STAR-ADVERTISER / JUNE 2015
Construction cranes were seen next to Kakaako’s One Waterfront Towers as surf rolled onto the beach in Waikiki in the foreground.
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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.
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The top 12 cities with the highest number of cranes as of January:
1. Seattle: 62
2. Chicago: 56
3. Los Angeles: 29
4. Washington, D.C.: 27
5. Portland, Ore.: 25
6. San Francisco: 24
7. New York: 21
8. Austin: 20
9. Denver: 19
10. Honolulu: 12
11. Boston: 11
12. Phoenix: 5
Source: 2017 Rider Levett Bucknall Crane Index
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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.