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Who We Are
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Who We Are
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The Building Industry Association of Hawaii (BIA) is The VOICE of the Construction Industry. Together We Ensure Competitiveness and Growth of the Construction Industry in Hawaii.
Mission Statement
The Building Industry Association of Hawaii (BIA) is The VOICE of the Construction Industry. The BIA promotes our members through advocacy and education, and provides community outreach programs to enhance the quality of life for the people of Hawaii.
Corporate Values
BIA operates with the highest standards of integrity, stewardship, accountability, and innovation in all relationships with members, industry and community. BIA fosters a climate which encourages empowerment and diligence amongst members and staff.
BIA's Promise
BIA provides sales and marketing opportunities for your success.
Privacy
BIA-Hawaii makes every effort to safeguard the personal information of members and clients.
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Professional Designees
BIA-Hawaii Members who earn designations from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) care about their professionalism and demonstrate a commitment to continuing education. To earn these designations, members must take NAHB-approved courses from a set curriculum and meet NAHB's requirements.
NAHB offers targeted curriculum, accomplished instructors, and nationally respected professional development opportunities. The following are brief descriptions of designations that our members in Hawaii have earned:
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Certified Aging-In-Place Specialist (CAPS): Teaches technical, business management and customer service skills essential to competing in the aging-in-place market.
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Certified Graduate Builder (CGB): Emphasizes business and project management skills.
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Certified Graduate Remodeler (CGR): Emphasizes business management skills as related to a remodeling operation.
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Certified Green Professional (CGP): Teaches techniques for incorporating green building principles into homes without driving up construction cost.
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Housing Credit Certified Professional (HCCP): Demonstrates a high level of knowledge, experience and education in the low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) industry.
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BIA-Hawaii Member Designations
First Last Company Email Designation Brian Adachi BKA Builders Inc bkadachi@bkabuilders.com CGP Cynthia Arnold n/a seniormovers@gmail.com CAPS Benjamin Carino Gammie HomeCare, Inc benc@gammie.com CAPS Harvey Chang Tricon Inc triconinc2003@aol.com CGP Laurent Chouari Archipelago Hawaii Laurent@archipelagohawaii.com CGP Phoebe Chrisman Phoebe Lau Realtor PhoebeChrisman@gmail.com CAPS Young Dowell DR Horton Schuler Division foreveryoung57@hotmail.com CMP Tovah Elniski Design 2B Accessible LLC tovahme@gmail.com CAPS Michael Fairall Mokulua Woodworking mike@mokuluahpb.com CGB, CGP, GMB, Master CGP Evan Fujimoto Graham Builders Inc evan@grahambuilders.com CAPS, CGP Ryan Graham Graham Builders Inc ryan@grahambuilders.com CAPS, CGP Norma Hara Norma Hara Design normaharadadesign@gmail.com CAPS Kendra Hatae Queen's Medical Center hataek001@hawaii.rr.com CAPS Marshall Hickox Homeworks Construction Inc mrh@homeworkshawaii.com CAPS, CGP Ruth Kam Coldwell Banker Pacific Properties ruthk@cbpacific.com CAPS Brett Kappelle Barker Kappelle Construction teri@barkerkappelle.com CGP Diane Koki Roy S. Koki Gen Contr'g, Inc. roykoki@hawaiiantel.net CAPS Mary Larsen DR Horton Schuler Division mlarsen@drhorton.com CMP Donna Lee Pure Essence Hawaii LLC pureessencehawaii@gmail.com CAPS Reiko Lewis Ventus Design rlewis@ventus.design CAPS Lori Matsushige Homeowners Design Center lori@homeownersdesign.com CAPS, CGP McKibbin Mist Gentry Homes Ltd rmmist@drhorton.com CGP Dwight Mitsunaga DM Pacific Inc. dmitsunaga@pacarchitects.com CGP Jim Motonaga ADI Design Group Inc jim@adihawaii.com CGP Janyce Myrland Dream House Drafting, Inc. designer@dreamhousedrafting.com CGP Lester Nakamura Waikiki Realty II les.nakamura@gmail.com CAPS Karen Nakamura n/a karenn001.kn@gmail.com CGR Ward Nihiser Aloha Properties Inc nihiserw001@hawaii.rr.com CAPS Clayton Nishikawa Architectural Designs & Const clayton@adcmaui.com CAPS Michael Nishizawa Palm Tree Realty mnishiz808@gmail.com CAPS Roxanne Okazaki Lifestyle Design roxanne@lifestyledesignstudio.com CAPS Randall Omoto Homeowners Design Center randallo@homeownersdesign.com CAPS, CGP Jessica Omoto Homeowners Design Center jessicao@homeownersdesign.com CAPS, CGP Bonnie Osaki Graham Builders bonnie@grahambuilders.com CAPS Catherine Peavy HomeSmart Island Homes cathy@primaryhawaii.com CAPS, CSP Joan Riggs JDR Designs joan.riggs88@gmail.com CAPS Clifford Rutherford UH Maui College crrmaui@gmail.com CAPS, CGP Avis Sakata n/a avis.otr@gmail.com CAPS Nancy Schnur Universal Interiors, LLC nancy@universalinteriorsllc.com CAPS Damian Sempio Thrive for Life damian@thriveforlife.com CAPS Lili Shintani Alan Shintani Inc lili@alan-shintani.com CAPS, CGP Kimo Smigielski Sandwich Isle Realty kimo@sandislehawaii.com CAPS Justin Smith JT Smith Construction LLC jtsmithconstruction@gmail.com CGP Cyndie Smith Gentry Homes Ltd cyndies@gentryhawaii.com CMP, MIRM Neal Tachibana Realty Edge Inc nealtachi@gmail.com CAPS Ronald Takashima Aulii Construction Inc ront@auliiconstruction.com CAPS Greg Thielen Complete Construction Services greg@ccs-hawaii.com CGP, CGR Jill Treewater Treewater Design/Jill Treewater LLC jtreewater@gmail.com CAPS DonnaWalker D.R. Horton - Schuler Homes, LLC dmwalker@drhorton.com CMP Michael Watanabe J W Incorporated Michael@jwinchawaii.com CGP IvanWhitworth Island Cooling LLC info@islandcooling.com CGP
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Code of Ethics
As members in good standing of the Building Industry Association of Hawaii, we agree to uphold the following objectives:
- To conduct business affairs with professionalism and skill.
- To provide the best value possible.
- To protect the consumer through the use of quality materials and construction backed by integrity and service.
- To build and renovate with high standards of safety, sanitation and livability.
- To meet all financial obligations on time.
- To comply consistently with the spirit and letter of business contracts, and manage employees, sub-contractors and suppliers with fairness and honor.
- To keep informed and to share knowledge regarding laws, regulations, proposed legislation, codes, public policies and other essential information which affect our business interest and those of the building industry as a whole.
- To comply in both spirit and letter with the rules and regulations prescribed by law and government agencies for the health, safety and progress of the community.
- To keep honesty as our guiding business policy.
- To protect all parties in our business activities by putting all financial obligations and commitments in writing, expressing the exact agreement of the parties, and to provide such copies of such agreements in a timely manner to all parties involved.
- To provide timely and appropriate response to items covered under warranty.
- To conduct business so as to avoid controversies, and should controversy arise, to seek to resolve such controversies through a non-litigation dispute resolution mechanism.
- To support and abide by the decision of the association in promoting and enforcing this Code of Ethics.
We pledge our support to our associates, our local and national associations, and related industries concerned with preservation of legitimate rights and freedoms.