
Allens Plumbing owner Steve Allen poses with his Piper Saratoga aircraft that he uses to transport equipment and supplies between the islands of Oahu and Maui.
Steve Allen arrived in Hawaii in the summer of 1981 at age 26, hoping to find a job. He says he “banged around” for a few months, then worked for a solar company before realizing that the plumbing skills he had carried to the islands from his Southern California home were in...