About this episode

Ron Callis interviews Phil and Pat Mulligan about their 35 years in business with Pacific Audio & Communications in Hawaii.

This is Automation Unplugged, and I’m Ron Callis. My returning guests today are Phil and Pat Mulligan, the brothers behind Pacific Audio & Communications, also known as PAC Hawaii. Phil and Pat are celebrating an incredible milestone — 35 years in business as one of Hawaii’s leading integration firms, with offices spanning multiple islands and a team that’s built its reputation on craftsmanship, transparency, and aloha. Phil founded PAC Hawaii back in 1991 after running a successful electrical contracting business on Maui, and a few years later, Pat joined after serving eight years in the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division and earning his degree in Electronics Engineering. Together, they’ve grown PAC from a small man operation into a multi-island company designing and delivering world-class residential and commercial technology systems.

People in this episode

Host: Ron Callis

Guests: Phil Mulligan, Pat Mulligan

Topics covered

• business milestones
• technology integration
• entrepreneurship
• craftsmanship
• Hawaii
• residential technology
• commercial technology

Keywords

• Pacific Audio & Communications
• Hawaii
• technology systems
• entrepreneurship
• craftsmanship
• Phil Mulligan
• Pat Mulligan
• business growth
• integration firm

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pacific Audio & Communications

Places: Hawaii, Maui

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