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 a C-2 Mechanical Insulation contractor license 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, Chief Estimator/Project Manager

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.

Operations Manager

Tracey Gomes

Tracey runs operations across the company’s active work — manpower planning, scheduling and procurement across 400 to 600 projects a year.

Controller

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 Superintendent

Keali'i Andrade

Keali’i runs field operations across active jobs, covering crew assignment, sequencing against the general contractor’s schedule, material staging and quality at the point of installation.

Assistant Field Superintendent

Leroy Reformina

Leroy supports field supervision across concurrent projects, coordinating crews and walking active sites daily.

Safety Officer

Jason Pascua

Jason owns the safety program in the field — site inspections, training records, incident investigation and coordination with general contractor safety staff.

Firestopping Estimator/Project Manager

Thomas Labanon

Thomas estimates and manages firestopping scopes, from takeoff and UL system selection through inspection documentation and closeout

Estimator

Cody Labanon

Cody handles takeoffs and bid pricing for mechanical and plumbing insulation scopes.

Estimator

Jared Yearian

Jared handles takeoffs and bid pricing across the company’s insulation scopes.

Firestopping Estimator

Ranson Decosta

Ranson handles firestopping takeoffs and pricing.

Accounts Receivable

Christina Labanon

Christina manages invoicing, lien releases and billing against the schedule of values.

Administrative Assistant

Kalei Labanon-DeCosta

Kalei handles project documentation, submittals and day-to-day coordination between the field and the office.