Garret Matsunami

Garret Matsunami is Vice President of Residential Operations and is responsible for the execution of Castle & Cooke’s residential planning, land development, engineering, project management, sales, site construction, and house construction. He leads a highly dedicated team with a proven track record of successful communities built for Hawaiʻi families.

Mr. Matsunami has been with the company for eighteen years and started as a Site Engineer in 2003. Prior to his current position, Mr. Matsunami served as Castle & Cooke’s Senior Director of Construction where he was responsible for all engineering, site, and house construction activities.

Previously, he worked as Construction Section Head for the City & County of Honolulu Board of Water Supply, Engineering Branch where he managed civil engineers and construction inspectors to administer construction projects for the island of Oʻahu. He began his engineering career with the City of Los Angeles at Hyperion Treatment Plant, one of the largest wastewater treatment plants in the world.

Born and raised in Hawai‘i, Mr. Matsunami earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from California State University, Long Beach; Certificate of Public Administration from the University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa, and Certificate of Management from the Hawaiʻi Leadership Academy. He is a former Trustee of the Hawaiʻi Section American Water Works Association.