What we build in Kona
- Custom and luxury homes — single-family residences designed collaboratively with the client and built to resort-level finish standards
- Residential subdivisions — master-planned communities from raw land through completed lots and homes
- Multifamily and mixed-use — ground-up apartment and mixed-use development
- Land entitlement — environmental approvals, Hawaii County permitting, and infrastructure for sites that are not yet buildable
Areas served from our West Hawaii operation
Kailua-Kona · Holualoa · Kalaoa · Captain Cook · Kealakekua · Waikoloa Village · Waikoloa Beach Resort · Mauna Lani · Puako · Kamuela (Waimea) · Hawi · Kapaau
Current work
Our signature Big Island project, Kona TBA, is a 500+ lot single and multi-family residential community on the Big Island. For land entitlement and development services across the Kona market, see Kona Property Development.
Frequently asked questions
Who are the best general contractors in Kona, Hawaii?
West Hawaii has a small pool of licensed general contractors handling custom residential work. When comparing them, verify the license is active with the Hawaii DCCA Contractors License Board, confirm the firm has completed projects of your size and type in Hawaii County specifically, and ask who will actually be on your site day to day. Masterpiece Construction & Development is an owner-led firm under license CT-32126, building custom homes and developing residential communities across Kona, Waimea and the Kohala Coast.
Is Masterpiece Construction & Development licensed in Hawaii?
Yes. The firm operates under Hawaii contractor license CT-32126, held by Masterpiece Construction LLC, and carries general liability insurance and bonding. License status can be verified through the Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs.
Do you build in Kailua-Kona if your office is in Kamuela?
Yes. Kamuela is roughly 40 miles from Kailua-Kona and the firm works throughout West Hawaii, including Kona, Holualoa, Captain Cook, Waikoloa and the Kohala Coast.
Why owners choose Masterpiece
Builder and developer. We entitle, finance and build — and we've taken our own projects through the full cycle, so the numbers you get at the start come from someone who has carried the risk of being wrong about them.
Direct-to-factory sourcing. We import our own containers and visit the factories we buy from, which means better pricing, real quality control, and managed exposure to tariffs and duties. Most contractors buy everything through a middleman.
Federal-standard safety and scheduling. We've delivered work under U.S. Army Corps of Engineers requirements including EM 385-1-1, and we run projects to critical-path schedules.
Design-build. We catch design problems in design, where fixing them costs a drawing instead of a review cycle.
Sponsor capacity. On qualifying projects we can participate as a joint venture partner and construction sponsor, bringing completed-project history and balance-sheet strength to the financing.
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