In 2009 a subsidiary of HNA Group (Chinese: 海航置业控股(集团)) formed a new intermediate holding company with the largest (Chinese: 天津市大通建设发展集团) and second largest shareholder (Chinese: 天津市艺豪科技发展) of the listed company, making HNA Group was the indirect largest shareholder for 23.59% shares (69.7225 million in number).
'Hainan International Tourism Island Development and Construction Group') acquired a significant stake (30.09%) of the company, by acquiring 127,214,170 number of new shares for CN¥6.21 each; the ex-largest shareholder still owned 9.40% shares at that time as the second largest, making HNA Group owned 39.49% combined indirectly.
On 2 November 2016 HNA Industrial Group acquired 1 million number of shares from the public market, making HNA Industrial Group owned 60.84% shares directly and indirectly.
In 2013 Tianjin Trust subscribed the capital increase for CN¥2.2 billion, as well as Bohai Trust for CN¥446 million; in the same year another sister company Hainan International Tourism Island (Chinese: 海航国际旅游岛开发建设(集团)) was absorbed as subsidiary, making HNA Infrastructure Group was the indirect largest shareholder of listed company Hainan Island Construction.
In 2015 HNA Infrastructure Group issued a 7-year bond with 7.5% p.a yield for CN¥1.5 billion, which would be used in the construction of Nanhai Pearl Artificial Island.