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Carpenters Union endorses Cabiles in bid for Maui County Council Upcountry seat
Derrick Cabiles, a logistics manager, small business owner and community advocate, announced his candidacy for the Maui County Council’s Upcountry residency seat, according to a campaign announcement.
Pacific Resource Partnership announces new executive director, Nathaniel Kinney
Nathaniel Kinney is the new executive director of the Pacific Resource Partnership, a nonprofit representing the Hawai‘i Regional Council of Carpenters, the largest construction union in the state with about 6,000 members.
Hawaii Carpenters Apprenticeship & Training Fund program graduates 25 students
Twenty-five students graduated recently from the Hawaii Carpenters Apprenticeship & Training Fund’s Career Connections program, a six-week construction internship program.
Tax Day is also tax fraud awareness day
Pacific Resource Partnership and the Hawai‘i Regional Council of Carpenters is reminding workers on Tax Day, especially those in the construction industry, that it’s never okay for companies to pay employees under the table, deny them overtime pay and health benefits, or misclassify them as independent contractors.
Exodus of Hawai‘i residents since 2020 results in $185M in lost tax revenue to the state
According to Seth Colby, Department of Taxation research and planning officer, outmigration since 2020 has resulted in the loss of $185 million in general excise taxes and state income taxes, or approximately $61.8 million per year. To place that amount into context, one percentage point of the Council on Revenues forecast, which determines how much can be spent on the state budget, represents approximately $100 million.
New mentorship program helps apprentices graduate as journey-level carpenters
Pacific Resource Partnership, in collaboration with the Hawai‘i Regional Council of Carpenters, announces a new mentorship program that will help men and women gain the skills and instruction they need to become journey-level carpenters as they complete their apprenticeship training in carpentry, drywall, and millwright.
Hawai‘i’s Oldest Community College Exceeds $100,000 Goal for 100 Year Anniversary
Honolulu Community College celebrated its 100 year anniversary as Hawai‘i’s oldest community college by exceeding its fundraising goal of $100,000 by Dec. 31 – raising $168,000 in a few months.
Inouye Recognized as ʻOutstanding Builder of the Yearʻ
Lance Inouye, president and CEO of Ralph S. Inouye Company Limited, Inc., was selected from among 300 signatory contractors of the Hawaiʻi Regional Council of Carpenters.
Mike Formby New Executive Director of Pacific Resource Partnership
Pacific Resource Partnership today announced that it has appointed Mike Formby as their new Executive Director.
Senate Confirms Director and Deputy of Labor Department
The Hawaiʻi State Senate voted to confirm Scott T. Murakami and Leonard Hoshijo as the director and deputy director of the Hawaiʻi State Department of Labor and Industrial Relations. Murakami is the departmentʻs 20th director. Murakami joins the Ige administration from the University of Hawaiʻi, where he has held a variety of leadership positions. He […]