BIA-Hawaii Board Member, Anthony Borge, elected to Small Business Regulatory Review Board

DBEDT Press Release

HONOLULU—The Small Business Regulatory Review Board (SBRRB) has announced it officers for 2013-2014:

• Chu Lan Shubert-Kwock, Chair (Oahu)
• Anthony Borge, Vice Chair (Oahu)
• Leslie Mullens, Second Vice Chair (Maui)

Additional members are Barbara Bennett (Kauai), Kyoko Kimura (Maui), Howard Lum (Oahu), and Craig Takamine (Hawaii).

About the Small Business Regulatory Review Board:

The SBRRB was established on July 1, 1998 with the passage of the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Act. The responsibilities of the SBRRB include:

1. Commentary on small business impact statements to the rule-drafting departments,
2. Identification and commentary on business impact of existing administrative rules,
3. Recommendations to the Governor’s Office, Departments or the Legislature regarding the need for an administrative rule or legislative change,
4. Recommendations to the Mayors or County Councils regarding County rules, and
5. Review of small business petitions and complaints on business impact.

New BIA-Hawaii 2013 Board President and Officers

2013 BIA-Hawaii President,
Greg Thielen

HONOLULU- The Building Industry Association of Hawaii (BIA-Hawaii) welcomes a new slate of officers for 2013. Greg Thielen is the new President and guides the leadership team of President-Elect Brian Adachi/ BKA Builders, Inc.; Vice-President Sunny Walsh/ Hunt Building Company, Ltd.; Secretary Richard Hobson, Jr./ Gentry Homes, Ltd.; Treasurer Guy J. Shindo/ First Hawaiian Bank; Special Appointee-Builder Paul D. Silen/ Hawaiian Dredging Construction Co, Inc.; Special Appointee-Associate Craig Washofsky/ Servco Home & Appliance Distribution; Immediate Past President Dean I. Asahina/ Universal Construction, Inc. and Chief Executive Officer BIA-Hawaii/ Karen T. Nakamura.

President Greg Thielen is the President of Complete  Construction Services Corp. He will lead the incoming 2013 Board that also includes  Scotty Anderson/ Pacific Rim Partners; W. Bruce Barrett/ Castle & Cooke Homes Hawaii, Inc.; Anthony Borge/ RMA Sales; David Chang/ CS Design Builders; Clifton Crawford/ C & J Contracting, Inc.; Ryan Engle/ Bays Lung Rose & Holma; Evan Fujimoto/ Graham Builders, Inc.; Marshall Hickox/ Homeworks Construction, Inc.; Mark Kennedy/ HASEKO Construction, Inc.; Gary T. Okimoto/ Honolulu Wood Treating; Dean Uchida/ SSFM International, Inc. and Michael Watanabe/ JW, Inc.