Honolulu’s 12 cranes put city in the top 10

Honolulu had the 10th-most cranes in operation in the country at the start of the year, signaling a significant growth in construction projects, according to the 2017 Rider Levett Bucknall Crane Index. Rider Levett Bucknall is a global construction cost management, project management and advisory company based in Hong Kong.

In Honolulu one project, the 60-acre Ward Village, a master-planned community that includes residential, retail and entertainment components, is responsible for several of the city’s construction cranes.

The index shows that Honolulu had 12 cranes in operation at the start of the year.