Testimonials

A sampling of what our customers have to say about our sales & services:

Ever since they have opened their doors, I've happily worked with CWR Hawaii. I am even happier now that CWR Hawaii has brought in that big press. It sure saves everyone in the islands a whole lot of time because we no longer need to wait for shipping from the mainland for large custom made rigging assemblies.

Strolling through their facility and examining their products is a real joy to me. Also all the products that they inventory take a great burden off of us. We no longer require a large in-house stock of wire rope products to keep us running smoothly as CWR Hawaii always has what we need.

Dave and the gang at CWR Hawaii are always a tremendous help to us. For example, not long ago we had a heavy lift with Tesoro Hawaii. CWR's excellent services and products helped enable us to do an even better job.

Patrick Rolison, Hawaiian Crane and Rigging

Patrick Rolison, President
Hawaiian Crane and Rigging, Limited, Kapolei, Oahu

John Gomersall, General Manager

John Gomersall,
General Manager,
The Phoenican (Boat Repair Yard), Barbers Point Harbor, Kapolei

They always jump at our needs. Their craftsmanship is always top notch. They are able to manufacture whatever we need very quickly.

They hosted a big seminar about strap safety. It was very informational and had good attendance throughout the industry here in Hawaii.

Their staff is helpful and professional. I've worked with Dave, George, Clyde, Jim and others many times with great results.

I highly recommend CWR Hawaii for custom wire rope, rope and web sling fabrication.

CWR Hawaii is reliable. I know their staff. I've known Dave Tavares for over 20 years and he has good judgment, he has all the right equipment, and can provide testing which is essential now especially for the government. His staff is very knowledgeable in what they do and everyone in the office can either answer my questions or steer me to the person who can answer.

We on paper designed a sling lifting apparatus for the United States Coast Guard. We took it down to CWR and CWR manufactured the lifting slings on site. We used this apparatus on both the USCG cutters Jarvis and Rush. It was 100 percent successful. This lifting sling is now used on every Coast Guard cutter in the Pacific. It is part of their special equipment. This sling was custom made for propeller blade removal and installation.

Judd See, Rigging Superintendent, Marisco Limited

Judd See, Production Manager
Marisco Limited (Ship Repair Facility), Kalaeloa Harbor, Oahu

Randy Cates, Salvage Master

John Randy Cates,
Salvage Master,
Cates International, Keehi Boat Harbor, Honolulu, Hawaii

I own two companies. My main work involves an open ocean fish farm. My other business is a marine salvage operation. As a rigging salvage master, ocean farmer and as a boat owner I work extensively with CWR Hawaii. For a decade or so, both my companies have utilized the services of CWR Hawaii.

In general I need rigging equipment and supplies really quick. My salvage business is often on a emergency response basis. So, for salvage operations I definitely rely on CWR Hawaii's large inventory to get my work done. Here is an example. There was a dead whale in Kaneohe Bay. It needed to be extracted immediately. I needed 3,000 feet of 1" blue steel synthetic line. CWR Hawaii had this in stock and I was able to be on the scene within two hours!

The CWR staff are very courteous and prompt. Consistently I have found CWR Hawaii to be very knowledgeable and helpful with regard to wire rope and rigging accessories.

They often provide me with free verbal and written quotations whenever I need them. This is especially helpful when I need three written quotations for each line item in government negotiations work. Since they are usually low bidder, we often order the products through them. I have worked with them over many years while serving as a project engineer for Pacific Marine and for Alan Shintani, Inc.

They are indispensable as a rigging knowledge source. They helped me identify rope for investigative work and provided valuable assistance when I was doing some preliminary design work.

Brian Trenhaile, PE, naval architect and marine engineer

Brian Trenhaile, P. E.
Naval Architect and
Marine Engineer,
Hawaii Marine Company, Kaneohe