Professional ASHI Certified Home Inspector - Kimo Franklin.
Qualifications:
Kimo Franklin was the first full fledged certified member of the American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI) on Oahu and is now a past member of AHSI and a past member with the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI). He has left both of these organizations in good standing even though he is still practicing property inspections full time.
Due to his sound reputation over the last 15 years in performing home inspections and in his pursuit of other related community projects, his associatioin with these two organizations became non-essential. ASHI Standards of Pracitce are still rigoursly follow though in all his home inspection work.
The American Society of Home Inspectors sets specific educational and experience requirements for all certified ASHI members. Mr. Franklin had met all these requirements when he was an active member and still remians updated and participates in continuing education in the property inspection and home construction field disciplines.
He has operated his own home inspection company since 1997 and has performed over 5000 property inspections.
He has also previously earned the Construction Documents Technologist (CDT) and the Certified Construction Products Representative (CCPR) designations from CSI. He is a past member of the Hawaii Building Industry Association (BIA).
His 25 years experience in the construction industry include the following:
- 13 years performing residential and condominium property inspections.
- Independent representation of several manufacturers of quality construction materials. These materials included roofing/waterproofing, coatings, sealants, concrete, paving, flooring and wall panels.
- Representation of consumer hardware, garden, home improvement & automotive products to the retail market
- Estimated and coordinated commercial and residential LP-Gas installations on Oahu in conjunction with sales and marketing of LP-Gas.
- 5 years in residential home building working as a carpenter.
The Construction Documents Technologists (CDT) and Certified Construction Product Representative (CCPR) designations benefit design professionals, contractors and owners by showing that a person is qualified to provide technical advice and assist with the preparation of construction specifications and details.
Mr. Franklin is a third generation kama'aina born and raised on Oahu. He is a graduate of Kalani High School and earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. He currently resides in Maunalua (Hawaii Kai) with his wife (Marci Lynne) and has an adult son (Marcus Grant) and a teenage daughter (Melissa Kealohi).
In his free time, he enjoys fishing, hunting, weaving fish nets & coconut leaves, writing and playing his Kamaka ukulele passed on to him by his father who received it from his friends the Kamaka brothers (Fred & Sam Jr.) in the 1950's.
He is a member of Malama Maunalua. A community based non-profit organization that is involved in the restoration of Maunalua Bay. It's goal is to reduce degradation of the bay and to help restore the bay to it's original pristine quality. He currently coordinates invasive algae removal efforts with the community in Maunalua Bay. Please contact him directly if you are interested in participating in the invasive algae removal project in Maunalua Bay.
He is also involved with other environmental and cultural projects to help restore & preserve our Hawaiian way of living.
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