Professional ASHI Certified Home Inspector - Kimo Franklin.
Qualifications:
Brooks Kimo Franklin is a current member of the American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI) and a past member with the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI).
The American Society of Home Inspectors sets specific educational and experience requirements for all certified ASHI members. Mr. Franklin has met all these requirements.
He has operated his own home inspection company since 1997 and has performed over 3500 property inspections.
He is also 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) and is a current member of the Better Business Bureau (BBB) of Hawaii.
His 25 years experience in the construction industry include the following:
- 12 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.
- 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 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, 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 and his daughter are members of Malama Maunalua - Makai Watch. An organization that monitors activities in Maunalua Bay
with it's goal to reduce degradation of the bay and to help restore the bay to it's original pristine quality.
Please visit his blog at www.hawaiisites.blogspot.com
Island Home Inspections PO Box 240752 Honolulu, Hawaii 96824-0752 Tel/Fax: (808) 395-7809
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