About R&L Ohana Insulation
R&L Ohana Insulation, Inc. is Hawaii’s premier locally owned and operated mechanical insulation company. Servicing the Pacific since 2008, we install mechanical insulation, plumbing insulation, firestopping, acoustical insulation and joint sealant systems on commercial construction across the islands — 400 to 600 projects a year, and thousands completed since we opened our doors.
We are a family company. That word gets used loosely in this industry. Here it is literal: the family name is on the trucks, family members run the estimating desk and the field, and the standard we hold is the one we would want held on our own house.
Our Mission
We strive our best to provide excellent service and workmanship in mechanical insulation, plumbing insulation and fire protection systems.
A Legacy Built Before We Started
R&L Ohana Insulation opened in 2008, but the work started a generation earlier. Pop built a forty-year career in Hawaii construction, and the lessons from that career came with us when we founded this company — show up, do it right the first time, take care of your people, and never let a job leave your hands in a condition you would not sign your name to.
Nineteen years later, that is still the operating standard. The general contractors who call us back have been calling us back for over a decade, and the reason is not price. It is that the scope closes out clean, the inspections pass, and the superintendent does not have to think about us.
What Sets Us Apart
Quality
The finish is the part the owner lives with. We install to the specification and we install it clean, whether it is concealed above a ceiling or running exposed through a hospital corridor.
Service
We staff to the schedule. Across 400 to 600 projects a year, the discipline is manpower — being where we said we would be, when we said we would be there, with the material already on site.
Experience
Nineteen years and thousands of projects in the Hawaii market. We know the inspectors, we know the shipping lead times, and we know what salt air and sun do to an exterior jacket at year five. We price and install accordingly.
R&L Ohana Insulation holds C-2 Mechanical Insulation and C-1 Acoustical and Insulation contractor licenses in the State of Hawaii. Licensing, insurance certificates, bonding information, safety records and prequalification documentation are available on request.
Meet Our Team
MANAGEMENT
President
Ronald Labanon Jr.
Ronald leads R&L Ohana Insulation and has guided the company since its founding in 2008.
Secretary/Treasurer
Lynne Labanon
Lynne oversees corporate administration and finance for R&L Ohana Insulation.
Vice President
Ronnie Labanon
A graduate of Castle High School, Ronnie has been with R&L Ohana Insulation since the company was founded in 2008 and holds a C-2 Mechanical Insulation contractor license. He leads estimating and project management, and he is the person most general contractors in Hawaii deal with directly when a mechanical insulation or firestopping scope needs to be priced, scheduled and closed out.
Field Supervisor
Ranson DeCosta
Ranson supervises crews in the field on active projects.
Controller/Billing
Brent Pascua
A graduate of Castle High School and the University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Business, Brent holds a CPA license and brings 16 years of professional accounting experience to R&L. He has been with the company since 2011.
TEAM
Field Supervisor/Project Manager
Leroy Reformina
Leroy supervises the field and manages projects across concurrent jobs, coordinating crews and walking active sites daily.
Project Manager/Safety Officer
Thomas Labanon
Thomas manages projects and serves as the company’s safety officer, carrying work from coordination through inspection documentation and closeout.
Firestopping Estimator/Project Manager
Jared Yearian
Jared handles firestopping takeoffs and bid pricing and manages firestopping projects through closeout.
Firestopping Operations Manager
Tracey Gomes
Tracey runs the company’s firestopping operations — manpower planning, scheduling and procurement across active firestopping work.
Accounts Receivable
Tina Labanon
Tina manages invoicing, lien releases and billing against the schedule of values.
Administration/Contracts/COI
Kalei Labanon-DeCosta
Kalei handles project documentation, submittals and day-to-day coordination between the field and the office.
Administration Assistant
Kzell Borja
Kzell handles contract documents, insurance certificates and project closeout packages.