Sunday, February 5th, 2012


  • OSHA 30 Course

    A District Council 50 OSHA 30-hour course was held in February.  Successfully completing the course were the following painters and tapers:  Byron Alop, Rommel Diaz, Jeremy Duarte, Glenn Keohohou, Jr., Grant Shiroma, Robert Verano, Roland Yamashiro, Darrell Yambaw, Orlando Gapusan and Benjamin Ladera.


    Green Worker Training

    District Council 50, through a partnership with the state of Hawaii has begun training workers in Green Construction.  This course has been added to our standard HazLead class in 2011. The photo was taken at the first class on January 8, 2011.
    The course prepares the worker for the special conditions that green and LEED projects [...]


    Painters Local Union 1791 Annual Meetings

    During the months of November and December, the Annual Painters Local Union 1791 Christmas meetings were held, and this year was no exception.  District Council 50 traveled throughout the state to spread a message of encouragement and address issues ranging from the state of our economy to signs of a recovery.  Members were informed that [...]


    Painters Union Fall 2010 Apprenticeship Graduation on December 11, 2010

    Jesper Aguado, Jason Bartels, Colin Basilio, Matthew Brighter, Terrence Derby, Jr., Casey Fujishige, Branden Galapia, Rickey Johnson, Gabriel Kaaiohelo, Jr., Shelden Kahaleua, Kaycee Kaina, Leo Lee, Edward May, Michael McCue, Matthew Miranda, Joseph Nullar, Jr., George Pagan, III, Scott Ramos, Nathan Rhoads, Anthony Santiago, JunCarlo Utleg, and Dale Valledor
    Staff:  Lynn Kinney, Michael Bush, Wayne Konishi, [...]


    Painters Union AAA Winners- Fall 2010

    The Painters Union recognized 3 apprentices who won the Apprentice Achievement Award for the Fall 2010 semester. They are (l-r) Ernest Santiago Jr. (A & J Painting), Terrence Derby Jr. (Endo Painting) and Jason Bartels (M. Shiroma Painting). Derby has won the award 2 times and Bartels has won it 3 times.
    These apprentices were selected [...]