Hawaii Construction Career Day Guide

THE 2008HAWAII CONSTRUCTIONCAREER GUIDEContentsPlanning Committee Members:BF Tile, Inc.City & County of Honolulu, Department of Community ServicesCement & Concrete Products IndustryD.R. Horton – Schuler DivisionDepartment of Business Economic Development & TourismDepartment of TransportationDepartment of Labor & Industrial RelationsFederal Highway AdministrationFloor Layers Apprenticeship ProgramGeneral Contractors Association of Hawai‘iGlaziers Apprenticeship ProgramHawai‘i Carpenters UnionHawai‘i Electricians Trust FundHawai‘i Laborers Training ProgramHawai‘i Local Technical Assistance ProgramHawai‘i Sheet Metal Workers Training FundKaikor Construction Co., Inc.Kiewit Building GroupLaborers International Union of North America Local 368National Association of Women in ConstructionOperating Engineers – Local 3Plumbers Training ProgramRoofers Union Local 221S & M Sakamoto, Inc.Safety Systems Hawai‘i, Inc.The Pacific Resource PartnershipTransition! Hawai‘iUniversity of Hawai‘i, College of EngineeringUniversity of Hawai‘i, School of ArchitectureUniversity of Hawai‘i, Honolulu Community CollegePublisherRaymond NishigayaEditorAimee Harrisaharris@id8hawaii.comProject Freelance WriterAlice KeesingGraphic DesignerEllen CorpuzAccount ExecutiveSara Uyenosuyeno@id8hawaii.comContact: (808) 591-6286Advertising: (808) 596-3342Circulation: (808) 596-33536 1416 18Information & Resources2 President’s Message26 Agenda: Hawai‘i Construction CareerDays (Back Cover)25 Mahalo to Our SponsorsFeatures4 Construction Industry Report18 Career Blueprint20 Building a Career24 Pau Hana PayDepartments6 Q&A with Ameron Hawai‘i10 Q&A with Kiewit Corporation8 Q&A with General ContractorsAssociation of Hawai‘i12 Q&A with Office of Hawaiian Affairs(OHA)Trade Secrets14 Hawai‘i Carpenters Union15 Operating Engineers – Local 316 Hawai‘i Sheet Metal WorkersTraining Fund16 Honolulu Community College,Construction Academy201