As a Maui-based real estate community builder, Everett Dowling and Dowling Company have spent more than 30 years serving the community and the individuals who call Maui home by improving the island’s “built” environment. Combining functionality and aesthetic excellence, the firm has earned a reputation for creating dynamic, sustainable spaces that energize and revitalize neighborhoods and serve Maui.
The team combines over two centuries of experience building communities, residential housing, schools, parks, infrastructure, and civic facilities on Maui, a huge advantage in delivering projects on time and within budget. But more importantly, being composed primarily of lifelong residents means its team shares a deep commitment to serving the needs of its families, neighbors, and the larger Maui community.
Building in Balance (Registered) is a crucial value of the firm, and it defines it in multiple ways: It is about respecting the environment while creating needed housing for the island’s residents. It is about building relationships as strong and lasting as the spaces it constructs. It is about providing exceptional value at competitive prices, and of course, it’s about improving the island’s environment in ways that serve the community’s needs.
The company is currently undergoing a generational leadership transition. Everett's son, Jack, will assume leadership in 2028. Before joining the family firm, Jack served as an associate director at Koch Real Estate Investments and, before that, was an acquisitions and asset management associate at Crow Holdings Capital. Jack was born and raised in Maui. He earned his Bachelor of Business Administration with a concentration in real estate finance from Southern Methodist
University and a Master of Business Administration with a concentration in finance from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
Dowling graduated from Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, Virginia, in 1981 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics.
The construction industry entrepreneur graduated from Babson College's F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business in 1986 with an MBA degree in entrepreneurship. Mr. Dowling also completed Harvard University's Graduate School of Design's Advanced Management Development Program.
Dowling serves on the board of the Wailuku, Hawaii-based Saint Anthony School Foundation. He also sits on the Maui & Lana'i Islands Burial Council and the South Maui Community Plan Advisory Committee.
Maui & Lana'i Islands Burial Council members are crucial in caring for native burial sites, and the South Maui Community Plan Advisory Committee advises the Maui Planning Commission on issues related to growth within South Maui.
Everett is also a member of the Urban Land Institute and the Construction Industry of Maui.
Everett previously served on the University of Hawaii System's Board of Regents. He is also a former member of the board of trustees at Babson College.
Dowling Company regularly supports various nonprofit organizations based in Maui, with emphasis on those that help children, provide housing, and provide education.
Two of the firm's favorite organizations are Assistance Dogs of Hawaii and the Maui Health Foundation. Assistance Dogs of Hawaii provides professionally trained dogs to those with disabilities focused on increasing their independence and enhancing their quality of life. Meanwhile, the Maui Health Foundation engages the local community and visitors to the island in supporting its hospitals to ensure the highest levels of patient-centered healthcare for all.
Everett R. Dowling was born in Fredericksburg, Virginia, in 1959. For the past 35 years, the veteran real estate development professional has resided on the Island of Maui. Aside from his professional, board membership, and charitable endeavors, he enjoys traveling, snow skiing, scuba diving, and, most of all, enjoying time with his family and their close friends.