
Name: Warren Chaiko
Age: 40
Position: Hawaii special projects group manager, Charles Pankow Builders Ltd.
First job: Laborer
Favorite pastime: Running, biking
"We're pursuing hotel renovation opportunities. There seems to be a lot of that work coming up," Chaiko said. Pankow recently completed work at the Ilikai Hotel and also at a new discount grocery outlet in the Waianae Mall.
Chaiko joined Pankow in January after 10 years as president of Chaiko and Heath Inc., a construction company. He also has worked at CJS Group Architects and at Hawaii Western Construction Inc.
Chaiko graduated from Punahou School and earned a bachelor's degree cum laude in building construction at the University of Washington.
Charles Pankow Builders, based in Altadena, Calif., is one of the nation's largest general contractors.