05-30-2007, 10:02 AM
I was the one who posted the topic on David Higa Construction last year. I can't believe he's still taking peoples money and getting away with it two years later.
We contacted for a rock wall, fencing, and a concrete driveway. We got one quarter of the rockwall done....and they took 3/4 of the total contract price....half to start, and then a few more draws when he said he need additional material.
It definately sounds like the same guy (about 5'7", skinny ...about 40years old, dark skinned, and hawaiian/filipino mix. He works with a few young kids in their early twenties who were his kids. Used both a white and blue (fairly new pickup truck) with a "Higa Construction logo" on the side of his truck that I found out later was "pasted on the truck". The business license number he showed me was not a contractors license number....but a "business tax id number"...and being new to the state...I didn't know the difference.
We filed a complaint with the State....but since he was not a licensed contractor....they couldn't do anything except fine him $500.00 for doing contracted over $1000.00. We then went to lawyer....but the lawyer wanted $5000.00 to proceed and their was no guarantee that we would get any of our money back ...and since we didn't have $5000.00 to throw away...we couldn't go any further.
David Higa (the contractor that took my money) lived in that subdivision off of HWy 2000 (saddle road)in Hilo just before that beautiful initial 7 mile stretch of nice paved road goes back to the old road (the speed limit goes from 45MPH, to 35MPH when you approach the 4 way intersection).
I would definately not give this guy another cent (if indeed this is the same contractor I had). I feel really bad that he's still taking advantage of people. I tried to do everything I could to get him to stop from continuing his operation and I posted on this site as well as others to warn people about this man.
We contacted for a rock wall, fencing, and a concrete driveway. We got one quarter of the rockwall done....and they took 3/4 of the total contract price....half to start, and then a few more draws when he said he need additional material.
It definately sounds like the same guy (about 5'7", skinny ...about 40years old, dark skinned, and hawaiian/filipino mix. He works with a few young kids in their early twenties who were his kids. Used both a white and blue (fairly new pickup truck) with a "Higa Construction logo" on the side of his truck that I found out later was "pasted on the truck". The business license number he showed me was not a contractors license number....but a "business tax id number"...and being new to the state...I didn't know the difference.
We filed a complaint with the State....but since he was not a licensed contractor....they couldn't do anything except fine him $500.00 for doing contracted over $1000.00. We then went to lawyer....but the lawyer wanted $5000.00 to proceed and their was no guarantee that we would get any of our money back ...and since we didn't have $5000.00 to throw away...we couldn't go any further.
David Higa (the contractor that took my money) lived in that subdivision off of HWy 2000 (saddle road)in Hilo just before that beautiful initial 7 mile stretch of nice paved road goes back to the old road (the speed limit goes from 45MPH, to 35MPH when you approach the 4 way intersection).
I would definately not give this guy another cent (if indeed this is the same contractor I had). I feel really bad that he's still taking advantage of people. I tried to do everything I could to get him to stop from continuing his operation and I posted on this site as well as others to warn people about this man.