Contractors Association of Kaua'i (CAK)
Legal name: Contractors Association of Kauai
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 237148165
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2010–2024
- Official website data refreshed
- Sep 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Location
- Kaua'i, HI, US
- Phone
- 808-246-2662
- Rating
- 48
- Verdict
- MIXED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Chambers of Commerce & Business Leagues
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $279,871
- Expenses
- $220,383
- Assets
- $146,870
- Liabilities
- $1,429
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
11 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- TRINETTE KAUI (PRESIDENT/DI)
People named in this filing
- ALYSSA CARVEIRO (TREASURER/DI)
- JACQUELYN CONTRADES (DIRECTOR)
- JONI HAMADA-PATRICIO (DIRECTOR)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The Contractors Association of Kaua’i (CAK) strives to improve the construction industry through educational programs, services, and public awareness efforts. CAK is the voice of the construction industry on local issues.
What it reported doing in 2024
1. The association continues to file complaints on behalf of its members to the regulated industries complaints office (rico) on unlicensed contracting. 2. The association also provides service to consumers who call the office seeking license contracting referrals and/or seeking confirmation of contractor's license and insurance information. Most consumers are not aware of the several types of contracting licenses in Hawaii. 3. The association produces a monthly newsletter, which is the association's internal communication tool. Included in the newsletter are flyers and registration forms for membership meetings, all the available safety training courses, etc. 4. The association continues to work towards increasing the number of member companies participating in the group health insurance program with our partner, Hawaii medical service association (hmsa). Currently there are over 300 individual members in the program. The association put in place a new offering for companies who want to provide a supplemental program for retiring members. The hmsa akamai advantage was offered as a supplemental plan. 5. Government affairs: - the association provided testimonies to the Hawaii state legislature on senate bill 2746, relating to harbor safety. Testimonies were submitted to senate committees on transportation and cultural and the arts and to the senate ways and means committee. After the bill passed the legislature, the association sent a letter to governor green asking him to veto the bill that would be financially difficult for both consumers and businesses. The governor eventually vetoed the bill. - the association provided comments and suggestions on bill 2926 relating to amendments to the kauai county building codes. Representatives from the contractors association of kauai board of directors collaborated with the council chair and council members to amend parts of the bill, clarify other parts of the bill and delete redundant parts of the bill. The final product passed the council to the satisfaction of the association and was signed into law by the mayor. - the association provided comments and suggestions on hb 7141, hd1, relating to mooring lines. Testimony opposing this measure was sent to the Hawaii state senate committee on ways and means bill. The association asked the governor to sign the bill and provide funding for dam safety which translates to public safety of our communities.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Other-operating. 84% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
The verdict
MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and program spending has grown recently. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of voting board members are independent.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 29
- Transparency & Controls: 92
- Accountability: 6
- Sustainability: 58
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 28.5%; rating input score 29
- Program expense ratio: 36.2%; rating input score 36
- Fundraising efficiency: $1.62 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: Limited
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 1 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 14
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
- Whistleblower policy: Fail
- Document-retention policy: Fail
- CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Missing
- Independent financial-statement audit: Fail
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 21.3%; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.67; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 4.4% per year; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 1.6% per year; rating input score 100; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 4.6% per year; rating input score 100; 45th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- What they do: 8 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
- Where the money goes: 28.5% of revenue deployed · 36.2% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 0 of 81 board members independent · 1 of 7 filing controls reported
- Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $80K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 11 people listed
- Consistency: 26 of 26 current checks pass
- Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
- Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
- Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 29/100.
- High — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
- Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 36/100.
- High — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 6 not reported.
- High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 8/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 31/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 46/100.