In 2024 I contracted with J. Ventura Contracting, LLC for a home roof repair. I paid the…read moredownpayment. By text, Joel Ventura repeatedly promised to do the job right away but never made any arrangements to do anything. After a few months, he stopped responding at all. I received a Judgment from Vestal Small Claims Court on January 14, 2025. Ventura never attempted to resolve this matter

This Company did a great job on our First home. We liked them because they communicate with us and…read moreget the job done right. They also are friendly and know the Industry well. I would certainly recommend them to anyone building or remodeling on Maui. We are using them again for more work as they did an Excellent Job on our first home in Kihei. It was a no-brainer to go back to them for another job.

I rarely write yelp reviews, but in this case I have to make an exception. Zuma Development just…read morecompleted the remodel of my condo at the Kapalua Golf Villas. I primarily worked with Jeff Dreschel, one of Zuma's owners. I have never had a better experience with a contractor. Jeff came in on budget and completed the project on time. If you have ever worked with a contractor, you know that contractors never come in on budget or on time. I cannot give Jeff and his team at Zuma enough praise. My condo was completely gutted and every aspect of the remodel was perfect. Jeff recommended a cabinet maker that made beautiful cabinets. I installed Versailles porcelain tile throughout the unit which was perfectly completed. One other aspect of Jeff is that he has a great design sense. We left it to him to choose the granite, paint color, doors and hardware, and every choice he made was perfect. Again, most contractors have no design sense, but Jeff is the exception. Finally, I should mention that Jeff pays attention to detail and informed us on practically a daily basis the status of the remodel. In summary, if you need a contractor, you would be making a mistake by not using Zuma Development.

We recently had John with Zuma oversee the renovation of our Master Bathroom. Not only did John…read moreprovide us with a pretty accurate financial expectation up front (a relief with any renovation!), but he was so on the ball throughout the entire process. His subcontracted guys did a good job, were respectful and professional. John made a point to oversee every step of the reno, which was much appreciated considering our 3 jobs, 2 kids, and overall life busy-ness. I would highly recommend Zuma Development!

Crescent Custom Homes built our home on Maui. We, along with about 20+ clients of theirs, are all…read morein the same boat. Add 50%+ to your budget (make sure you can get this much more money from your banker), and 1.5+ years to your schedule, and you are in the ballpark. DO NOT BELIEVE THE SALES PITCH! And the contract, they don't care. They will not abide by it on their end. And if you protest, they will just cease the work on your house (although not much work will be going on anyway).

Crescent Custom Homes Maui is an excellent firm to work with. Quality workmanship and respect for…read morethe client are two of the outstanding traits that were displayed while doing a remodel job for me. The crew members were always on time, respectful of Covid precautions and always cleaned and picked up materials at the end of the day. I would like to personally thank Felix for being the point of contact and a joy to work with! Thanks to Calvin and Kaleb for maintaining a great group of skilled workers and my personal thanks again to all who were involved with the project!!! Gail Leiby

I have been a sub contractor with Alexanders Design and Remodeling for over 8 years. I have worked…read morewith plenty of contractors to know what to expect from them. Palani and the entire ADR family always go the extra mile to make sure their customers get a top quality product. I have also had them do some remodeling work and from a client standpoint have nothing but praise for the quality that Palani delivered on my project. I always recommend ADR to my clients not just because I do their installs but because I am confident my clients will get the level of quality and professionalism that they deserve.

Was referred from a coworker who's kitchen they have done. I was scared of renovating due to…read morehorrible stories I've heard, and being new to the island. Palani really does a 5 star service. Palani is easy to contact, gives you updates, and makes sure I'm pleased with the job. He's willing to adjust and accommodate to fit the budget and still deliver great customer service and style. I wasn't present for the whole project, because they do not need a babysitter. They get the job done. He was still willing to help us by referring someone to move a gas line for us, weeks after his job was done. They set a high bar for what I expect from other home services! Bravo!

Makai did a great job installing our wall A/C. He was very professional and accommodating despite…read morehis busy schedule. He made sure it was working well and checked everything before he left. His pricing was also reasonable. I would definitely recommend We hired him several times and we were very happy with his service. His work was consistently good and his prices was very reasonable. Will hire him again without hesitation.

I've hired him twice and both times he got back to me quickly with detailed info and price. He…read moreshows up on time and does the work well. I thought his prices were fair too. A lot of handymen are flakey or unprofessional but you won't get that here. Will hire again for sure. Thank you for your great service.

Best service and take pride in their work…read more People will lie just not to pay for our services

Was forced to use them through American Home Shield as they are the only agents on Maui. They were…read moreabsolutely terrible. Didn't turn up twice even though they had made a firm appointment, then yelled and were abusive on the phone when I called to enquire why. They finally turned up and said they had done the job but they hadn't and we needed them back within 24 hrs. They didn't respond to AHS calls either so AHS had to contact their representative agent to contact Yap to see what was happening. After the 3rd time this happened even my AHS agent was getting annoyed by Yap's unprofessionalism! So, after 3 visits Yap still hadn't solved the problem!!!! I'm now paying an electrician independently to do the repair that Yap are incapable of doing. The company is a joke: Q. How many Yap Electric employees does it take to mend a fan? A. It doesn't matter, they can't!!

The fraudulent invoicing and fake charges continue…read more I wrote to the Regulated Industries Complaint Office (RICO) on the fraudulent invoicing of charges we never knew we owed. RICO responded that Valley Isle Builders has decided to write off the debt and they have no intention of pursuing the collections process. However Lars Bertelsen the president of the company would like me to remove the negative comments on Yelp. 1) This is a debt we never owed because it was never communicated to us there was extra charge of a travel fee on top of a service fee so "writing off a debt" the customer was never made aware of is a moot point. Lars is not doing us any favors. 2) Yelp is a consumer review site and Maui consumers deserve to know how Valley Isle operates with fraudulent billing practices. 3) Today, on June 1st, we received yet another invoice with finance charges on top of the "debt" we owe. Please see attached images for clarity and transparency purposes. You truly cannot make this stuff up. These people are a joke.

Absolute utter garbage. Owe me thousands, have sent invoices since they say I have to do THEIR…read moreaccounting for them. THEY ARE THIEVES, hire un-skilled, unlicensed people and bill fake hours. Totally incompetent and unprofessional. Made RICO complaint and also SUING THEM. They are CRAZY and will make threats back to you. Do yourself a favor and RUN THE OTHER WAY before hiring them to tie your shoe.

Buddy L & Sons was an excellent choice for our condo renovation. Brandon and his team were timely…read moreand professional, with great communication. We could not be happier with the result and highly recommend them.

Our house would not be the home we live in today without the amazing help of Buddy L & Sons. We…read moreworked with them while living off island, during the pandemic, and with an aggressive timeline of about 3 months for an entire house remodel. Not only did they take us on as clients but they delivered from beginning to end! On the day to day I worked specifically with Brandon. He had great ideas, we collaborated daily, he never okay-ed any decisions without my approval, and always kept things moving where I could see significant progress happening at all times. Most days there would be an entire crew at the house, I never had to wonder if they would show up.. they always did! Thank you to Mike, Brandon, Canon, Steve, Dave, and everyone else on the Buddy L team who helped bring our vision to life. Below I've attached some before/after pictures on this fun project!