Hawaiʻi Mass Timber Forum - Mingle with Industry Experts

Join leading designers, builders, manufacturers, and suppliers for a full-day, in-person forum focused on growing the mass timber market in Hawaiʻi. This event brings together experts from across the wood products, building enclosure, development, fabrication, and construction sectors to discuss opportunities, costs, risks, and real-world project experience in island conditions.

Attendees will gain practical insight into what types of projects are possible, how to evaluate cost and value, how to address termites and durability, and how to connect with the right partners across the supply chain. The program is designed for architects, engineers, developers, contractors, owners, and others interested in advancing mass timber in Hawaiʻi.

Event details:

• Date: March 18, 2026
• Time: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM (happy hour immediately following)
• Location: Ala Moana Hotel, Honolulu, HI
• Format: In-person, panel discussions and Q&A
• Fee: $50 per person- Credits: 4.0 AIA LU/HSW (anticipated)

What's The Agenda and Learning Objectives:

• Introductions and mass timber overview
• Session 1: What Markets Are Possible? (panel with project examples)
• Session 2: What Does It Cost? It’s Not Just Mass Timber
• Session 3: Termites and Treatment in Hawaiʻi
• Session 4: How Do You Connect With Supply?
• Audience Q&A segments and closing discussion
• Offsite networking happy hour hosted by Simpson Strong-Tie

Companies represented alphabetically (speakers and panelists include professionals from):

• Boise Cascade
• Foust Fabrication
• Freres Engineered Wood
• Generate
• Hawaii Carpenters Apprenticeship & Training Fund
• Iron Workers
• Lever Architecture
• Royal Pacific
• Simpson Strong-Tie
• Swinerton
• Timberlab
• Vaproshield
• WoodWorks
• Local development and construction stakeholders

Food & beverage:

• Lunch provided for all registered attendees
• Hosted happy hour immediately following the program

Who should attend:

• Architects, engineers, and designers
• Developers and owners
• Contractors and construction managers
• Code officials and AHJs
• Suppliers, fabricators, and other building professionals interested in mass timber in Hawaiʻi

Register today to secure your seat and be part of shaping the future of mass timber construction in Hawaiʻi!

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Host or Publisher Ed Chin | Simpson Strong-Tie