In 1908, five men put together the sum of $15,000 in capital to establish Honolulu Construction and Draying Co., Ltd. The founders were: William H. Hoogs (pictured above), a contractor and the company’s first president; John J. Belser, a quarry owner; Captain William R. Foster, a Honolulu harbormaster; John Walker, a contractor; and G. H. Mayer.

Honolulu Construction and Draying Co.’s headquarters is on the mauka-Diamond Head corner of what is now Irwin Park.

Due to new traffic regulations, rubber tires replace iron wheels on drays, which are used to haul construction materials and rock.

HC&D moves to new headquarters at 800 South St. in a 60,000-square-foot structure that is Hawaii Territory’s first all-concrete, sprinklered office/warehouse. The company also forms a moving and storage division that fills Hawaii’s demand for warehouses.

Per the 1947 Annual Report, the above was the company’s current logo, incorporating the company’s initials.

The company begins the conversion of animal-drawn rigs to motor vehicles.

Ready-Mix trucks assist workers inside the Pali Tunnel, which is completed in 1956.

The company unveils another new logo, featuring bright yellow and blue colors.

Ready-Mix Truck 1953

In the 1950’s, HC&D’s concrete plant at Middle Street

Dispatchers prepare Ready-Mix vehicles for delivery.

New Ready-Mix truck in front of Middle Street Batch Plant

The Punahou Street underpass on the H-1 freeway in this 1955 photo is one of many road projects by HC&D.

Honolulu Construction and Draying Co. Ltd. changes its name to HC&D Ltd.

The company holds a blessing on Oct. 25 for its new headquarters at 811 Middle St. near downtown Honolulu.

Dedication ceremony at Concrete Industries plant on Maui - HC&D, Ltd. purchased operating assets of the Kahului Railway Quarry Department and the A&B Commercial Company’s Ready-Mix and Cast Products Department. From these two operations, HC&D formed Concrete Industries, Inc. which operated as a wholly owned subsidiary of HC&D until November 30, 1968 when it was merged into HC&D, Ltd. HC&D completes Phase 2 of construction at Ala Moana Center. When the mall’s construction first begins in 1959, HC&D establishes an on-site batch plant to increase productivity.

Ameron Inc. changes its name to Ameron International Corp., and Ameron HC&D changes its name to Ameron Hawaii.

HC&D is acquired by American Pipe and Construction Co. (Ameron Inc.) of Monterey Park, California. The acquisition expands the company’s services and products, including various concrete and steel pipes and welded wire mesh.

Ameron Inc. merges with HC&D Ltd., and its new name is Ameron HC&D.

Ameron HC&D moves from 811 Middle St. to 2344 Pahounui Drive near Sand Island Access Road. The new site and plant, formerly occupied by Pacific Concrete and Rock Co. Ltd., is easily accessible from Kakaako, Waikiki and housing developments in Leeward Oahu.

Ameron HC&D provides construction materials for the Hawaii Prince Hotel, a 350-room high-rise that opens in Waikiki in 1990.

After construction begins in 1993, First Hawaiian Center opens three years later in downtown Honolulu. The high-rise required 15,000 cubic yards of concrete in three pours.

After Ameron Hawaii and other contractors begin construction of the Interstate H-3 on Oahu in 1989, the roadway is completed in 1997, linking Kaneohe Marine Corps Air Station in the east and Pearl Harbor Naval Base/ Hickam Air Force Base in the south.

Hawaii Convention Center is completed in 1997 and opens the following year with 1.1 million square feet of exhibition floor and ballroom space.

Ford Island Bridge opens after two years of construction, connecting Oahu to Pearl Harbor’s Ford Island. Prior to the bridge, military-related passengers and vehicles used a ferry shuttle between the two sites.

Wade H. Wakayama
becomes president
of Ameron Hawaii.

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Construction activity abounds in the Kakaako and Ala Moana
neighborhoods of Oahu. Ameron Hawaii supplies concrete for multiple
projects in the area, including the John A. Burns School of Medicine

Business booms on Maui with the construction of private and public projects, including the widening of Mokulele Highway.

Construction is completed on Kaheawa Wind Power, a 20-tower windfarm project in West Maui. Ameron Hawaii supplies the windfarm’s concrete foundation.

Construction activity abounds in the Kakaako and Ala Moana
neighborhoods of Oahu. Ameron Hawaii supplies concrete for multiple
projects in the area, including the high-rise luxury condo Koʻolani (2006).

Construction activity abounds in the Kakaako and Ala Moana neighborhoods of Oahu. Ameron Hawaii supplies concrete for multiple projects in the area, including the Honolulu Design Center and Moana Pacific condo (2007).

Construction activity abounds in the Kakaako and Ala Moana neighborhoods of Oahu. Ameron Hawaii supplies concrete for multiple projects in the area, including the Nordstrom department store (2008).

Ameron Hawaii celebrates its
centennial.

Two years after local owner Pohaku Paʻa LLC purchases Ameron Hawaii from its Mainland parent in 2014, the company returns back to its roots as HC&D, LLC.