HUNT COMPANIES - Key Persons
Mr. Hoyt has over 20 years of experience in commercial real estate with a background in industrial, retail, mixed-use and residential development. Currently he is Senior Vice President of Hunt Military Communities ("HMC") and is responsible for oversight and leadership for its operating companies by exercising bottom line management responsibility while creating continuity and functionality between all stakeholders and their common goals. Covering HMC assets comprising 20,000 homes spread amongst 23 separate military bases (Air Force, Army and Navy).
Mr. Hoyt earned his master's degree in Real Estate and Urban Land Economics at the University of Wisconsin and his B.B.A. from Western Michigan University with a dual major in Finance and Environmental Studies. He serves on the board of the Hunt Heroes Foundation, is an active member of the Urban Land Institute and is a former Commissioner and Vice President of the largest Special Service Area in Chicago. Most importantly, John is a proud husband and father to four active children.
Job Titles:
- Senior Vice President
- Board President for Re - Use Hawai'I
- Member of Lambda Alpha International
- Senior Vice President of Development for Hunt 's Hawai'I Division
Michael Lam is Senior Vice President of Development for Hunt's Hawai'i Division, brings over 20 years of experience in real estate development in Hawai'i and across the Pacific Rim to Hunt.
Mr. Lam is responsible for the development and asset management of key Hunt Hawai'i projects, including ʻĀhuimanu, a 42,000 square-foot grocery-anchored neighborhood center in historic Kīlauea Town on Kaua'i. On O'ahu, works with a seasoned team of executives responsible for the development and asset management of over 530 acres at Kalaeloa, the former Naval Air Station Barbers Point.
Prior to joining Hunt, Lam served as Director, Investments with Alexander & Baldwin, leading its commercial property acquisition and disposition efforts.
Lam is a member of Lambda Alpha International and the Urban Land Institute.
Mr. Lam is the Board President for Re-use Hawai'i and also serves on the Board of Directors for Pali Momi Foundation.
Job Titles:
- Executive Vice President
- Executive Vice President, Development for Hunt 's Hawai'I Development Division
Executive Vice President | Development and Planning - Hawai'i Division
Paul Kay serves as Executive Vice President, Development for Hunt's Hawai'i Development Division. Mr. Kay's experience spans some 35 years across all aspects of master-planned community and infill development, both in the urban and suburban environments.
At Hunt, Mr. Kay's responsibilities include the development and asset management of over 530 acres at Kalaeloa.
Prior to joining Hunt, Mr. Kay was the Director Real Estate Planning & Development for Kamehameha Schools. Before that, he held leadership positions with Stanford Carr Development, LLC, WB Kukio Resort LLC, RiverLakes Ranch and Castle & Cooke.
A native of Hawai'i, Mr. Kay earned a Bachelor's degree in real estate and marketing at the University of Southern California Marshall School of Business.
Job Titles:
- President
- President of Hunt Companies' Development Division
Steve Colón serves as President of Hunt Companies' Development Division in Hawai‘i where he is responsible for the company's activities statewide.
Mr. Colón has over 30 years of experience in virtually every aspect of real estate development, investment and management. Under his leadership, Hunt's Hawai'i Division manages the development of properties on the islands of O'ahu, Big Island, Maui and Kaua'i, encompassing 2,000 acres of land and over one million square feet of retail, commercial and light industrial space. Following the company's acquisition of its O‘ahu portfolio from the U.S. Navy through the Ford Island Master Development Agreement, a unique Public Private Partnership transaction, Mr. Colón oversaw the successful redevelopment and repositioning of over $400 million of underutilized and neglected former Navy real assets, including 2,000 homes, a former Navy Weapons Station and a 5MW utility-scale PV energy project. This is an on-going partnership that Hunt continues to develop, construct and manage and has enabled the renovation of iconic historical properties on Ford Island as well as increased economic development of the area. The Division's current projects include a mixed-income, transit-oriented development on O‘ahu, a new master-planned development on the Big Island and a 49,000 square-foot mixed-use, neighborhood center development on Kaua'i.
In 2012 Mr. Colón was awarded Private Sector Leader of the Year by the Association of Defense Communities, recognizing his leadership in redeveloping Ford Island. On behalf of Hunt Companies, he also received the 2012 Base Redevelopment Innovation award for the redevelopment of Ford Island.
Previously Mr. Colón held positions with Pulte Homes, Hines, Trammell Crow Company, AEW, and Grubb & Ellis Company. Prior to joining Hunt, he spent two years on active duty with the Navy due to post 9-11 reserve recall and spent a combined 26 years in the Navy and Navy Reserve, retiring as a Captain in 2006. Mr. Colón holds an Master of Business Administration in finance from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Science from the U.S. Naval Academy.
Job Titles:
- Senior Vice President
- Senior Vice President of Development for Hunt Hawai‘I
Thomas Lee is Senior Vice President of Development for Hunt Hawai‘i and brings a diversified real estate background to Hunt. He is also highly engaged and involved in the sustainable aspects of his projects and a proponent for good urban planning, sustainable living and green construction.
Mr. Lee oversees many of Hunt's development projects and assets in Hawai‘i including overseeing the development and asset management of 540 acres in Kalaeloa.
Mr. Lee oversaw the $14 million shoreline restoration project along Iroquois Point Beach, the largest project of its kind ever in Hawaii. The project was completed in 2013 - nine years after initial planning commenced - and in 2014 was named one of four Best Restored Beaches by the American Shore & Beach Preservation Association. He has also managed The Waterfront at Puuloa, a 1,500 unit 400-acre oceanfront rental property in Ewa Beach, where he oversaw the asset management and development / conversion of this former abandoned Navy housing complex to a vibrant, resort-like community. He oversaw the transformation and upgrades of the abandoned Naval Weapons Station at Waikele Bluff. This 515 acre project was redeveloped into a unique commercial storage facility and business park. The project was sold in 2016.
Prior to joining Hunt Companies, Mr. Lee was a Project Manager for Evergreen Homes in Portland, Oregon, where he supervised the development and construction, and assisted a principal broker with owner / tenant representation and oversaw over 1 million square feet of Class A office/ flex space in Bay Area, California.
A dedicated community volunteer, Mr. Lee currently serves on the boards of directors for the ULI Young Leaders' Executive Committee, the Kapolei Chamber of Commerce and the SHADE Institute, a public-interest design non-profit.
Mr. Lee earned a Master of Real Estate Development from the University of Southern California, a Bachelor of Science in Managerial Economics from the University of California at Davis and an Associate of Applied Science in Construction Management from Portland Community College. He is a resident of Honolulu.
Job Titles:
- Vice President
- Vice President - Development for Hunt 's Hawai'I Division
Anthony "Tony" Gaston has over three decades of local experience in development, construction, and engineering, as well as extensive roots in the industry and community.
As Vice President - Development for Hunt's Hawai'i Division, Mr. Gaston is responsible for the planning and execution of major infrastructure, site and subdivision work at a number of the company's projects statewide, including in Kalaeloa, where he is overseeing more than $40 million dollars of infrastructure improvements over the only the next two years. His work in Kalaeloa is laying the foundation for development as Hunt continues to transform its 530 acres into a desirable mixed-use community with an estimated 3,000 homes for working local families and a thriving commercial and light-industrial center that will provide thousands of new jobs for area residents.
Before joining Hunt, Mr. Gaston served as the Hawai'i/Pacific Transportation Business Group Manager at HDR. Other previous positions include Director of Engineering at A&B Properties Hawai'i; Director, Site Development at The Howard Hughes Corporation; Program Manager at Parsons Corporation; and Director, Engineering and Site Construction at Castle & Cooke Homes Hawai'i.
The Mililani resident is a dedicated and active member of both the community and the local building industry. Mr. Gaston serves as the chair of both the School Community Council (SCC) at Mililani Middle School and the O'ahu Metropolitan Planning Organization Committee of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Hawai'i Section. He is also a member of the University of Hawaii College of Engineering Alumni Banquet Committee. He previously served on the Board of Directors for the Hawai'i Presidential Center, as chairperson of the Mililani 'Ike Elementary SCC, as secretary of the Mililani High School SCC, and as a longtime American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO) referee.
Mr. Gaston received a Master of Business Administration from the University of Phoenix and a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering from the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa. He is an alumnus of the Pacific Century Fellows program.