Alakona Corp. is an asphalt paving and paving maintenance contracting firm founded in 1982 by Mervyn A. de Wolff. Mr. de Wolff remained 100% owner and President until 2007, at which time, Elisabeth R. Wilson became the President and 51% owner of the firm. As 49% owner, Mr. de Wolff continues his active involvement in the company as its Vice President and a Director. Elisabeth Wilson has been involved with Alakona Corp. since its inception and re-joined the firm in January 2001 as Corporate Secretary and Office Manager. Both Mr. de Wolff and Ms. Wilson hold Paving Contractors licenses.
Alakona Corp. serves Oahu and the neighbor islands, with a broad base of clients including Federal, State, City and County governments, commercial enterprises, developers, property managers, condominium associations and individual owners.
At its inception, Alakona Corp. had as its focus pavement maintenance with emphasis on slurry seal, seal coating and minor asphalt repairs. During the past twenty-five years the company has moved toward its present service/product mix, deriving the majority of its income from asphalt repair, asphalt overlay and new asphalt lay downs. In April of 2009 Alakona Corp. will introduce Green Mix Hawaii, a foamed asphalt product. GREEN MIX HAWAII is a recycled asphalt product which is less expensive but equal in performance to comparable products made from virgin material, and GREEN MIX HAWAII can help your project achieve LEED Certification. Alakona is the exclusive producer of GREEN MIX HAWAII foamed asphalt.
Alakona Corp. employs approximately 22 management and staff personnel.
Mr. James Iwata Jr., the General Superintendent, has over 40 years experience in the asphalt paving industry, 30 of which were with Grace Pacific. Arist de Wolff and Max de Wolff returned to Hawaii after completing their educations to serve as General Supervisors/Estimators. As sons of the owner, Arist and Max have many hours of experience in all aspects of the business, learning from the ground up. Our crew is comprised of approximately 17 employees, four of whom have been with the firm over ten years and six others with over five years of experience in the field.
Alakona Corp. offices are located on Oahu in Mapunapuna at 2906 Kaihikapu Street. Please address correspondence to:
Alakona Corp.
P. O. Box 30793
Honolulu, Hawaii 96820
We can be contacted at (808) 833-1991 / FAX (808) 833-6422.
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 Elisabeth R. Wilson
Majority Owner and President
As President and majority owner of Alakona Corporation, Elisabeth "Betsy" Wilson is responsible for the overall management and strategic direction of the company. She oversees the company's 23 employees and manages the office functions of the company including Human Resources, Accounting and Finance, Client Relations, Contracting, and Sales and Marketing. Under her leadership, in April 2009 Alakona Corporation became the exclusive producer of GREEN MIX HAWAII foamed asphalt, a recycled foamed asphalt product which is less expensive but equal in performance to comparable products made from virgin material. Wilson helped to co-found Alakona Corporation in 1982 with Mervyn de Wolff and JP Errett. She holds her paving contractors license and graduated from the University of Puget Sound with bachelors in economics. She is a member of the Outrigger Canoe Club.
Mervyn A. de Wolff
 Minority Owner, Vice President and CFO
Vice President and minority owner, Mervyn de Wolff co-founded Alakona Corporation in 1982. At the company's inception, the main focus was pavement maintenance with an emphasis on seal coating and minor asphalt repairs. However as Hawaii's market demands changed, Mervyn evolved the business to its present services in which Alakona Corporation derives a majority of its business from asphalt repair, asphalt overlay and new asphalt lay downs. In 2007, Mervyn transferred the majority ownership of the asphalt paving and paving maintenance contracting firm to Elisabeth R. Wilson, the new president of Alakona. Today Mervyn continues to play a key role in the company as Vice President by bidding and coordinating all military, federal and state jobs. He also oversees the land and equipment acquisitions and is the company's chief financial officer. Mervyn also helps to review plans, prepare job estimates and inspect projects. He is a member of the General Contractors Association and also holds his paving contractors license.
 Arist E. de Wolff
Project Supervisor, Corporate Officer
Estimator, Supervisor and Corporate Officer, Artist E. de Wolff is member of the corporate planning team and plays a major role in determining the direction of Alakona Corporation. He also manages the company's safety program and coordinates staff, equipment and materials to complete projects. As the owner's son, he learned all aspects of the business from the ground up, where he has worked since high school. He continues to use his extensive field experience to help review plans, inspect projects and prepare estimates. He also is closely involved with the marketing and communications of Alakona Corporation. Arist graduated from Pepperdine University with a degree in marketing and communications, where he was also a NCAA Volleyball player. He is a member of the Outrigger Canoe Club.
Max P. de Wolff
 Green Mix Manager, Estimator
Max P. de Wolff literally grew up in the business. As the owner's son, Max started working at Alakona Corporation in high school and worked in practically every position within the company. As Green Mix Plant Operations Manager Director, Estimator and Supervisor of Alakona Corporation, Max is responsible for coordinating staff equipment needs and materials to complete projects and oversees the production and sales of the company's newest product, GREEN MIX HAWAII. He also helps to review plans, prepare estimates and inspect projects. Max uses his educational background in marketing and communications from Pepperdine University to help educate the public about Alakona's products and services, and is closely involved with the overall marketing direction of the company. He is a member of the Outrigger Canoe Club and was a NCAA Volleyball player at Pepperdine University, where he won the NCAA Championships in 2005.
Jimmy Iwata
 General Superintendent, Estimator
Jimmy Iwata joined Alakona Corporation in 1994 as the General Superintendent and Estimator. Jimmy brings more than 40 years of experience in the Hawaii asphalt paving industry to the company. He has been a driving force in the sales and growth of Alakona. He is responsible for supervising the progression and completion of all projects to ensure that the jobs were done properly, on-time and on-budget. He also reviews plans, inspects projects and prepares estimates. |
