| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 1a | The Board of Trustees consists of employees of contributing employers and the Union who are compenstated by these entities for services they provode as employees of their respective employer. As these entities are considered related entities, these members are not considered independent Trustees. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 3 | Management control is retained by the Board of Trustees. Administrative duties have been contracted to a third party administrator, Hawaii Benefit Administrators. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a | The Governing board is appointed by the Hawaii Regional Council of Carpenters, the General Contractors Labor Association, and/or the Building Industry Labor Association.The Board of Trustees is composed of ten Trustees, five of whom are Union" Trustees and five of whom are "Contractor" Trustees. The Union" Trustees are appointed by the Hawaii Regional Council of Carpenters. The "Contractor" Trustees are appointed by the General Contractors Labor Association and/or the Building Industry Labor Association. In addition, alternate union and contractor trustees may be appointed to serve when a trustee is not available. The alternate trustees do not have voting rights unless they are filling the role of a voting trustee. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 8b | There are no committees with broad authority that act on behalf of the Board of Trustees. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b | Form 990 is provided to the Board of Trustees prior to IRS filing. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 | The Organization makes its governing documents and financial statements available for public inspection upon request. |
| Form 990, Part VII: | Trustees of the Trust are employees of contributing employers that are considered related organizations under the definitions in Schedule R. The related organizations are for-profit organizations, are not owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by the organization or one or more related tax-exempt organizations, and do not provide management services for a fee to the organization. As such compensation paid by related organizations is not shown under the volunteer exception. |
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