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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Monday, August 24, 2009

Agency fines airport contractor

Advertiser Staff

General contractor Walter Arakaki has agreed to pay a $5,000 administrative fine and his licenses have been put on probation for five years as part of disciplinary actions taken by the state Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs.

Arakaki's fine was among the actions taken through July that were resolved by contested-case hearings or settlement agreements submitted by the parties.

Arakaki's case came before the contractors license board and was linked to an Oct. 9, 2007, plea agreement he entered into as a result of a bid-rigging scheme involving the state Airports Division.

In other actions against contractors:

• Case & Associates General Contractors Inc. and Susan K. Case were fined $39,000.

• Island Style Homes LLC and Reef L. Tauati (Hilo) were fined $3,500.

• Leslie T.S. Wong, dba Wong Construction, was fined $1,500.

• Betsill Brothers Construction Inc., Doyle G. Betsill Jr. and Randall J. Betsill (Maui) were fined $2,500.

• A-1 Budget Plumbing Inc. and Daniel J. Dias were fined $500 and ordered to pay $396.36 in restitution.