Mission Statement
The Building Industry Association of Hawai'i (BIA Hawai'i) is The VOICE of the Construction Industry. BIA Hawai'i promotes our members through advocacy and education, and provides community outreach programs to enhance the quality of life for the people of Hawai'i.
Corporate Values
BIA Hawai'i operates with the highest standards of integrity, stewardship, accountability, and innovation in all relationships with members, industry, and community. BIA fosters a climate that encourages empowerment and diligence amongst members and staff.
Code of Ethics
As members in good standing of the Building Industry Association of Hawai'i, 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 interests 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 providing such copies of such agreements in a timely manner to all parties involved.
- To provide timely and appropriate responses 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.