The 28-story, mixed-use Lilia Waikiki is the first building in Hawaii to achieve the Fitwel Certification, a green building certification system focused on improving, enhancing and safeguarding the health and wellbeing of tenants and residents in office buildings, multi-family residential buildings and retail space.

Waikiki is the number one tourist destination in Hawaii and building there, with so much auto and pedestrian traffic, can be a logistical nightmare. On top of this, soil conditions made it difficult for crews to install the auger-cast piles as originally designed. To overcome this, the project team worked closely with engineers and specialty subcontractors to extend the schedule and relocate the piles to mitigate voids while meeting the project's structural needs. In the end, the project needed the same amount of concrete underground as it did above ground.