Contractors Association of Kaua‘i celebrates 20 years

Doors to the 20th Annual Contractors Association of Kauai Home Show open at 2:30 p.m. until 9 p.m. Friday and again from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall in Lihue.

Its been 20 years since Hurricane Iniki swept through this island, and a lot of things have happened in the construction industry, said a spokesperson for the association. Our population is also aging, and this year the theme will be on how to take care of kupuna through add-ons and rehabilitating homes.

The Hunt Companies Inc. and the County of Kauai are cooperating sponsors of the annual home show, which was started following Hurricane Iniki to offer home owners who suffered hurricane damage a convenient place to shop for services and products needed to repair home and house damage wrought by the hurricane.

A lot of people were not here when the hurricane came through, the spokesperson said. On top of that, if a child was born in the hurricane year, hes now coming of age where home buying becomes an important topic.

The Hunt Companies will be sponsoring the consumer seminars, with the Friday seminars being streamed live on HawaiiStream.com starting at 5:30 p.m. when Landscape Architect Craig Duff will offer tips on Making Your Yard More Accessible and Easier to Maintain.

Sgt. Rod Green of the Kauai Police Department, recently promoted to community services, will be joined by Kauai Fire Department Inspector Curtis Langstaff with tips and advice on Keeping our Kupuna Safe starting at 6:30 p.m.

Janet Beck of Pacific Source will provide Bath and Kitchen Remodeling Ideas for Aging in Place starting at 7:30 p.m.

Saturdays schedule of seminars start at 10 a.m., when Milan Rupert of Kauai Nursery and Landscaping will host a seminar on Maximizing Your Yard Space for Sustainable Fruit Production, followed by Becks encore presentation at 11 a.m.

A lot of the vendors and exhibitors for the 2012 show have green products and ideas, the spokesperson said.

Kauai Lumber, with its HPM line of custom metal roofing and Certainteeds Apollor Solar Roofing system, which has solar panels inlaid in the roofing system, are part of the new exhibitors and products for this years show.

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Contractors Association of Kaua‘i celebrates 20 years