Celebrating 30 years of business in Hawaii

Brown Development (BD) was founded in 2000, the vision of builder, designer, and finance and real estate expert Greg Brown, as a reflection of his genuine passion for affordable housing, the construction industry, and real estate. BD has been developing properties on Maui, Lanai, and Hawaii Island for over 20 years.

Greg attended the School of Business at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, and for over twenty years prior to founding Brown Development he started several successful businesses on the islands of Maui and Kauai. Greg is a licensed Real Estate Broker and General Contractor in the state of Hawaii, as well as a licensed Marine Boat Captain and Private Instrument-rated Aviation Pilot.

Raised in the state of Maine, Greg is a believer, a family man, and an outdoors man. He resides on Hawaii Island, on Pohakea Ranch in Hamakua on the slopes of Mauna Kea.

In 2014, the Brown family donated over $100,000 to help re-establish a 4-H program on the island of Lanai, where it had been inactive for over 20 years. They resided on Lanai for three years and started the Lanai Kaunaoa 4-H program to help local children expand their knowledge of agricultural practices and animal husbandry.

With a commitment to maintaining high standards in business dealings and meticulous attention to detail in state-of-the-art building methods, property rentals, and sales, Brown Development has earned its solid reputation as a trusted contractor and real estate broker on the islands of Hawaii, Maui, and Lanai. Greg has impeccable relationships with bankers, lawyers, architects, engineers, planners, and more than 65 dedicated, long-term employees.

Greg’s passion has moved into developing workforce housing and affordable housing communities. In the last five years he has created several innovative community project approaches to solving workforce housing, and he continues to work hard to help solve the housing crisis in Hawaii. He believes he will build thousands of affordable housing units for our state before his career is over.

Contractor License #:  BC31541