HomeMy WebLinkAboutFY26-27 Real Property Appraisal_ Real Estate Appraisal - John Child & CompanyJOHN CHILD & COMPANY
June 2026
Statement of Qualifications of
Professional Real Estate
Appraisal and Consulting Services
to provide
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June 3, 2026
Ms. Diane Nakagawa
Director of Finance
County of Hawaii
25 Aupuni Street, Suite 2103
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Crystallene.Pacheco@hawaiicounty.gov
Dear Ms. Nakagawa:
Re: Notice to Providers of Professional Services
Fiscal Year 2026 - 2027
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 2026-2027.
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 Kapiolani Boulevard, Suite 1115, Honolulu, Hawaii 96814.
B. Our Company is more than 80 years old. For the past 5 five years we have employed an average of
about 4 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:
Ms. Diane Nakagawa
June 3, 2026
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Client contact Address Phone number
Lea Hong Hawaiian Islands Program Director
The Trust for Public Land
1164 Bishop Street, Suite 1512
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
808) 470-2141
Wm. Rhett Taber Trustee
Mark A. Robinson Trusts
1100 Alakea Street, Suite 600
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
808) 440-2733
Wendy Oda Manager
Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc.
Land & Rights of Way
1001 Bishop Street, Suite 1100
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
808) 543-4735
Ashley Flynn Director of Administration
Liliuokalani Trust
1100 Alakea Street, Suite 1100
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
808)203-6150
Recent assignments completed for the County of Hawaii have included:
Ana’eho’omalu Conservation Easement (2025)
Kiolaka’a 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).
Ms. Diane Nakagawa
June 3, 2026
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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
President
st@johnchild.com
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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
PROFESSIONAL TEAM QUALIFICATIONS
SCOPE OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
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 such as:
Office buildings and commercial property
Industrial property
Telecommunications facilities
Hotels and resort properties
Agricultural, conservation, and vacant land
Conservation 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
2
Redevelopment projects
Special-purpose property
Timeshare properties.
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
Imperial Hawaii Resort
Kahala Hilton
Kea Lani Hotel
Koa Kea Hotel
King Kamehameha Kona
Beach Hotel
Kona Village
Maui Marriott
Maui Prince
Princeville Hotel
Queen Kapiolani Hotel
Sheraton Kauai Resort
Sheraton Waikiki
W Hotel
Walea Beach Resort
Waikiki Malia Hotel
Waikiki Resort Hotel
Shopping Centers
Aina Haina Shopping Center
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
Keolu Shopping Center
King’s Village
Koko Marina
Kukui Mall
Lanihau Center
Mililani
Nimitz Business Center
Pearl City
Pearl City Shops
Pearl Kai Center
Pearlridge Shopping 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
Naniloa Golf Course
Pearl Country Club
Princeville (Makai and
Prince)
Royal Hawaiian Golf Course
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
1350 Ala Moana
Courtyards at Waipo’uli
Discovery Bay
Ewa by Gentry
Harbor Court
Heights at Wailuna
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
Pauahi Gardens
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
Molokai General Hospital
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 (CE)
Ana’eho’omalu Kapalaoa
Property
Campbell Palehua and
Kahe Ranch
Dunbar Ranch
Galbraith Trust Lands
Hana Ranch
Honouliuli Forest Reserve
Kainalu Ranch
Kalauao Valley
Kanepu’u CE
Kaupo Ranch Wai’u and
Nu’u Lands
Kealia Pond
Kona Forest Unit Access
Kuamo’o Point
Kukaiau Ranch CE
Lipoa Point
Maunawili
Maka’alae CE
May’s Landing
McCandless Ranch CE
Moanalua Valley
Palmyra Atoll
Paradise Park
Ponoholo Ranch
Pupukea Property CE
Pu’u O Hoku Ranch
Turtle Bay
Ulupalakua Ranch CEs
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.
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:
Corporations
A’ala Produce, Inc.
Advanced Fresh Concepts Food Service
Dowling Company, Inc.
Finance Investment, Ltd.
Gay & Robinson, Inc.
Industrial Investors, Inc.
Jas W. Glover Holding Company, Ltd.
K. Inouye Properties, Inc.
Loyalty Development Company, Inc.
Loyalty Enterprises, Ltd.
Palani Ranch Company, Inc.
Ponoholo Ranch Limited
Royal Phoenix Corporation
Sen Plex Corporation
SSFM Engineers
Limited Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies
Aaron Properties Partners of Hilo
Baruch Bakar and Beth-El
BFFP Incorporated
Caroline J. Robinson LLC
CGB Partners
Fernandez Properties
Hawaii Aina Management
Honolulu Open Medical Imaging, LLC
J.L.P. Robinson LLC
K.J.L. Associates
KSM Associates LLC
KVH Partners
Kaha Kai LLC
Kamali’i Family Limited Partnership
Lanihau Properties LLC
Leong Brothers
Livingston Family Limited Partnership
Loyalty Associates
Loyalty Investments
Maui Quest, LLC
MLB Inc.
Pawaa Court LLC
Pohaku Koloa
Robinson Kunia Land LLC
Royal Phoenix
SCF Limited Partnership
Second City
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 in private industry, non-profit organizations, and public
agencies are listed.
PRIVATE INDUSTRY
Attorneys
Ashford & Wriston
Bendet Fidell
Cades Schutte
Carlsmith Ball
Case & Lynch
Case Lombardi
Chun Kerr
Cox Wootton 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
McCorriston Miller Mukai McKinnon
Ning, Lilly & Jones
Oshima Chun Fong & Chung
Price Okamoto Himeno & Lum
Rush Moore
Schneider Tanaka Radovich Andrew & Tanaka
Settle Meyer Law
Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher
Sterling & Tucker
Tom Petrus & Miller
Torkildson Katz
Tsugawa Lau & Muzzi
Van Buren & Shimizu
Choi & Ito
Watanabe Ing
Banks/Lenders
American Savings Bank
Bank of Hawaii
Bank of Washington
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 Associates
Caroline J. Robinson LLC
Dowling Company, Inc.
Gay & Robinson
Gill Ewa Lands LLC
Hawaii Aina Management Co. LL
Inariya America, Ltd.
Jas. W. Glover Holding Company, Ltd.
J.L.P. Robinson LLC
K.J.L. Associates
KVH Partners and CGB Partners
Knudsen Trusts
Lanihau Properties, LLC
Leong Brothers
Loyalty Development LLC
Maui Quest LLC
Otani Family Trust
Palani Ranch Company, Inc.
Ponoholo Ranch, Limited
Robinson Kunia Land LLC
CLIENTS
Qualifications of John Child & Company 2
Closely Held Corporations/Limited Partnerships/Family Trusts, Continued
Royal Phoenix Corporation
Sen Plex Corp.
Sheridan Ing Marital Trust
Taira Family Limited Partnership
The Mark A. Robinson Trusts
Ulupalakua Ranch, Inc.
Waihona Builders
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
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
Kaneohe Ranch
Kapolei Property Development, LLC
Krausz Properties
Maui Land & Pineapple Company
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.
Ka’upulehu 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.
Jack-in-the-Box
Kyotaru International
McDonald’s Restaurants of Hawaii
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
Hawaii Opera Theatre
Hawaii Pacific Health
Hawaii Pacific University
Honolulu Community Action Program,
Inc. (HCAP)
Iolani School
CLIENTS
Qualifications of John Child & Company 3
NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, Continued
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
Seagull 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 Coast Comprehensive Center
Waikiki Yacht Club
Young Women's Christian Association
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
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.
CLIENTS
Qualifications of John Child & Company 4
State of Hawaii
Attorney General
Department of Hawaiian Home Lands
Department of Land & Natural Resources
Department of Transportation, Highways
Division
Hawaii Community Development Authority
Hawaii Housing Finance and Development
Corporation
Office of Hawaiian Affairs
PROFESSIONAL TEAM QUALIFICATIONS
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 designation from the Appraisal 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:
Shelly H. Tanaka, MAI, AI-GRS
Cooper Borge, Real Estate Analyst
Dustin Suekawa, Real Estate Analyst
The education and professional experiences of team members are outlined in their accompanying
resumes.
QUALIFICATIONS OF JOHN CHILD & COMPANY
SHELLY H. TANAKA, MAI, AI-GRS
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.
QUALIFICATIONS OF JOHN CHILD & COMPANY
SHELLY H. TANAKA, MAI, AI-GRS Page 2
State Certification
Certified General Appraiser, State of Hawaii, License Number CGA-648, expiring December
31, 2027.
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 and Service
Board of Trustees, The Appraisal Foundation, 2022 – 2025
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
Appraisal Institute
National Board of Directors, 2017 – 2020
Member and Vice Chair, National Finance Committee, 2018 – 2021
President, Hawaii Chapter, 2014
Appraisal Institute Education and Relief Foundation
Chair, Board of Directors, 2019 – 2021
Vice Chair, 2017 - 2018
Board of Directors, Hawaii Appleseed Center for Law and Economic Justice, 2019-2021
QUALIFICATIONS OF JOHN CHILD & COMPANY
COOPER BORGE
Commercial Real Estate Analyst
Cooper has been with John Child and Company for three years. He 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
Various courses and workshops, including:
Appraisal Institute, General Appraiser Income, Part 2, 2026
Appraisal Institute, USPAP Update, 2025
Appraisal Institute, Business Practices and Ethics, 2025
Appraisal Institute, General Appraiser Income, Part 1, 2025
Appraisal Institute, Complex Valuation, 2024
Appraisal Institute, General Appraiser Sales Comparison, 2024
Appraisal Institute, Basic Appraisal Principles, 2022
Appraisal Institute, Basic Appraisal Procedures, 2022
Professional Experience
Analyst, John Child and Company, Inc., 2023 – present
Service Account Manager, Heide & Cook, 2020 – 2023
State Certification
Real Estate Appraiser Trainee, State of Hawaii, License Number REAT-1599, expiring December
31, 2027.
Professional Associations
Associate Member, Appraisal Institute Hawaii Chapter, 2026
QUALIFICATIONS OF JOHN CHILD & COMPANY
DUSTIN SUEKAWA
Commercial Real Estate Analyst/Residential Appraiser
Dustin Suekawa has over a decade of experience appraising real property in Hawaii. His valuation
expertise includes single-family and multi-family residences, vacant land, and rental analyses. As a
prior bank reviewer and right-of-way agent with the State of Hawaii, Dustin has also been involved in
complex commercial assignments including easements and use and occupancy agreements. Dustin
has completed appraisal assignments across the State including Oahu, Hawaii Island, Kauai, and Maui.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Psychology, Santa Clara University, 2011
Punahou School, 2007
Various courses, workshops and seminars including:
Appraisal Institute Hawaii Chapter, Bankers, Builders, and Investors in Construction,
2026
Appraisal Institute Hawaii Chapter, Reporting Market Analysis and Better Understanding
the New URAR / Supporting Adjustments and Reporting the Sales Comparison
Approach in the New URAR, 2025
Appraisal Institute National, Appraiser’s Guide to the New URAR, 2025
AASHTO (American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials)
Committee on Right of Way, Utilities, & Outdoor Advertising Controls Annual
Conference, 2025
Appraisal Institute Hawaii Chapter, Appraiser Law in the Real World, 2025
U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration, FHWA Right-of-
Way Training (Acquisitions, Appraisals & Waiver Valuations, Relocations, 49 CFR Part 24
Final Rule Changes), 2024
Appraisal Institute Hawaii Chapter, Complex Valuation, 2024
Professional Experience
Analyst, John Child and Company, Inc. (Present)
Right-of-Way Agent IV Appraisal Section, State of Hawaii Department of Transportation
Highways Division (2023 – 2026)
Residential Review Appraiser/Assistant Vice President, American Savings Bank (2020 – 2021)
Residential Real Estate Appraiser/Trainee, Uyetake, Uyetake & Associates (2015 – 2020)
Residential Real Estate Salesperson, Coldwell Banker Island Pacific Properties (2014 – 2026)
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DUSTIN SUEKAWA Page 2
Commercial Real Estate Analyst/Residential Appraiser
State Certification
Certified Residential Appraiser, State of Hawaii, License Number CRA-1221, expiring December
31, 2027.
Professional Associations and Service
Associate Member, Appraisal Institute Hawaii Chapter, 2026
Member, Honolulu Board of Realtors & National Association of Realtors, 2026 (Real Estate
Salesperson, State of Hawaii License Number RS-76310)