HomeMy WebLinkAboutRD.13 Management Information ConsultantsSteve Glanstein
Steve Glanstein
Professional Registered Parliamentarian®
Parliamentary Experience
Steve has lived in Hawai‘i continuously since 1963. He is the president and owner of RPG III, Inc., dba
Management Information Consultants, a Hawai‘i corporation incorporated July 1, 1977. The firm
currently has two employees. After purchasing a condominium in Honolulu, he recognized the need to
become skilled in proper parliamentary procedure. While serving on the board of directors at his
condominium, Steve attained certification as a Registered Parliamentarian® in 1983 and a
Professional Registered Parliamentarian® in 1984. This designation is the highest credential issued
by the National Association of Parliamentarians® (NAP) - the largest association of parliamentarians
in the United States and abroad, founded in June 1930.
Involvement with the NAP led Steve to serve as founder and first president of Hawai‘i's largest local
parliamentary unit (Aloha-Ohana Unit of Parliamentarians), then as president of the Hawai‘i State
Association of Parliamentarians. Steve advanced in NAP to serve as a District Director, and ultimately,
on the Board of Directors, as Treasurer and Director at Large. He is a frequent sought-after
speaker/trainer at national conferences and conventions. He also has taught numerous modules for
certification of Registered and Professional Registered Parliamentarians.
Since 1983, Steve has professionally served more than 2,000 meetings. They include condominium
associations, cooperatives, community associations, timesharing organizations, professional
organizations, as well as unincorporated associations, for-profit and not-for-profit corporations, unions,
and churches. He has served both as a Parliamentarian and Professional Presiding Officer. He has
also assisted clients in an advocacy role in the audience at various meetings, in addition to providing
consulting services regarding governing documents.
He is the longest practicing professional parliamentarian in Hawai‘i and is frequently contacted to
provide both verbal and written opinions regarding the effect of proposed legislation on condominium
and community associations. He has assisted over 40 attorneys in various aspects of parliamentary
procedure during his career, also earning the designation of ‘expert witness’ when providing testimony
for various Hawai‘i courts.
Steve is clear to inform clients that he is not a lawyer; he has provided testimony and proposed
legislation since 1998 on much of the proposed condominium and community legislation in Hawai‘i.
He was a member of the Blue Ribbon Advisory Committee that created recommendations that
ultimately became HRS Chapter 514B (Condominium Property Act).
During the first six months of 2023, Steve served 106 meetings as a Parliamentarian or Professional
Presiding Officer. During that same period, he supervised 2 Professional Registered Parliamentarians
serving other organizations, totaling 116 meetings (not including board organizational meetings or
miscellaneous out-of-meeting assistance).
Though in high demand for his parliamentary skills, Steve believes knowledge should be shared. In
order to increase the number of individuals skilled in parliamentary procedure, he is actively involved
in training parliamentarians for advanced service. He frequently instructs for the Hawai‘i Chapter of the
Community Associations Institute (part of a national group of community associations) of which he is
a past president and winner of their highest award, the Richard Gourley Distinguished Service Award.
Contact Information:Steve Glanstein, PRP phone: (+1) 808-423-6766
P. O. Box 29213 email: steveghi@gmail.com
Honolulu, HI 96820-1613