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Episode #35: Continuing a Family Legacy with Bob Barrett of Coastal Windows

June 01, 2022 • Chamber of Commerce Hawaii • Season 2 • Episode 36

At Coastal Windows, you are family. Customers, employees and everyone in between are treated like ohana at Coastal Windows.

On this episode of the Voice of Business presented by Altres, Bob Barrett, President and Co-Owner of Coastal Windows, discusses climate change, manufacturing in Hawaii, staffing shortages and secrets to success of his small family-owned business.

“We have to do things right, because we live here.”

Continuing the legacy of his father who brought vinyl from Europe to the U.S., Bob brought vinyl manufacturing to Hawaii and takes pride in continuing the family legacy. Coastal Windows is Hawaii’s only full-service window and door manufacturer, recognized as a product innovator in the design and manufacturer of windows and doors specifically for Hawaii’s tropical environment.

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