Hawaii Sewage Systems

A family-owned and operated company committed to quality product solutions for water and Hawaii sewage systems. The story of Hawaii Pump Supply begins in 1963 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Founded by Paul S. Kaneshiro as Imperial Sales, Inc., the company operated as a Manufacturer’s Representative of mechanical equipment, replacement parts and supplies, and worked as the exclusive representative for approximately twenty major manufacturers of these products throughout the Pacific Rim.

Imperial Sales earned an excellent reputation with both its customers and suppliers through detailed product knowledge and superior customer service. It was considered especially knowledgeable in its pump, boiler, incinerator and water filtration lines and worked closely with the Hawaii mechanical and civil engineering community.

In the late 1980’s, Imperial Sales expanded its unique service to the islands as a “stocking distributor” for several of its manufacturers. After more than a decade of growth, the equipment distribution portion of the business was sold, and Wayne Kaneshiro, Paul’s son, took leadership of Imperial Sales as a one-person company. Wayne continued to represent several of Imperial Sales’ plumbing product lines and to sell and install water treatment systems.

In 2003, Imperial Sales became the Cuno Representative for Hawaii. That same year, Russell Kaneshiro, Wayne’s youngest brother and long-time sales representative in the industry, joined Imperial Sales, and together they expanded the company’s water filtration, water treatment and pump system businesses.

The Tradition Continues

In 2010, Hawaii Pump Supply, a division of Imperial Sales, Inc. was born. The focus and vision for Hawaii Pump Supply is to serve the economically-unique and environmentally-challenging water and sewage system projects in the islands, providing quality product solutions for specific client applications based on the newest technologies and backed by decades of experience in the industry.

Working closely with Tsurumi Pump, an international manufacturer of high-performance pumps and generators, as well as with many other companies (including Griswold, A.R.I., Bishamon, A.Y. McDonald, and Cycle-Stop), Hawaii Pump Supply continues the tradition of the family-owned and operated values of Imperial Sales, Inc.: excellence in personalized customer service, detailed product knowledge, and a commitment to the economic and environmental health of its clients, the islands, and the people of the State of Hawaii.

Hawaii Sewage Systems