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Announcing the 2025 BIA Hawaii Board of Directors

The 2025 BIA Hawaii Board of Directors were installed at a ceremony on December 5, 2024 at BIA Hawaii.


OFFICERS:

President: Marc Rinker (Gentry Homes)  

Incoming President: Kamuela Potter (Inspired Closets Hawaii)

Vice President: Lili Shintani (Alan Shintani, Inc.)

Secretary: Lukas Petersons (Longhouse Design)

Treasurer: Paul Silen (Hawaiian Dredging) 

Executive Board Special Appointee: Marc Putman (Armstrong Builders)             

Executive Board Special Appointee: Peter Eldridge (Raynor Hawaii Overhead Doors)    

Immediate Past President: Hinano Nahinu (Pacific Source)


DIRECTORS:

Sylvio Boucher (Homeworks Construction)

Charity Ching (Servpac Inc.)

Dennis Lin (HPM Building Supply)

McKibbin Mist (DR Horton)

Kevin Murray (PHAD)

Tommy O'Donnell (O'Donnell Construction)

Aaron Okamoto (American Floor and Home)

Shannon Robinson (Arita Poulson)

Daryl Takamiya (Castle & Cooke)

Robyn Titcomb (First Hawaiian Bank)

Wayne Uehira (HECO)


Winners of the following prestigious awards were announced:

2024 Builder of the Year – Marc Putman (Armstrong Builders)

2024 Associate of the Year – Tiffanie Gardner (Top Priority)

2024 Developer of the Year – Marc A. Rinker (Gentry Homes)

2024 Specialty Contractor of the Year – Kamuela Potter (Inspired Closets Hawaii)

2024 Supplier of the Year – Chris Ayers (Pacific Source)

2024 Affiliate of the Year – Hinano Nahinu (Pacific Source)

2024 President's Choice – Sarah Love (Lung Rose Voss & Wagnild)

2024 Lifetime Achievement – Craig Washofsky (Pacific Home & Appliance Distribution)

2024 Kokua Nui Award – Sarah Love (Lung, Rose, Voss & Wagnild) and  

Darryle Matsumiya (Commercial Roofing & Waterproofing)


Check out press coverage on the Installation and Awards ceremony below.

BIA Hawaii PACT Program Graduates Another Cohort in December


BIA Hawaii's successful Pre-Apprentenceship Construction Training (PACT) has graduated its third cohort for 2024. PACT is a comprehensive vocational training program that provides participants with working knowledge of the construction industry trades.


PACT combines applied construction mathematics, basic construction principles, safety courses, and a selection of overview courses in construction specialties with a focus on job readiness to prepare individuals to enter the construction industry. 


Through this program, BIA Hawaii is dedicated to cultivating a strong talent pipeline for your company. PACT graduates are tomorrow's workforce.


The next PACT cohort will be held from January 13, 2025 through February 12, 2025. If you know an individual who could benefit from this free comprehensive training program, please reach out to Education Manager Eva Marie Whitworth at marie@biahawaii.org or click the link below.

PACT January Cohort

NAHB Safety Program Toolkit


The NAHB Safety & Health Program Version 1.0 is a model designed for small to medium-sized home builders and general contractors. It contains the materials needed to effortlessly set up a successful, company-wide safety program. It can also be customized to reflect the particular circumstances of each jobsite.


This practical, hands-on guide will be revised periodically to ensure it includes the latest information builders need, including new regulatory compliance guidelines. Download the sections below to combine into a comprehensive safety program and use the additional forms in the execution of the program. For more safety resources, see NAHB's Video Toolbox Talks.

Access the Toolkit Here

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Builder Confidence Moves Higher as Election Uncertainty is Lifted


Builder sentiment improved for the third straight month and builders expect market conditions will continue to improve with Republicans winning control of the White House and Congress.


Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes was 46 in November, up three points from October, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) released today.


“With the elections now in the rearview mirror, builders are expressing increasing confidence that Republicans gaining all the levers of power in Washington will result in significant regulatory relief for the industry that will lead to the construction of more homes and apartments,” said NAHB Chairman Carl Harris, a custom home builder from Wichita, Kan. “This is reflected in a huge jump in builder sales expectations over the next six months.”

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