HPM Building Supply recently opened an Oʻahu Design Center — its first Honolulu location in its 104-year history. It has a total of eight showrooms with others located on Hawaiʻi Island, Kauaʻi and Maui.
The design centers sell home interior products such as cabinets, appliances, flooring and plumbing fixtures — many of which are subject to tariffs.
Sebastian Calaway, the vice president of merchandising and marketing for HPM, said they are trying to stay ahead and work with customers — who are usually contractors and installers — on their project schedules…