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CLC presents First Friday Forum

The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) FIRST FRIDAY FORUM is a virtual event held on the first Friday of the month. The forum features a topic that is targeted to those looking to expand their leadership skills for future leadership positions.

Next event:

Friday, 6/7/2024
"BUILDING BLOCKS TO FINANCIAL SUCCESS: A PERSONAL FINANCIAL STRATEGY, TAX PLANNING, AND MARKET UPDATE" 

Speakers from WestPac Wealth Partners:

  • Spencer Dung, CFP®, ChFC®, Managing Director, Wealth Management Advisor
  • Theo Stiller, Financial Coach
  • Samantha Haas, CEPA®, CLTC®, Director of Business Development, Financial Advisor (MODERATOR)

How Do You Make Smart Financial Decisions? We live in a world where we are bombarded with financial advice. From the internet to the water cooler, generic misinformation is spread. How do we find the correct advice and how do we piece it all together with logic and order? Come find out the truths and the myths!

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Past 2024 events:

Friday, 4/5/2024
"CAREER INSIGHTS & HART PROJECT UPDATE" 

Speaker: Lori Kahikina, P.E., Executive Director and CEO, Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART)

Friday, 2/9/2024
"I’M A FIRST-TIME HOME BUYER…WHERE DO I START? – RESOURCES, INFORMATION, AND SUPPORT" 

Speaker: Reina Miyamoto, Executive Director, Hawaii HomeOwnership Center

Past 2023 Events

Friday, 7/7/2023
"THE POWER OF PERSONAL PROFESSIONAL BRANDING: AMPLIFY YOUR PROFILE TO GET AHEAD"

Guest Speakers from Building Industry Hawaii:

  • Amanda Canada, Publisher
  • Jason Genegabus, Senior Editor
  • Brett Alexander-Estes, Associate Editor
  • Paula Bender, Associate Editor

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Friday, 5/5/2023
"TECHNOLOGY AS A STRATEGY FOR CHANGE"

Guest Speaker: Aaron Anderson, Director of Innovation, Swinerton Builders

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Friday, 3/3/2023
"GCA LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES FOR THE 2023 SESSION"

Guest Speaker: Ryan Sakuda, Government Relations Director, GCA of Hawaii

Mahalo to event sponsor:
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Friday, 1/6/2023
"OPPORTUNITIES OF BILL 7 (HONOLULU CITY ORDINANCE 19-8) AND THE NEED FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING"

Guest Speaker: Derek Lock, Principal, HNL Development LLC

Mahalo to event sponsor: 

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Past 2022 Events

Friday, 11/4/2022
"PERSONAL FINANCE: HOW TO OU KNOW WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW?"
Guest Speaker: Lesley J. Brey, CFP, CFA, AIF NAPFA-Registered Financial Advisor
Founder, LJ Brey, Inc.

Mahalo to event sponsor:

Friday, 8/12/2022
"UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII: PROCESS FOR DESIGN-BID-BUILD & DESIGN-BUILD PROJECTS"
Guest Speaker: Brandon Shima, Project Manager, University of Hawaii Office of Project Delivery
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Friday, 5/6/2022
"UH COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING - PARTNERING WITH THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY"
Guest Speaker: Brennon Morioka, Dean of the College of Engineering University of Hawaii at Manoa
Event Sponsor: 

WSP USA

 

 

Friday, 3/4/2022
"MEETING THE CHALLENGES OF TODAY'S MARKET: HAWAII CONSTRUCTION OUTLOOK & TOOLS FOR THE ROAD AHEAD"
Guest speaker: Bronson Pai, Associate, Rider Levett Bucknall
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For questions on the First Friday Forum, please contact communications@gcahawaii.org.