Mission - The Construction Industry of Maui

Our Mission To unify the building community through active advocacy, communication, and education to sustain our industry growth and best practice

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Advocate

With our advocacy efforts, we help shape public policy that impacts and affects CIM through the introduction, enactment, or modification of legislation. We bring about public policy change by offering constructive ideas for a bill, local ordinance, budget change, or policy reinforcement. We work with a legislator, county council member or our Mayor to mobilize supporters about an issue that speaks to our industry. In order for them to accurately represent our needs we need to be focused, proactive, and remain unified. We are here to help your voice be heard.

Communicate

Creating opportunities to share information and gain insight into opportunities and challenges is of paramount importance. We understand that working together for the common good of our community is always the best course of action. We hope to provide those through monthly Pau Hana Events, email updates, easy access to information through our website and accessibility to other members of our construction community and legislative decision makers.

Educate

Education takes many facets. The CIM provides opportunities for our members to keep up to date with new information within the building community, tools & products available to enhance their trade, legislation that affects our construction future, and opportunities to network and learn from one another. Annually, the CIM awards scholarship opportunities for graduating Maui County Seniors entering a program such as Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, or any of the Trade Schools. The CIM Scholarship bears the name of a steward to our Maui Community, the late Mr. Bob Poulson, Co-founder of Arita Poulson General Contracting, he was integral to the formation of the CIM and a leader whom we all admire.

2026 Executive Board Members

Board Members keep us on mission to unify the building community through active advocacy, communication, and education to sustain our industry growth and best practice.

Ray Michaels

Chair
Maui Plumbing

Claire Thompson

Vice Chair
Nordic PCL

Kevin Keller

Secretary
West Maui Construction

Jennifer Girard

Treasurer
Swinerton

2026 Advisory Board

Board Members keep us on mission to unify the building community through active advocacy, communication, and education to sustain our industry growth and best practice.

Michelle Collins

Past Chair
Da Kine Paints

Tom Noble

Berlien & Co.

Palani Alexander

Alexander’s Designs & Remodeling

Tracy Tominc

Structural Concrete Bonding & Restoration

Paul Belshoff

Rider Levett Bucknall

Gary Danzl

HPM Building Supply

Joe Streeter

ELCCO Inc.

Brenda Braun

Pili Design + Build

Lifetime Board Advisors

Tom Cook

Past Chair
Cook Synergy

Arthur "Bobo" Leal

Valley Isle Fencing

Paul Halverson

Past Chair
Pacific Source

Mel Hipolito Jr.

MELS Consulting & Construction Company, LLC

Past CIM Chairs

Michelle (Heller) Collins – 2023, 2024

Josh Berlien – 2020, 2021, 2022

Tom Cook – 2018, 2019

Paul Halverson – 2015, 2016, 2017

Past MCA Presidents

Name	Year Served
Charles Nagamatsu	1962
Kyoshi Miyahira	1963
Mits Arisumi	1964
Muneo Yamamoto	1965
Seichi Tateyama	1966
James Ouye	1967
Max Maude	1968
Harry Endo	1969
Japo Yokoyama	1970
Satoji Arisumi	1971
William W. Morris	1972
William Marrs	1973
Joseph E. Heacock	1974
Jerry C. Cook	1975
Randy Piltz	1976
Patrick Corizer	1977
Mits Arisumi	1978

Name	Year Served
James Ouye	1979
William W. Wilmore	1980
Joseph E. Heacock	1981
Robert T. Tanaka	1982
Alvin Fukunaga	1983
David T. Fukuda	1984
Joseph N. Donaghy	1985
Howard Hanzawa	1986
Bernard W. Despins	1987
Mike Singlehurst	1988
Loren Holmberg	1989
Loren Holmberg	1990
Joseph N. Donaghy	1991
Al Botheilho	1992
Dominick Marino	1993
Randy Piltz	1994
Jim Whitehead	1995

Name	Year Served
Henry E. Lindsey	1996
Henry E. Lindsey	1997
George Lee	1998
George Lee	1999
Donald A. Roth	2000
Donald A. Roth	2001
Michael Singlehurst	2002
Doyle Betsill	2003
Charles Jencks	2004
Thomas Cook	2005
Thomas Cook	2006
Thomas Cook	2007
Dave Goode	2008
Dave Goode	2009
Art “Bobo” Leal	2010
Art “Bobo” Leal	2011
Sandra Duvauchelle	2012
Sandra Duvauchelle	2013

Bob Poulson CIM Scholarship Now Accepting 2026 Scholarship Applications

2026 Scholarship

We are pleased to offer a scholarship opportunity for Maui County High School Seniors, graduating in the Spring of 2026.

Learn more about qualifications and complete the application here.

To enter, Candidates will submit a compelling Essay limited to 1500 words depicting your planned course of study, career ambitions and any convincing reasons of WHY they should be awarded this opportunity. Deadline for essay and qualification submission is April 27, 2026. Transcripts, referral letters, achievements and college acceptance letters are also pertinent review criteria.

The winners of each scholarship will be selected by the CIM Advisory Board. Donations and proceeds from the Auction at the CIM Holiday Party will fund the scholarships.

Complete the Scholarship Application

Scholarship Banquet

Our scholarship celebration banquet to recognize and honor these all-stars is planned for May 2026 at Cafe ‘O Lei, Maui Tropical Plantation. The CIM is extremely proud of these recipients and all applicants. We will continue to foster young bright minds and their pursuit of higher education. The CIM is committed to furthering the construction industry, conscious development, and community improvement by sponsoring our youth to go forth and accomplish their dreams.

2025 Scholarship Awards

The Construction Industry of Maui received a tremendous amount of solid, qualified applicants for our Annual Bob Poulson Scholarships. This year’s annual fund is split for three recipients of this exclusive award, each awarded $25,000. Mahalo to all those that donated towards this year’s scholarship.

2025 Scholarship Recipients

Kai Shively – Kai will be attending Williamette University in the fall majoring in Construction Management. He is a motivated future architect with a deep personal drive to serve Maui, especially in the wake of the Lahaina wildfire tragedy. In his essays’ introduction he states, “My goal is to help restore my community”. To accomplish this goal Kai envisions establishing his own projects or construction firm specifically dedicated to rebuilding Lahaina. His visions and forward thinking not only consider his personal goals, but more importantly how he can give back to his home, Ohana and the community in which he grew up.

Karissa Chapman – Karissa will be attending UH Manoa in the fall majoring in Civil Engineering. She is a high-achieving student who was born and raised here in The Valley Isle. Karissa is inspired by her hands-on engineering experiences which has allowed her passion for both design and problem-solving to come through while at Kamehameha. Throughout her high school career, she participated in numerous volunteering, leadership and community service activities. While attending college on Oahu she will strengthen her engineering knowledge with the ultimate goal of bringing her innovated ideas back to the community she is deeply tied to – Maui.

Macie Madaus – Macie will be attending Colorado Mesa in the fall majoring in Construction Management. She is determined as she stated in her essay “I have a clear vision of a future where Women play an equal role within both the building and engineering sectors of construction”. Macie’s senior project entailed the coordination and partnership with local construction companies to gain commitments for donated materials. These materials were returned back to the Maui community and immediately resulted in the building of a small facility structure for public use. The trust and respect that she has earned from her peers, mentors and companies she has worked with is truly remarkable.