, and institutional construction across the islands. Closely comparable to APGC in ownership structure, longevity, and statewide project mix.
• Hawaiian Dredging Construction Company: One of Hawaii's oldest and largest GCs, performing commercial, hospitality, institutional, and infrastructure work statewide. Closely comparable to APGC across the same verticals and island geography, with significantly greater scale and bonding capacity.
• Albert C. Kobayashi, Inc. Hawaii-based general contractor focused on commercial, retail, hospitality, and institutional projects. Direct peer to APGC in customer base (national retail/restaurant chains) and Hawaii-only operating geography.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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