DO NOT HIRE- THIS MAN IS A COMPLETE FRAUD! We hired Joseph Henry Louis ("Contracting Hawaii") to be our contractor at our newly bought house in Waianae. We currently rent in Honolulu and go back and forth to our property in Waianae. From October 2020 until yesterday, he has not finished his work and has been given over $180,000 for RENOVATIONS. This morning (Wednesday May 19) we arrived at our house at 7:45AM to find that Joe had cleared out his tools, along with our items that he had bought with our money under contract. We have come to find from other employees that he has in fact been stealing money- for example, telling us he paid his workers $250/day and them telling us they only got $150/day. He also had ONE PERSON finish the entire drywall in our home after lying and saying he had several people do that job. Along with the money laundering, we came to find that the work he did at our house was no where near up to code and was done extremely poorly. We had a few licensed guys come in to assess the work that needed to be done to finish our house and they all said the work had to be RE-DONE because of the terrible job he had done. I want everyone to be aware that this man also apparently does not have his contracting license. He presented us with seemingly legitimate paperwork but found out today everything was forged. He has taken money and materials straight from us. A police report has been filed (21-213041) and we are of course taking him to court. I would just like to inform the public that this man is not to be trusted. He also had his spouse enter our property without permission. She made herself at home smoking cigarettes & bringing their dog over to poop in our yard (all caught on camera of course). I am attaching photos so you can see these crooks for who they are. The wife's name is Malia Munetake-Oili.
I am 37 weeks pregnant and was supposed to have this home to live in with my husband and newborn, and now I can't because we have to find others who have to redo this man's poor work. He was the seemingly "Yes Man"- saying that he could do any job throughout the house. The electrician today said "do not touch the breaker box- these are all live wires and can electrocute someone at any time". The plumber said "whoever did this was downright stupid and had zero idea of what he was doing". The man who looked at the countertops said "I can salvage what I can but the counters aren't even level and the cabinets are all hung with a huge gap from the wall and are hanging with the wrong materials". This man not only robbed us of our money and hardware but our peace of mind as well. I am going through so much emotional distress since J had to also personally finish outdoor projects with my husband that Joseph said he would do. Please note that we have plenty of video footage so we should be able to catch this crook and his wife, but I want to share this so people won't get caught in his web of lies. Also, please know that Joseph is the ultimate "talker". He will make you feel comfortable over the phone, and even in person! But, his work shows for itself. Plus, the forged license as well.
My mother was robbed on Halloween of last year, my father has cancer and has been moved to the mainland for further treatment, and we have been waiting to finish this project so that we can move over with him and now this has happened. PLEASE be aware and DO NOT HIRE THIS CROOK! PLEASE help me to share his photo- he still has not returned our items and is going around doing other jobs so that he can get money. This man and his wife do not deserve to live in such peace while we are struggling like this. Joseph, if you see this, SEE YOU IN COURT. read more