Talk Story with an Advertiser: Kawika’s Painting
As a young man, David Dunham, founder and president of Kawika’s Painting, thought “There’s nothing more important than an education;” however, he faced a major obstacle in the pursuit of his dream—lack of funding. To overcome this problem, David painted houses while getting his college degree. Little did he dream that 35 years later, he would have his college degree and would also be leading a highly successful, locally-owned painting business!
David recently noted that everyone has been impacted during the recent pandemic and had their plans disrupted. David shares, “In uncertain economic times, some building owners, Associations of Apartment Owners, and managers are prone to put off needed repairs or scheduled maintenance projects until the economy shows strengthening.”
“We had been in such a boom with peak tourist and occupancy numbers climbing for the past few years, many buildings have had a hard time balancing use with maintenance. It was costly to shut down operations or offer discounts for the disruptions. This has led to some deferred maintenance, smaller phases or just addressing emergencies when they arose.”
He continues, “The current situation presents an opportunity for getting work performed now, while there are fewer people around. Barricading, coordination with tenants, public access can be much easier in times of low occupancy. Safety may be greatly improved due to lack of pedestrians or occupants in some of our empty hotels and commercial buildings. This could make projects safer and quicker. We are doing a painting and spall repair project which became so much safer as there are no longer hordes of people underneath our scaffolding. The barriers are much simpler for the client. We now have access to some units through the interior rather than having to hang a rig on the exterior, which is more costly. Just think of the work that could be done in parking garages at this time when there are fewer cars present. Deferred maintenance is expensive—it’s not usually a good idea to wait, because building woes have a way of getting worse in our tropical climate!”
Kawika’s Painting is prepared and licensed to help you with painting, spall repairs, roof coatings, water proofing, carpentry, walkway coatings, and resinous flooring. Give them a call for a free estimate!
Kawika’s Painting
Offices in Kona and Hilo
808.329.2007
KawikasPainting.com
