Thursday, March 11th, 2010


  • Painters Local 1791

    Meetings

    General Membership Meetings are held on the third Saturday of each month at 10:00 AM at the District Council 50 Headquarters Building 2240 Young Street, Honolulu, Hawaii. All members are encouraged to attend.

    Scholarships

    The John Montrone Scholarship Fund is available to provide educational assistance to members of the Painters Local 1791 and/or their spouses, sons, daughters and legally adopted dependents.  Scholarship applications are made available in April and awarded in September of each year.  For more information, please contact the Union Office.

    Latest News

    Painters Union Graduation on December 5, 2009

    On December 5, 2009, the Painters Union held a graduation ceremony for 43 apprentices at Honolulu Community College. Apprentices were honored for completing their related instruction and good attendance records. Eight apprentices from the graduating class had perfect attendance without missing a day... 
    [read more]


    Painters give back to help women in crisis

    Responding to the call for help from Iwalani Tseu, the Painters Local Union 1791 volunteered their time to paint the interior of the Women’s Support Center in Ewa.  Executive Board members, Randy Takayama, Kurt Nishimura and others donated their time and energy to give back to a well deserving... 
    [read more]


    Kapolei High School Workshop “Shadow a Union Journeyperson Day”

    One year ago in September 2009 the ground breaking ceremony was held for Kapolei High School’s (KHS) full-scale construction project built entirely by KHS Woodshop students. This first of its kind, full-scale construction project encompasses two portable classrooms.  The construction consists of... 
    [read more]


    Robert “Bob” Ha honored as the 2009 IUPAT Retiree of the Year

    District Council 50’s Retirees’ Club President and Painters Local Union 1791 member Robert “Bob” Ha must have wondered why he had received a personal invitation from IUPAT General President James A. Williams to attend the 2009 IUPAT General Convention in Las Vegas.  Sure, he and Jimmy Williams... 
    [read more]


    AAA Winners for Spring 2009

    The Painters AAA winners for the Spring 2009 semester were recognized on August 8, 2009, the first day of the Fall semester. In order to become a AAA winner you must excel in the following: Perfect attendance or on-time self-study assignments Excellent notes and assignments Excellent instructor... 
    [read more]