Albert C. Kobayashi, Inc.: Trump Tower Waikiki JANUARY 10 www. bus- ex. com 79 Hawaiian general contracting company Albert C. Kobayashi, Inc. has just completed construction of the Trump Tower Waikiki, the first luxury high- rise project to be built on world- famous Waikiki Beach in 25 years, Ben Sansom reports T he name Waikiki Beach conjures up the image of a tropical paradise: fabulous white sandy beaches pounded by wave upon wave of warm Pacific Ocean water, the peak of a volcano on the skyline in the distance. Surfing had its birthplace here, invented by the Hawaiian royal family during the 1800s- a time when the area was their exclusive retreat. Today Waikiki is an exclusive suburb of Honolulu, a haven for holiday makers, the rich and the |