Give Back to the Community
Since 2008, the GCA’s Give Back to the Community campaign has supported local nonprofits and organizations through member-driven giving. This year, 2024 GCA President Michael Young and 2025 President Russell Inouye have selected the GCA Education Foundation — a nonprofit launched by our association in 1993 to strengthen workforce development in construction.
Originally formed to provide funding support for a UH College of Engineering professor and later to provide UH College of Engineering scholarships, the Foundation has expanded in 2025 to include a wider range of workforce development initiatives and support to address the labor shortage in our industry:
- The updated BreakingGround 808 program that teaches DOE high school teachers about construction so that they can share their knowledge with their students
- GCA Construction Management Graduate Program at Hawaii Pacific University
- Supporting other workforce development on the islands, including Hawaii Construction Career Days
- University of Hawaii College of Engineering scholarships and funding for a College of Engineering professor position
MATCHING:
Not ones to ask but not lead by example, Albert C. Kobayashi, Inc. (Michael Young) and Koga Engineering & Construction, Inc. (Russell Inouye) will combine to match 25% of all donations!
Helps us reach our goal of $100,000!
With your help, we can build a stronger tomorrow. Give today and invest in the future of our industry. Help us reach our goal by August 15, 2025.
You can give online by using the form below or by check, payable to the "GCA Education Foundation", please mail to 1065 Ahua St., Honolulu, HI 96819.
Past Years
2023: Domestic Violence Action Center (Steve Baginski)
2022: Institute for Human Services - IHS (Dale Sakamoto Yoneda)
2021: HUGS Hawaii (Emmett Kinney)
2020: Child & Family Service (Leslie Isemoto)
2019: Kaiser High School & Marie Corps Community Services (Layne Machida), Child & Family Service (GCA)
2018: HomeAid Hawaii & The Great Aloha Run (Jay Manzano)
2017: Institute for Human Services (IHS), Ala Wai Watershed, Kokua Hawaii Foundation, Pacific Rim Conservation (Cedric Ota)
2016: Kapiolani Medical Center (Clay Asato)
2015: Child & Family Service (George Ehara)
2014: Institute for Human Services (IHS), Center for Tomorrow's Leaders (Rick Heltzel)
2013: Make a Wish (Marnie Hursty)
2012: HUGS Hawaii (John Romanowski)
2011: Ronald McDonald House (Lyle Moody)
2010: Blood Bank of Hawaii (Conrad Murashige)
2009: Hawaii Foodbank (Garrett Sullivan)
2008: Hawaii Foodbank (Gerry Majkut)