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Photo Captions

Top: Incoming president Conrad Murashige (left) with
immediate past president Garrett Sullivan
Second from top: Sullivan presents the GCA’s new “Strive for the Highest” award, given to Sen. Daniel Inouye and accepted by Edmund Aczon, the senator’s field representative.
Second from bottom: Cindy Saiki of the Construction Leadership Council accepts the award for most improved committee from Sullivan.
Bottom: Newly installed First Vice President Lyle Moody accepts the Membership Committee’s award for outstanding performance from Sullivan.

New Leaders Take Helm
of GCA

The General Contractors Association of Hawaii (GCA)hosted its annual installation banquet on Jan. 16 at The Royal Hawaiian hotel.
The officers leading the organization in 2010 include:
• President: Conrad H. Murashige, Shioi Construction, Inc.
• First Vice President: Lyle R. Moody, Walker-Moody Construction
• Second Vice President: John Romanowski, Jas. W. Glover, Ltd.
• Secretary: Johnny Higa, GCA executive director
• Treasurer: Sheri Mau, Kiewit Building Group
Garrett Sullivan of Kaikor Construction Co., Inc. will serve as the immediate past president.
National AGC (Associated General Contractors, GCA’s national affiliate) directors are: Glenn Nohara (AGC life director), Koga Engineering & Construction, Inc.; Gordon Scruton (AGC life director); Lance Wilhelm, Kiewit Building Group; and William “Bill” Wilson, Hawaiian Dredging Construction Co., Inc.
Past president directors are: David Hulihee, Royal Contracting Co., Ltd.; James Ramirez, Forest City Hawaii; Gerard Sakamoto, S & M Sakamoto, Inc.; and Denny Watts, Watts Constructors, LLC.
The GCA board of directors also consists of: Randy Ching, Highway Construction Co.; Rick Heltzel, Healy Tibbitts Builders; Marnie Koga Hursty; Mega Construction; Leonard Leong, Royal Contracting; Dale Sakamoto-Yoneda, S & M Sakamoto; and Steve Yoshida, Jayar Construction, Inc.
Ryan Wada of Quality General will serve as the association’s Subcontractors Council chairperson.
The GCA also introduced a new award: the Kulia i Ka Nuu “Strive for the Highest” award, presented to U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye. Because Inouye could not attend and spoke via a video message, Edmund Aczon, field representative for Inouye, accepted the honor on his behalf.
Other awards presented were the most improved committee award given to the Construction Leadership Council and outstanding performance committee award given to the Membership Committee.
Renowned local group Hapa entertained the audience after the formal program was completed.