HomeMy WebLinkAboutFN.13 - JOHN, CHILD & COMPANYStatement of Qualifications
of
JOHN CHILD & COMPANY
to provide
Professional Real Estate
Appraisal and Consulting Services
June 2024
1441 Bishop Street, Suite 2115 • Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
T 808.533.2951 • email: info@johnchild.com
June 27, 2024
Ms. Diane Nakagawa
Director of Finance
County of Hawaii
25 Aupuni Street, Suite 2103
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Crystallene.Pacheco@hawaiicounty.gov
Dear Ms. Sako:
Re: Notice to Providers of Professional Services
Fiscal Year 2024 - 2025
REAL ESTATE APPRAISAL
As requested in the Notice to Providers of Professional Services, John Child & Company is pleased
to submit this letter of interest and qualifications to provide professional appraisal and consulting
services to County of Hawaii. This letter summarizes information about the Company and provides
names of clients who may be contacted. The qualifications of the Company and resumes of its
professional team are attached.
We are qualified to provide professional real estate and consulting services that may be required by
the County of Hawaii during the fiscal year 2024 - 2025.
JOHN CHILD & COMPANY
A. John Child & Company has been established in Hawaii since 1937. Our principal place of
business and sole office is at 1441 Bishop Street, Suite 1115, Honolulu, Hawaii 96814.
B. Our Company is more than 80 years old. For the past 5 years we have employed an average of
about 5 full-time employees.
C. The qualifications of the Company and resumes of its professional team are attached.
CLIENT REFERENCES
D. We are pleased to have provided professional services to a number of clients. We have
provided services for the following clients:
Karen Char, MAI, CRE
Paul D. Cool, MAI, CRE
Shelly H. Tanaka, MAI, AI-GRS
Cooper Borge
Ms. Deanna Sako
June 27, 2024
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Client contact Address Phone number
Lea Hong
Hawaiian Islands Program Director
The Trust for Public Land
1003 Bishop Street, Suite 740
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
(808) 524-8563
Wm. Rhett Taber
Trustee
Mark A. Robinson Trusts
1100 Alakea Street, Suite 600
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
(808) 440-2733
Kevin Greenwell
Kamehameha Schools
567 South King Street, Suite 200
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
(808) 523-6200
Hamana Ventura
Property Manager & Division Head
County of Hawaii
Department of Finance
Property Management Division
25 Aupuni Street, Suite 1101
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
(808) 961-8069
Recent assignments completed for the County of Hawaii have included:
Kiolakaa Conservation Easement (2022)
Haloa Aina Forest Legacy Program Conservation Easement (2022)
Pahala Wastewater Treatment Plant (2021)
Kaunamano, Ka’u Conservation Easement (2021)
81-6245 Mamalahoa Highway, Hokulia Bypass Project (2020)
Mass Transit Hub property, 15-3070 Pahoa-Kapoho Road (2019)
Waikapuna Conservation Easement (2019).
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Ms. Deanna Sako
June 27, 2024
Page 3
We appreciate having the opportunity to be considered to provide professional real estate appraisal
and consulting services to the County of Hawaii. Please call us if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
JOHN CHILD & COMPANY, INC.
Shelly H. Tanaka, MAI, AI-GRS
Vice President
st@johnchild.com
ST/gaq
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STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS FOR JOHN CHILD & COMPANY
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SCOPE OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Corporate Background
Scope of Professional Services
Real Estate Appraisal and Consulting
Business Valuation
REPRESENTATIVE ASSIGNMENTS
Real Estate Appraisal and Consulting
Business Valuation
CLIENTS
Private Industry
Non-profit Organizations
Public Agencies
CERTIFIED GENERAL APPRAISERS CERTIFICATES
PROFESSIONAL TEAM QUALIFICATIONS
SCOPE OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Qualifications of John Child & Company 1
Background
John Child & Company is a professional corporation that specializes in real estate appraisal and
consulting and business valuation. It is the only company in Hawaii with expertise and professional
designations in both real estate appraisals and business valuations.
John Child & Company was established by John F. Child, Jr. in 1937. The Company was the first
firm to specialize in market research in Hawaii. Since 1937, the Company has provided critical
knowledge of real estate market conditions and trends gained from the strength of its market research.
As a result, its clients have confidence that John Child & Company real estate appraisal and business
valuation assignments are based on competent analysis and careful documentation, and its consulting
assignments focus on the key issues and provide sound alternatives.
The Company’s professional team members’ past and current local, regional, and national leadership
positions in their professional organizations help to establish and promote the highest standards of
professional practice and ethics for the industry.
Real Estate Appraisal and Consulting
The Company's real estate consulting and appraisal practice includes a range of specialized services
covering real estate in Hawaii and the Pacific area. Professional services include:
Valuation of real estate
Litigation support
Arbitration
Market rent analysis
Highest and best use studies
Market and financial feasibility analyses
Economic and fiscal impact assessments
Purchase price allocation.
Its assignments include all types of real estate interests such as fee simple, leasehold, leased fee,
and other partial rights and fractional interests. Its assignments cover a variety of land uses and
property types, including:
Office buildings and commercial property
Industrial property
Telecommunications facilities
Hotels and resort properties
Agricultural, conservation, and vacant land
Conservation and other easements
Shopping centers and retail facilities
Residential developments (single family, multifamily, and condominium)
Master-planned and mixed-use projects
Golf courses
Healthcare facilities
SCOPE OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Qualifications of John Child & Company 2
Redevelopment projects
Special-purpose property.
Business Valuation
The Company's business valuation practice focuses on the valuation of closely-held businesses,
including controlling and minority interests in corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies,
and family limited partnerships. Its business valuation practice provides assistance in:
Estate planning
Tax reporting
Mergers, acquisitions, and sales
Stock transfers and redemptions
Financial reporting
Internal accounting
Litigation support.
REPRESENTATIVE ASSIGNMENTS
Qualifications of John Child & Company 1
The Company has provided real estate appraisal and consulting and business valuations for more than
80 years.
Real Estate Appraisal and Consulting
The Company's real estate appraisal and consulting practice covers a variety of properties and
property interests. Real estate interests include fee simple, leasehold, leased fee, and other partial
rights and fractional interests. Representative projects are listed as follows:
Redevelopment
Aloha Tower
Honolulu Waterfront
Master Development
Plan
Kakaako Redevelopment Plan
Kakaako Waterfront Park
Kapalama Development
Complex
Pawaa Redevelopment
Masterplan
Puck’s Alley/Moiliili Gateway
Resorts
Hualalai
Ka’anapali North Beach
Kapalua
Kauai Lagoons
Ka’upulehu
Kiahuna Plantation
Ko Olina
Makena
Manini'owali
Mauna Kea
Princeville
Turtle Bay
Waikoloa Beach Resort
Wailea Resort
Hotels
Embassy Suites
Ka’anapali
Four Seasons Resort
Hualalai
Halekulani Hotel
Hilton Hawaiian Village
Hotel Hana Maui
Hyatt Regency Maui
Hyatt Regency Waikiki
Kahala Hilton
Kea Lani Hotel
Koa Kea Hotel
King Kamehameha Kona
Beach Hotel
Kona Village
Maui Marriott
Maui Prince
Princeville Hotel
Sheraton Kauai Resort
Sheraton Waikiki
W Hotel
Wailea Beach Resort
Waikiki Resort Hotel
Shopping Centers
Ala Moana
Aloha Tower
Marketplace
Coconut Grove
Downtown Kihei
(proposed)
Ewa Pointe Marketplace
Hawaii Kai Shopping
Center
Hawaii Kai Towne
Center
Kahala Mall Center
Kamehameha Shopping
Center
Keauhou Shopping Center
Keeaumoku Shopping Center
King’s Village
Koko Marina
Kukui Mall
Lanihau Center
Mililani
Nimitz Business Center
Pearl City
Pearl City Shops
Pearl Kai Center
Piilani Shopping Center
Princeville
Royal Hawaiian
Wailea Shopping Village
Windward City
Windward Mall
REPRESENTATIVE ASSIGNMENTS
Qualifications of John Child & Company 2
Golf Courses
Asahi Kanko Olomana
Course
Dunes at Maui Lani
Hawaii Country Club
Hawaii Kai Golf Course
Ka’anapali
Kauai Lagoons (Kiele
and Lagoons)
Ko Olina
Mid-Pac Country Club
Pearl Country Club
Princeville (Makai and
Prince)
Sandalwood Golf Course
Silversword Golf Course
Waikapu Country Club
Waikele Golf Course
Waikoloa (Kings)
Waikoloa Village (two
proposed)
Wailea (Blue, Emerald, and
Gold)
Office Buildings
1164 Bishop
Aina Haina Professional
Building
Ala Moana Building
Ala Moana Pacific Center
Amfac Towers
ANA Kalakaua Center
Arcade Building
C. Brewer Building
Castle Professional Center
Commerce Tower
Davies Pacific Center
Financial Plaza of the Pacific
Grosvenor Center
Harbor Court
Hawaii National Bank
Hawaiian Life Building
HMSA Building
James Campbell Building
Kailua Professional
Center I and II
Leilehua Building
Pan Am Building
Waialae Building
Waikiki Bank of Hawaii
Building
Waikiki Trade Center
Industrial Properties
Airport Industrial
Subdivision
Airport Trade Center
Barbers Point
Bougainville
Bougainville Commercial
Center
Campbell Industrial Park
Ewa Drum & Varona
Village
Halawa Center
Halawa Industrial Subdivision
Hawaii Business Center
Honokohau Harbor
Iwilei & Iwilei Business Center
Kalaeloa
Kapolei Business Park
Kona Industrial Subdivision
La Tour Plaza
Lihue Industrial Park
Makalapua Business Center
Manana
Mapunapuna
Mill Town
Panasonic/Technics Center
Pier 38 Domestic Commercial
Fishing Village
Sand Island Business Park
Waiau
Waikele Storage Park
Waipahu
Waipio Business Center
Residential
Discovery Bay
Ewa by Gentry
Harbor Court
Honolulu Park Place
Imperial Plaza
Kalele Kai
Kamaole Heights
Kamehame Ridge
Ko Olina Fairways
Lahaina Residential
Makakilo
Maui Eldorado
Mawaena Kai
Mililani
Napili Kai
Nauru Tower
One Archer Lane
Royal Capitol Plaza
Royal Kuhio
The Kahala Beach
The Kalia, Inc.
Uplands at Mauna Kea
Victoria Tower
Village Park
Vineyard Court
Wailea Golf Vistas
Wailea Pualani Estate
Yacht Harbor Tower
REPRESENTATIVE ASSIGNMENTS
Qualifications of John Child & Company 3
Healthcare
Adventist Health
Arcadia Retirement
Residence
Castle Medical Center
Clinical Laboratories of
Hawaii
Diagnostic Laboratories
Services
Hale Mahaolu
Hawaii Health Care
Systems Corporation
Kahuku Medical Center
Kapiolani Medical Center for
Women and Children
Kauai Care Center
Pali Momi Medical Center
Palolo Chinese Home
Ponds at Punalu’u
Queen’s Health Systems
Regency at Hualalai
Roselani Place
St. Francis Healthcare
Systems
Straub Hospital & Clinic
Waianae Coast Comprehensive
Health Care Center
Wilcox
Agricultural, Conservation, and Conservation Easements
Campbell Palehua and
Kahe Ranch
Dunbar Ranch
Galbraith Trust Lands
Hana Ranch
Honouliuli Forest
Reserve
Kainalu Ranch
Kalauao Valley
Kanepuu Conservation
Easement
Kaupo Ranch Wai’u and
Nu’u Lands
Kealia Pond
Kona Forest Unit Access
Kuamo’o Point
Kukaiau Ranch Conservation
Easement
Lipoa Point
Maka’alae Conservation
Easement
May’s Landing
McCandless Ranch
Conservation Easement
Moanalua Valley
Palmyra Atoll
Paradise Park
Ponoholo Ranch
Pupukea Property Conservation
Easement
Pu’u O Hoku Ranch
Turtle Bay
Ulupalakua Ranch
Conservation Easements
Waikapuna
Waimea Valley
Wao Kele O Puna
Special Purpose
Cemeteries/Memorial
Parks
Chinese Cultural Plaza
Churches
Convents
Condominium and
Residential
Lease-to-Fee Conversions
Hawaii Newspaper Agency
Building
Hawaiian Home Land Claims
Kapaa Land Fill
Kaumalapau Harbor
NAS Barbers Point Electrical
Distribution System
Oahu Club
Outrigger Canoe Club
Quarries
Schools
State of Hawaii Airports
Telecommunications sites
Tokai University
Visitor attractions
Wedding chapels
Business Valuation
The Company's business valuation practice focuses on closely-held businesses in Hawaii. Business
valuation assignments typically estimate the market value of controlling and minority interests in
closely-held corporations, limited liability companies, and partnerships that own real estate.
These assignments are prepared to assist in estate planning and estate and gift tax reporting to the
Internal Revenue Service, litigation, mergers, stock repurchase/redemptions, and acquisitions.
REPRESENTATIVE ASSIGNMENTS
Qualifications of John Child & Company 4
Valuations of closely-held businesses include:
Aala Produce, Inc.
Aaron Properties Partners of Hilo
Advanced Fresh Concepts Food Service
Baruch Bakar
BFFP Incorporated
Beth-El Associates
Caroline J. Robinson LLC
CGB Partners
Dowling Company, Inc.
Fernandez Properties
Finance Investment, Ltd.
Gay & Robinson, Inc.
Hawaii Aina Management
Honolulu Open Medical Imaging, LLC
Industrial Investors, Inc.
Jas W. Glover Holding Company, Ltd.
J.L.P. Robinson LLC
K. Inouye Properties, Inc.
Kaha Kai LLC
Kamali’i Family Limited Partnership
K.J.L. Associates
KSM Associates LLC
KVH Partners
Lanihau Properties LLC
Leong Brothers
Livingston Family Limited Partnership
Loyalty Associates
Loyalty Development Company, Ltd.
Loyalty Enterprises, Ltd.
Loyalty Investments
Maui Quest, LLC
MLB Inc.
Palani Ranch Company, Inc.
Pawaa Court LLC
Pohaku Koloa
Ponoholo Ranch Limited
Robinson Kunia Land LLC
Royal Phoenix Corporation
SCF Limited Partnership
Second City Property Management
Sen Plex Corporation
SSFM Engineers
Taihook Associates
Taira Family Limited Partnership
The Mark A. Robinson Trusts
CLIENTS
Qualifications of John Child & Company 1
The Company provides professional services to a range of clients representing private, non-profit, and
public interests. Selected clients are listed.
PRIVATE INDUSTRY
Attorneys
Ashford & Wriston
Bendet Fidell
Cades Schutte
Carsmith Ball
Case & Lynch
Case Lombardi & Pettit
Chun Kerr
Cox Wooten Lerner Griffin & Hansen
Crockett & Nakamura
Damon Key Leong Kupchack Hastert
Dentons
Ekimoto & Morris
Goodsill Anderson Quinn & Stifel
Huilin Dong, Attorney at Law
Imanaka Asato
Ing Horikawa & Jorgensen
Kobayashi Sugita & Goda
Law Offices of Thomas Watts
Lung Rose Voss Wagnild
MacDonald Rudy O’Neill & Yamauchi
McCorriston Miller Mukai McKinnon
Ning, Lily & Jones
Oshia Chuh Fong & Chung
Price Okamoto Himeno & Lum
Rush Moore
Schneider Tanaka Radovich Andrew & Tanaka
Settle Law
Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher
Tom Petrus & Miller
Torkildson Katz Moore Hetherington & Harris
Tsugawa Biehl Lau & Muzzi
Van Buren & Shimizu, LP
Wagner Choi Verbrugge
Watanabe Ing LLP
Banks/Lenders
American Savings Bank
Bank of Hawaii
Central Pacific Bank
Citibank, N.A.
First Hawaiian Bank
Hawaii National Bank
The Chuo Mitsui Trust & Banking Co., Ltd.
The Industrial Bank of Japan, Ltd.
The Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan, Ltd.
Wells Fargo Bank
Closely Held Corporations/Limited Partnerships/Family Trusts
Baruch Bakar and Beth-el Associate
BFFP Incorporated
Caroline J. Robinson LLC
Gay & Robinson
Hawaii Aina Management Co. LL
Jas. W. Glover Holding Company, Ltd.
J.L.P. Robinson LLC
Kaha Kai LLC
Kamalii Family Limited Partnership
K.J.L. Associates
KVH Partners and CGB Partners
Knudsen Trusts
Lanihau Properties, LLC
Leong Brothers
Livingston Family Limited Partnership
Loyalty Development
Loyalty Investments
Maui Quest LLC
MLB, Inc.
Norman & Amy Hirohata-Goto LLC
Nua Family Limited Partnership
Palani Ranch
Pawaa Court LLC
Pohaku Koloa LLC
CLIENTS
Qualifications of John Child & Company 2
Closely Held Corporations/Limited Partnerships/Family Trusts, Continued
Ponoholo Ranch, Limited
Royal Phoenix Corporation
SCF Limited Partnership
Second City Property Management Inc.
Sen Plex Corp.
Sheridan Ing Marital Trust
Taira Family Limited Partnership
The Mark A. Robinson Trusts
WBL, Inc.
Developers/Landowners
A&B Properties, Inc.
Aloha Tower Associates
Bedford Properties, Inc.
(fka Kaiser National Housing
Corporation Development Company)
Cuzco Development U.S.A. LLC
Dole Food Company
Dowling Company, Inc.
Elleair Hawaii, Inc.
Finance Realty
Gentry Companies
Hana Ranch Partners
Hanalei Land Company
Haseko (Hawaii), Inc.
Hemmeter/Tokyu Waterfront Joint Venture
James Campbell Company
Kamehemeha Schools
Kaneohe Ranch
Kapolei Property Development, LLC
Krausz Properties
McCandless Land & Cattle Company
MW Group, Ltd.
Niu Pia Farms
Pauahi Management Corp.
Queen Emma Land Company
Sam Koo Pacific, LLC
Tesoro Hawaii Corporation
Ulupalakua Ranch Inc.
Resort Operators/Owners
Alpha U.S.A., Inc.
Kapalua Land Company, Ltd.
Kaupulehu Makai Venture (Hualalai
Resort)
Namalu LLC (Makena Resort)
Princeville Development Company
Shinwa International
Turtle Bay Resort
Wailea Resort Company, Inc.
Retailers
7-Eleven (Hawaii), Inc.
Alakai Mechanical Corporation
Kyotaru International
McDonald’s Restaurants of Hawaii
Pint Size Corporation
Safeway, Inc.
Sears Holding Corporation
Trust Companies and Trusts
Bank of Hawaii Trust Department
First Hawaiian Trust
Hawaiian Trust Co., Ltd.
Knudsen Trusts
Lili’uokalani Trust
Mark A. Robinson Trusts
NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
Adventist Health
Bobby Benson Center
Castle Medical Center
Chaminade College
Hawaii Conference Foundation
Hawaii Health Systems Corporation
CLIENTS
Qualifications of John Child & Company 3
NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, Continued
Hawaii Opera Theatre
Hawaii Pacific Health
Hawaii Pacific University
Honolulu Community Action Program,
Inc. (HCAP)
Iolani School
Japan Association of Real Estate Appraisers
Kahuku Medical Center
Kamehameha Schools
KCAA Pre-Schools of Hawaii
Manoa Valley Theatre
Maui Coastal Land Trust
National Tropical Botanical Garden
Pacific Buddhist Academy
Punahou School
Queen’s Health Systems
Segull Schools, Inc.
The Fathers of the Sacred Hearts
The Sisters of the Sacred Hearts
St. Francis Healthcare Systems of Hawaii
The Nature Conservancy
The Trust for Public Land
Waianae Cost Comprehensive Center
Young Women's Christian Association
(YWCA)
PUBLIC AGENCIES
Bank Regulatory Agencies
Federal Depository Insurance Corporation
(FDIC)
Federal Home Loan Bank Board (FHLBB)
City & County of Honolulu
Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation
Honolulu Public Transit Authority
Department of Housing and Community
Development
Department of Design and Construction
Department of the Corporation Counsel
County of Hawaii
Department of Finance Department of Public Works
County of Kauai
Department of Water
Federal Agencies
Internal Revenue Service
National Business Center, Appraisal Services
Directorate
U.S. Attorney General
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest
Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resource
Conservation Service
U.S. Department of the Army
U.S. Department of the Navy
U.S. Department of Interior, Fish & Wildlife
Service
CLIENTS
Qualifications of John Child & Company 4
Utilities
Aloha Solar Energy Fund
Citizens Utilities Company – Kauai Electric
D.R. Fortress
Eurus Energy America Corporation
Hawaiian Electric Industries (HEI, Inc.)
Pacific Resources, Inc.
State of Hawaii
Attorney General
Department of Hawaiian Home Lands
Department of Land & Natural Resources
Department of Transportation
Hawaii Community Development Authority
Hawaii Housing Finance and Development
Corporation
Office of Hawaiian Affairs
John Child & Company
CERTIFIED GENERAL APPRAISERS CERTIFICATES
Paul D. Cool, MAI, CRE
Vice President
Shelly Tanaka, MAI, AI-GRS
Vice President
PROFESSIONAL TEAM QUALIFICATIONS
Qualifications of John Child & Company 1
The professional team has a wide range of real estate experience gained through a variety of field
experience, professional accomplishments, training, and education. Team members have earned their
reputation for quality work and professional service.
Professional Designations
Team members hold designations earned from the major professional organizations. Team members
have earned the MAI and AI-GRS designations from the Appraisal Institute, the CRE (Counselor of
Real Estate) from The Counselors of Real Estate, ASA (Accredited Senior Appraiser) from the
American Society of Appraisers, and CCIM designation from the CCIM Institute.
State Certification
Members of the professional team are Certified General Appraisers under the State of Hawaii license
and certification program.
Other Qualifications and Training
Professional team members are qualified as expert witnesses in the courts of Hawaii; actively
participate in and serve as arbitrators and review appraisers; and continue to attend courses, seminars
and workshops to strengthen their own specialized appraisal skills and education.
Professional Team Members
Professional team members include:
Paul D. Cool, MAI, CRE, Vice President
Shelly H. Tanaka, MAI, AI-GRS, Vice President
Cooper Borge, Real Estate Analyst
The education and professional experiences of team members are outlined in their accompanying
resumes.
QUALIFICATIONS OF JOHN CHILD & COMPANY
PAUL D. COOL, MAI, CRE
Vice President
Paul joined John Child & Company in 1972. He has appraised property on all the major islands in Hawaii.
With this perspective, Paul understands the cyclical nature of Hawaii’s real estate markets.
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration, Business Economics and Quantitative Methods, University
of Hawaii, 1980
Successfully completed various courses, workshops, and seminars, including:
Appraisal Institute, National USPAP Update Course, 2023
Appraisal Institute, Marketability Studies: Six Step Process and Basic Applications, 2023
Appraisal Institute, Fundamentals of the Uniform Standards for Federal Land Acquisition,
2021
Appraisal Institute, Business Practices and Ethics, 2020
Appraisal Institute, Valuation of Conservation Easements, 2018
Appraisal Institute, Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions, 2017
Appraisal Institute, Complex Litigation Appraisal Case Studies, 2014
Appraisal Institute, IRS Valuation, 2012
Professional Associations
Member, Appraisal Institute (MAI designation)
President, Hawaii Chapter, 2001
Director, 2014 - 2016
Member, The Counselors of Real Estate (CRE designation)
Chairperson, Hawaii Chapter, 2012, 2001
Treasurer, Hawaii Chapter, 2009, 2020 through 2023
Alternate Chief Delegate, 20th Pan Pacific Congress - Auckland, New Zealand, 2000
Alternate Chief Delegate, 19th Pan Pacific Congress - Singapore, 1998
Other Real Estate Associations
Member, Hawaii Chapter of NAIOP (NAIOP Hawaii)
Vice President, Hawaii Chapter, 2015 - 2019
President, Hawaii Chapter, 2002
Director, Hawaii Chapter, 2011-2014
Public Service
Advisory Committee Member, Regulated Industries Complaints Office, Department of
Commerce and Consumer Affairs, State of Hawaii, 2004 - 2023
Chair, Real Estate Appraiser Advisory Committee, Professional & Vocational Licensing
Division, Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, State of Hawaii, 2007 - 2015
Member, City & County of Honolulu Leasehold Conversion Task Group, 2004
QUALIFICATIONS OF JOHN CHILD & COMPANY
PAUL D. COOL, MAI, CRE Page 2
Vice President
Publications
Paper presented to the 19th Pan Pacific Congress of Real Estate Appraisers, Values, and
Counsellors, “Leasehold Home Ownership on Oahu, Hawaii: Long Term Influence on Value and
Marketability,” 1998
Paper presented to the 20th Pan Pacific Congress of Real Estate Appraisers, Values, and
Counsellors, “Resort Residential Investment in Hawaii: Recovery of a Market,” 2000
Professional Experience
Vice President, John Child & Company, Inc. (1972 to present)
Professional Designation
The Appraisal Institute conducts a voluntary program of continuing education for its designated
members. Members who meet the standards of this program are awarded periodic educational
certification. Paul D. Cool, MAI is certified under this program.
State Certification
Certified General Appraiser, State of Hawaii, License Number CGA-71, expiring
December 31, 2025.
Court Testimony
Qualified as an expert witness in the valuation of real property in the Courts of the State of
Hawaii.
QUALIFICATIONS OF JOHN CHILD & COMPANY
SHELLY H. TANAKA, MAI, AI-GRS
Vice President
Shelly estimates the value of closely-held businesses and real estate in Hawaii. Because of her expertise
in both real property and business valuation, she is able to effectively assist clients with their estate
planning and gifting decisions, tax reporting, acquisitions and mergers, stock transfers and redemptions,
and purchase price allocations.
Shelly's real estate valuations include resort, commercial, industrial, residential, agricultural, and
conservation properties on Oahu, Maui, Kauai, and Hawaii. Assignments have included appraisals of
conservation and right-of-way easements, hospitals, and other complex or limited-market properties, as
well as market assessments, feasibility analyses, and fiscal and economic impact studies for a variety of
projects including senior living facilities, hotels, shopping centers, residential subdivisions, and two
master-planned communities on Oahu and Maui. She has served as a mediator, arbitrator and expert
witness for numerous assignments, and has worked on several class-action lawsuits providing complex
and timely analysis to assist in trial preparation and settlement negotiations.
Education
Master of Business Administration, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1998
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, University of California at Los Angeles, 1994
Iolani School, 1990
Various courses, workshops and seminars including:
Appraisal Institute, Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions, 2017
Appraisal Institute, General Review Theory, 2014
Appraisal Institute, Complex Litigation Appraisal Case Studies, 2014
Appraisal Institute, Fundamentals of Separating Real Property, Personal Property, and
Intangible Business Assets, 2012
Professional Designations
The Appraisal Institute conducts voluntary programs of continuing education for its designated
members.
The MAI Membership designation is held by professionals who can provide a wide range of services
relating to all types of real property, such as providing opinions of value, evaluations, review, consulting
and advice regarding investment decisions, among others.
The AI-GRS Review designation is conferred upon professionals who have demonstrated the knowledge
and skills needed to provide appraisal reviews for a wide range of property types in order to satisfy
issues related to due diligence and risk management.
Shelly H. Tanaka, MAI, AI-GRS is designated under both programs.
State Certification
Certified General Appraiser, State of Hawaii, License Number CGA-648, expiring December
31, 2025.
QUALIFICATIONS OF JOHN CHILD & COMPANY
SHELLY H. TANAKA, MAI, AI-GRS Page 2
Vice President
Court Testimony
Qualified as an expert witness in the valuation of real property and business valuation in the
Courts of the State of Hawaii.
Professional Associations
Appraisal Institute
National Board of Directors, 2017 – 2020
National Finance Committee, 2018 – 2021
Women’s Initiative Committee, member, 2020
Region VII Finance Chair, 2014 – 2015
President, Hawaii Chapter, 2014
Appraisal Institute Education and Relief Foundation
- Chair of the Board of Directors, 2019 – 2021
- Director, 2022
Appraisal Institute Education Trust, Trustee and Vice Chair, 2017 - 2018
Other Service
The Appraisal Foundation, Board of Trustees, 2022 – 2024
Audit Chair, Executive Committee, 2023
Real Estate Appraiser Advisory Committee, Professional & Vocational Licensing Division,
Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, State of Hawaii, 2016 - 2023
Chair, 2021 – 2023
Vice Chair, 2019 – 2020
Hawaii Appleseed Center for Law and Economic Justice, Board of Directors, 2019-2021
QUALIFICATIONS OF JOHN CHILD & COMPANY
COOPER BORGE
Real Estate Analyst
Cooper provides data research and analysis for various real estate assignments. His valuation
assignments have covered industrial land and warehouses, agricultural lands, apartment projects,
single-family lots and condominium apartments, and utility easements on Hawaii island and Oahu.
He has also assisted with market rent surveys for limited-market properties including hospital
specialist space and preschools.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Hawaii at Manoa,
2016
Moanalua High School, 2011
Appraisal Institute, Basic Appraisal Principles, 2022
Professional Experience
Analyst, John Child and Company, Inc., 2023 – present
Service Account Manager, Heide & Cook, 2020 – 2023