Acquisitions in Hawaii in 2025

Marsh McLennan Agency (MMA) has acquired three Honolulu-based brokerages — Atlas Insurance Agency, Pyramid Insurance Centre, and IC International — from Tradewind Group. The brokerages and their employees will join MMA and continue operating locally as the firm expands its presence and capabilities across Hawai‘i; financial terms were not disclosed.

Amsterdam-based Solid Sands B.V. has acquired the technology and test suites of Plum Hall Inc., a long-standing supplier of C/C++ compiler test suites. The acquisition expands Solid Sands' product portfolio and market share in compiler and library validation while ensuring continued support and development of the Plum Hall suites for customers and compiler developers.

Pye-Barker Fire & Safety has acquired Lifeline Fire & Security, a Kapolei, Hawaii-based proactive video monitoring and security integration company. The deal gives Pye-Barker its first location in Hawaii and adds Lifeline's AI-driven video verification and 24/7 monitoring capabilities to Pye-Barker's national life-safety platform.

Resource Innovations (RI), a San Francisco–based utility software and consulting platform, has acquired Honolulu-based Shifted Energy to integrate its Grid Maestro DERMS technology into RI’s demand-side management (DSM) and grid-edge offerings. The deal expands RI’s capability to deliver end-to-end virtual power plant and flexible load management solutions at scale, with a focus on equitable access for renters and underserved communities.

Zazzle, the Menlo Park-based custom-products marketplace, has acquired Hobnob, a mobile-first event planning app, and will integrate Hobnob's invitation, RSVP and guest-management features into Zazzle Events. Hobnob founder Tina Fitch will join Zazzle as VP & GM of Zazzle Events to help deliver an end-to-end event planning and custom-products experience.

Creative Planning has acquired Honolulu-based Mosaic Pacific, a financial advisory firm, in a deal that closed June 30, 2025, adding roughly $430 million in AUM to Creative Planning's platform. The acquisition strengthens Creative Planning's presence in the Pacific region and brings Mosaic Pacific's financial planning and investment management expertise into Creative Planning's national wealth-management offering.

A newly formed partnership between First Reserve and funds managed by affiliates of Fortress Investment Group has acquired a majority stake in Island Energy Services (IES) from One Rock Capital Partners, with One Rock remaining as a minority investor. IES is a Hawaii-based integrated fuel import, storage, pipeline and distribution operator that also runs a 50-location Texaco-branded retail network; the transaction closed in mid-2025 and terms were not disclosed.

fifteenfortyseven Critical Systems Realty (1547) and Harrison Street have acquired DRFortress, Hawaii's largest carrier-neutral data center, from GI Partners. The deal brings DRFortress into 1547's connectivity-focused platform to expand interconnection, cloud access, and digital infrastructure reach across Hawaii and the broader Pacific region while keeping the existing leadership team in place.

Hope Bancorp, Inc. (the holding company of Bank of Hope) completed its merger with Territorial Bancorp, Inc., effective April 2, 2025. Territorial Savings will operate as a division of Bank of Hope and Territorial shareholders received 0.8048 shares of Hope Bancorp common stock for each Territorial share, creating the largest regional bank serving multi-cultural customers across the continental United States and Hawaii.