Hilo-based Big Island Rock Walls & Masonry offers lava rock walls, CMU masonry and concrete from one crew, helping owners from Hilo to Kona build on volcanic terrain.
Hilo, HI (PRUnderground) November 9th, 2026
Big Island Rock Walls & Masonry is a licensed masonry and concrete contractor that has been building on Hawaiʻi Island since 2010. The company offers homeowners and property owners a single crew for lava rock walls, structural block masonry and concrete work. It serves the whole island, from Hilo and Puna to Kona, Kohala and Kaʻū.
Big Island properties come with demanding terrain. Lots are often strewn with ʻaʻā and pāhoehoe uncovered during clearing. Slopes erode with every heavy windward rain, and boundaries need defining. Each of these calls for walls built to work with the volcanic landscape. The company selects and fits native stone, builds to code where structural work is required, and stands behind the result for decades.
Rock walls are the company’s namesake specialty. Its crews work in native ʻaʻā and pāhoehoe. They apply the stone-selection and interlocking principles of traditional Hawaiian dry-stack construction, the methods Native Hawaiians perfected for heiau and fishponds. Projects range from true dry-stack walls to mortared, reinforced walls. The company builds perimeter and property-line walls, decorative and landscape accent walls, and the rock wall driveway entrances and gate columns that give many Big Island homes their distinctive look. Its lava rock retaining walls control erosion, fix drainage problems and reclaim usable land on steep, high-rainfall lots. The company also repairs and rebuilds older walls damaged by settling, root intrusion or age.
Much of the island sees heavy rain, seismic movement and difficult volcanic soil. Where a wall needs engineered strength, the company builds with CMU block on poured, reinforced footings, built to code. Its masonry work covers structural and perimeter block walls, engineered CMU retaining walls, and foundations and stem walls. It also includes columns and gate posts, stone veneer, outdoor kitchens and masonry restoration.
On the concrete side, the company pours driveways, slabs and foundations, along with patios and lanais built for Hawaiʻi’s indoor-outdoor living. It also pours sidewalks, steps and curbing, and does decorative and stamped concrete. All three trades are handled in-house, so customers don’t need to coordinate separate contractors. One crew can excavate and pour a footing, build a rock or CMU retaining wall on it, and finish with a stamped patio or driveway.
Few contractors routinely work both the wet Hilo and Puna side and the dry Kona and Kohala side, because of the drive times and very different conditions. Big Island Rock Walls & Masonry serves communities including Hilo, Keaʻau, Hawaiian Paradise Park, Pāhoa, Orchidland, Leilani Estates, Papaʻikou, Pepeʻekeo, Volcano, Mountain View, Kona, Waimea, Hāwī, Kohala, Kawaihae, Captain Cook and Ocean View.
“The Big Island is our home terrain, not a job site we’re passing through,” said Tom Means, owner of Big Island Rock Walls & Masonry. “A well-built lava rock wall should look like it belongs here and hold up for decades, whether it’s on a rainy slope in Puna or a dry lot in Kona.”
The company provides free on-site estimates anywhere on the Big Island. Property owners can call 808-746-3131 or request an estimate online.
About Big Island Rock Walls & Masonry
Big Island Rock Walls & Masonry is a licensed masonry and concrete contractor based in Hilo, founded in 2010 and serving all of Hawaiʻi Island. The company specializes in lava rock walls built with native ʻaʻā and pāhoehoe. It also does structural CMU block masonry and concrete work, and it handles projects end to end with a single in-house crew. It offers free on-site estimates island-wide.
