Hui Huliau Gains Security, Savings & Support with Costpoint GCCM

Empowering a Mission That Gives Back

At Hui Huliau, every dollar counts because every dollar earned through their eight for-profit subsidiaries goes back into their nonprofit mission: supporting the native Hawaiian community through education, economic opportunities, and cultural preservation.

Carter Johnson, CFO, and Robyn Ortolano, Controller, are entrusted with advancing that mission every day. They oversee financial operations for eight active government contractors and a nonprofit parent organization, and their work ensures the organization can continue giving back to the Native Hawaiian community of Waianae, Oahu, where it all began.

Hui Huliau returned over $53.8 million in benefits to the Native Hawaiian community between April 2017 and December 2024.

But for years, their financial systems didn’t match the scale at which they’d grown or the values of their organization.

Trust, Compliance, and Peace of Mind

“We needed a financial system we could trust.”

They decided to trust Deltek's Costpoint GovCon Cloud Moderate (GCCM) to satisfy unique compliance requirements and functional needs that came from knowing Costpoint GCCM is the only all-in-one SaaS ERP designed specifically for government contractors. Robyn shared that they felt the security factor of GCCM was “the best of the best”. Their previous financial system was hosted by a third party, and caused persistent challenges: slow response times, high costs, outdated versions, and, most concerning, security vulnerabilities.

With the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) requirement scheduled to show up in new DoD contracts imminently, Costpoint GCCM’s FedRAMP Moderate Equivalency and FedRAMP Marketplace listing ensures compliance with Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) requirements for cloud providers. The decision was clear to immediately begin the data migration process with the help of Deltek Partner Infotek Consulting.

“We’ve completed a migration with a different company in the past, and it took six to eight months,” said Carter. “This time, Infotek completed the full data conversion over a weekend. They surfaced data issues, worked through them with us, and made sure our single sign-on and access controls were set up properly.”

The Infotek team echoed this sentiment: “It was great working with the Hui Huliau project team for this cloud migration. Carter, Robyn, and Megan Hernandez provided all the needed support to get this GCCM cloud migration accomplished. They were always responsive, available, and provided required feedback as needed to keep this project on track.”

Infotek not only delivered the implementation ahead of schedule and under budget but also left enough runway for Hui Huliau to onboard additional modules post-migration.

“They didn’t just walk away after go-live,” Robyn noted. “They’re still helping us today. We’ve kept them on for new projects because they’ve been such a reliable partner.”

A Seamless Transition with Immediate Benefits

Today, Hui Huliau is operating with greater confidence backed by advanced data security, a dedicated support team, and readiness for compliance requirements, all while benefiting from the reduced costs that come from trusting Deltek’s Costpoint GCCM.

“We expect to save over $100,000 a year just by eliminating third-party hosting and inefficient support,” Carter shared. “That’s a huge return on investment, especially when you consider what it means for the nonprofit side of our organization.”

“We sleep better at night knowing our data is protected and we’re in a system that’s future-ready,” Robyn added. “No more guesswork. No more delays.”

Built to Scale

Since Carter joined the organization, Hui Huliau has grown, adding new projects, capabilities, and complexity. Costpoint has scaled with them every step of the way.

“For a small to midsize company our size with this many entities, Costpoint is the right system,” said Carter. “And now that we’re in the cloud, it’s even more efficient.”

Looking ahead, Hui Huliau is expanding their Costpoint capabilities with the Supply Chain & Procurement module, which will help automate manual approval workflows and improve process control.