A Message from the CEO

As I reflect on why HPM is still here and stronger than ever after a century of serving Hawaii, one reason outshines the rest: The values that guide our business are identical to our family values. Since day one, we've been serving our company, our customers and our community with the same unconditional devotion that we give our loved ones. 

Over one hundred years ago, my great-great grandfather boldly left plantation life seeking to carve out a meaningful livelihood. He worked as a general contractor for many years building plantation homes and commercial structures across Hawaii. Together with other immigrant entrepreneurs, Kametaro helped to found a new town, Shinmachi, then opened his own business—a planing mill that would supply other builders with affordable resources. Against the odds, he turned a longshot into a legacy by building a family company that created opportunities and goodwill, along with products and services.

Through the years, his legacy of innovation and resilience helped HPM tackle hardships with a team approach and the mindset that failure wasn't an option—people were depending on us. Through thick and thin, we persevered by making decisions based on what our community needed, not our bottom line. We never lost sight of why we do what we do. We do it for each other.

We took care of our team, who in turn took care of our customers. When my grandfather Bobby established a profit-sharing plan for our workers in 1959, and when my father Mike led HPM to become 100% employee-owned in 2006, HPM showed just how much it believed in its people. As we grew into a statewide building supplier, our success became shared success, and meant more resources to reinvest in our community. 

HPM's founding values of integrity, respect and continuous improvement in pursuit of excellence still embody who we are today. As we move forward, our core values of heart, character and growth will push us to work even harder to create a more resilient, sustainable Hawaii. Keep believing in us, and we'll never stop asking how we can help you build and live better.

With gratitude for the century behind us and enthusiasm for the century ahead,

Jason Fujimoto
President & CEO, HPM Building Supply