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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Newly-graduated trades workers look to give back to the islands
HONOLULU (KHON2) — Two hundred newly certified journeyworkers graduated at the Hawaiʻi Carpenters Apprenticeship and Training Fund in Kapolei on June 7. The graduation of this year's class, which was emceed by KHON2's own Gina Mangieri, marks a significant advancement in the mission to build more housing while improving infrastructure around the islands. Here's Honolulu's King Kamehameha Day hours: The class of graduates included 159 carpenters, 39 drywall specialists and two pioneering millwrights, the first of their skillset to graduate from HCATF. The graduates will work across the islands, with 139 working in Oʻahu, 35 in Maui County, 21 on Hawaiʻi Island and five on Kauaʻi. 'Hawaiʻi's construction industry continues to be a cornerstone of our local economy and workforce development,' HCATF Executive Director Edmund Aczon said. 'This year's class is particularly significant with our first millwright graduates, who will play a vital role in supporting Hawaiʻi's clean energy industry.'In order to become a journeyworker, one must be an apprentice and train for approximately four to five years, with over 9,000 classroom and hands-on hours put into their education. HCATF is a partnership between the Hawaiʻi Regional Council of Carpenters, the General Contractors Labor Association, the Building Industry Labor Association, the Wall and Ceiling Industry Association of Hawaiʻi, the government and the University of Hawaiʻi. The partner agencies work together to train and educate trades workers. 'These new journeyworkers, with their skills, knowledge and attitude, will become the future leaders on their jobsites and in our industry,' said Ron Taketa of the Hawaiʻi Regional Council of Carpenters. Those interested in becoming a journeyworker can visit HCATF's website for more information. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CNN
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CNN
Stephen ‘Demo' DeMaria who has built sets for ‘SNL' for 50 years is retiring
Stephen 'Demo' DeMaria has been at 'Saturday Night Live' from before the late-night show even premiered. The now 87-year-old Brooklyn native helped build the audience seats for the show's Oct. 11, 1975 premiere, according to The Gothamist. He talked to the publication about his plan to retire on Saturday after 'SNL's' 50th season wrap party. 'I gotta shake Lorne Michael's hand,' DeMaria said of the show's creator and producer. 'He gave me a future for 50 years.' DeMaria rose from building seats to foreman, earning the nickname of 'The Boss of The Carpenters.' 'The first 12 years was the best shows for 'SNL,'' DeMaria said. 'My favorite sets were the ones with John Belushi, with the restaurant, and Eddie Murphy, with that little apartment he used to come down, open the door,' he continued, referencing the famous 'Olympia Restaurant' and 'Mister Robinson's Neighborhood' sketches from the show. Part of the reason he is leaving, he said, are the hours the job requires. He receives the plans for the sketches around 2 a.m. on Thursdays and he and his crew then work to make sure everything is built and ready by Saturday night. ' Now I don't have to get up at 4:30, take a shower, this that, get to work and I can just take it easy,' he said. 'Do what I gotta do.' Nicole Stiegelbauer is his boss on the show and told the publication her grandfather initially hired DeMaria. She said she was surprised he continued to work after the 2022 death of his wife of 60 years, Patricia. 'He has come here rain, snow, sleet, sickness, health, whatever thing that's ever happened, he has still managed to come and make sure the office runs the way it's supposed to,' Stiegelbauer said. 'I've known him quite literally my entire life. His loyalty to my dad, to the family, to the company, to the work is without doubt unparalleled. They don't make them like him anymore.'
CNN
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CNN
Stephen ‘Demo' DeMaria who has built sets for ‘SNL' for 50 years is retiring
Stephen 'Demo' DeMaria has been at 'Saturday Night Live' from before the late-night show even premiered. The now 87-year-old Brooklyn native helped build the audience seats for the show's Oct. 11, 1975 premiere, according to The Gothamist. He talked to the publication about his plan to retire on Saturday after 'SNL's' 50th season wrap party. 'I gotta shake Lorne Michael's hand,' DeMaria said of the show's creator and producer. 'He gave me a future for 50 years.' DeMaria rose from building seats to foreman, earning the nickname of 'The Boss of The Carpenters.' 'The first 12 years was the best shows for 'SNL,'' DeMaria said. 'My favorite sets were the ones with John Belushi, with the restaurant, and Eddie Murphy, with that little apartment he used to come down, open the door,' he continued, referencing the famous 'Olympia Restaurant' and 'Mister Robinson's Neighborhood' sketches from the show. Part of the reason he is leaving, he said, are the hours the job requires. He receives the plans for the sketches around 2 a.m. on Thursdays and he and his crew then work to make sure everything is built and ready by Saturday night. ' Now I don't have to get up at 4:30, take a shower, this that, get to work and I can just take it easy,' he said. 'Do what I gotta do.' Nicole Stiegelbauer is his boss on the show and told the publication her grandfather initially hired DeMaria. She said she was surprised he continued to work after the 2022 death of his wife of 60 years, Patricia. 'He has come here rain, snow, sleet, sickness, health, whatever thing that's ever happened, he has still managed to come and make sure the office runs the way it's supposed to,' Stiegelbauer said. 'I've known him quite literally my entire life. His loyalty to my dad, to the family, to the company, to the work is without doubt unparalleled. They don't make them like him anymore.'
CNN
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CNN
Stephen ‘Demo' DeMaria who has built sets for ‘SNL' for 50 years is retiring
Stephen 'Demo' DeMaria has been at 'Saturday Night Live' from before the late-night show even premiered. The now 87-year-old Brooklyn native helped build the audience seats for the show's Oct. 11, 1975 premiere, according to The Gothamist. He talked to the publication about his plan to retire on Saturday after 'SNL's' 50th season wrap party. 'I gotta shake Lorne Michael's hand,' DeMaria said of the show's creator and producer. 'He gave me a future for 50 years.' DeMaria rose from building seats to foreman, earning the nickname of 'The Boss of The Carpenters.' 'The first 12 years was the best shows for 'SNL,'' DeMaria said. 'My favorite sets were the ones with John Belushi, with the restaurant, and Eddie Murphy, with that little apartment he used to come down, open the door,' he continued, referencing the famous 'Olympia Restaurant' and 'Mister Robinson's Neighborhood' sketches from the show. Part of the reason he is leaving, he said, are the hours the job requires. He receives the plans for the sketches around 2 a.m. on Thursdays and he and his crew then work to make sure everything is built and ready by Saturday night. ' Now I don't have to get up at 4:30, take a shower, this that, get to work and I can just take it easy,' he said. 'Do what I gotta do.' Nicole Stiegelbauer is his boss on the show and told the publication her grandfather initially hired DeMaria. She said she was surprised he continued to work after the 2022 death of his wife of 60 years, Patricia. 'He has come here rain, snow, sleet, sickness, health, whatever thing that's ever happened, he has still managed to come and make sure the office runs the way it's supposed to,' Stiegelbauer said. 'I've known him quite literally my entire life. His loyalty to my dad, to the family, to the company, to the work is without doubt unparalleled. They don't make them like him anymore.'
ABC News
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- ABC News
A life spent making — ‘Mr Millimetre's' memories
Jeffrey Broadfield is a master maker who builds houses to his clients' wishes and quirks, using carpentry to turn recycled Australian hardwood into dream homes. It's a craft Jeffrey says is dying. He grew up in Griffith, NSW, where he learned to swim in the irrigation channel and entice next door's chooks over into his house to play. When he left school at 16, Jeffrey became interested in fitting and turning, but on the boring train ride to a factory job interview, a well-worn tie changed the course of his life. Further information Originally broadcast in September 2024 See houses built by Jeffrey, designed by architect Richard Leplastrier at the Architecture Foundation Australia website.
