RÉSUMÉ OF GEORGE A. “RED” MORRIS
Born:
April 6, 1939, 1 of 6 children
Schools:
Grammar & High School
(1956-Valley Stream Central on Long Island)
Military:
U.S. Coast Guard-Active 1956/Reserves till ‘63
Jr. College:
Dean Jr. College Franklin, Mass. Received basketball scholarship and graduated with an
Associates of Science Degree in 1959.
University of
Hawaii
1961-63
Received a basketball scholarship and graduated in January, 1963 with a Bachelor’s
Degree in Business Administration.
Work Experience:
1963
Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii-started as Administrative Assistant and became
Manager of the Legislative Department.
1967
Honolulu Board of Realtors-was asked to become Executive Vice President in 1967 at
which time membership totaled 900 brokers and salesmen. Between 1967 and September
1975, membership grew to over 6,000 persons, and was the Hawaii Association of
Realtor’s first Executive Vice President.
9/75 -Present Started own firm, G.A. Morris, Inc., which represents various clients at the State
Legislature. Past and current listing of clients:
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1976-1977
Hawaii Association of Realtors
1976
Retail Merchants Association, Chamber of Commerce
1979-1980
Hawaii Society of Certified Public Accountants
1981-1982
Maison-Canon (Honolulu), Ltd.
1981 & 1987
Papillon Helicopters of Kauai
1978-1984
Society of Plastics Industry, Inc. New York
1978-2000
Hawaii Resort Developers Conference-13 resort developers principally
located on the Neighbor Islands;
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1979-2009
Hawaii Insurers Council-20 of the state’s largest property/casualty
insurance companies
1979-1996
R.L. Polk & Co. of Detroit, Michigan
1980-1998
Wholesale Liquor Dealers Association
1984
Kamakani Ikaika, Inc. from Kailua-Kona
1985
American Dental Plan of Hawaii
1985
MultiState Associates of Virginia
1985-1988
Royal Aloha Vacation Club-Time Sharing Association
1986-1996
U.S. Sprint
1987-2001
Nature Conservancy of Hawaii
1987-present
Hawaii Hotel and Lodging Association
1988-2005
Lexis Law Publishing (formerly The Michie Company)
Charlottesville, VA
1988-1993
Product Liability Task Force
1988-present
Philip Morris Management Corp.
California
1991-1995
Marine Spill Response Corporation (MSRC)
Washington, D.C
1992-1993
Kennedy-Wilson, Inc.
Real Estate Auctioning-Business Development
1992-1994
Hawaii Petroleum Marketers Association
1992-1995
ADT Automotive Services, Inc.
1993-1996
MultiState Associates, Inc. – GTE Directories Service Corporation
1993-1994
Skyline Enterprises Limited
1993
Polyisocyanurate Insulation Manufacturers Association (PIMA)
1993-1994
MedTrans
1993-1996
Hawaii Optometric P.A.C.
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1994-2001
MultiState Associates, Inc. – Air Transport Association
1994
Old Republic Title & Escrow Company
1995-1997
Federated Investors
1995-2008
Boyd Gaming Corporation
1995
The Money Store Investment Corporation
1995
American Resort Development Association
1996-2004
Securities Industry & Financial Market Association
1996-present
Lilly USA, LLC (formerly known as Eli Lilly & Company)
1996-1997
International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition
1997
Thorn Americas, Inc.
1998
MultiState Associates, Inc., - Rehabilitation Facilities of HI
1998
PADI (Professional Association of Diving Instructors)
1998-present
Hawaii State Towing Association
1998-2002
Sprint Communications Company, LP
1998-present
Grocery Manufacturers Association
1999-2000
Chemical Specialties Manufacturers of Association
1999
TelHawaii, Inc.
1999
MultiState Associates, Inc. – Community Financial Services Association
of America
1999-present
AIG/VALIC (An American General Corporation)
1999-present
Hawaii Liquor Wholesalers Association
1999-2000
Riverdeep, Inc.
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2000
GlaxoWellcome, Inc.
2000
3003 Kalakaua, c/o Monarch Properties
2001
MultiState Associates, Inc. – Check Cash N’ Go
2001
Hawaii Coalition of Retail Gasoline Marketers
2001
E Noa, Corporation
2001-present
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
2002-present
AT&T
2007-present
National Medical Health Card Systems, Inc./Informed RX® an SXC
Health Solution
G.A. Morris, Inc. operates “Hawaii TMK Service” under “TMK Hotline”, a real estate information
service for realtors, attorneys, etc. G.A. Morris, Inc. is publisher of the Hawaiian Condominium Guide
and Street and Condo Locator Maps of Oahu and Maui.
Family:
Wife, Gail Ann Morrs, until Feburary 1996, was Vice President of Hawaii Malls,
Inc.; Execlusive Representative for 3M National Advertising Mall Directories
System. Three children: Traci, 32, Malia, 30; Nani 28.
Residence:
45-302 Puuloko Place, Kaneohe, Hawaii 96744
Telephone: (808) 235-4214
Civic:
1966-67
1967
1976
1980-91
1986-89
1989
Member:
President, Waikiki Jaycees
President, Save Diamond Head Association
Aloha Tower Advisory Commission
Board Members: St. Francis Hospital
Hospice Advisory Committees (St. Francis);
Alu Like, Inc., Catholic Social Services
Member, Oahu Island; Council on Burials (Study CommitteeDepartment of Land and Natural Resources.
Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii; Oahu Development Conference; The Plaza
Club; The Pacific Club; Outrigger Canoe Club; Elks Club; Waikiki Yacht Club;
St. Ann’s-Kaneohe; University of Hawaii; Basketball Booster Club.
REAL ESTATE COMMISSION APPOINTMENT
Governor George Ariyoshi’s appointed as industry’s member to the State Real
Estate Commission, 1979. Appointed Chairman of the Commission in 1980;
reappointed in 1982 (Chairman 1980-87). July, 1987-Appointed by Governor
John Waihee as Special Assistant on Real Estate to the Department of Commerce
& Consumer Affairs, (1987-1994).
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REAL ESTATE LICENSE LAW OFFICIALS
Participated as Executive Officer of Hawaii Association of Realtors in numerous
committees, including the License Law Committee of NAR 1968-75; Chairman,
Time Share Study Committee National Association of Real Estate License Law
Officials (NARELLO) 1982; Liaison Committee NARELLO 1985; Nominating
Committee 1985; Chairman, Agency/Sub-Agency Study Committee 1984-5;
Director NARELLO 1983 & 1984; Vice President Western District 1985;
President-Elect 1985-86; President 1986-87; Executive Committee 1987-Present;
1992 to present member of NARELLO Specialized Transactions Committee
which is developing a revised model timeshare law.
HAWAII ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS
1987 - Realtor of the Year Award.
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ROYAL ALOHA VACATION CLUB
1990-present, Chairman of the Board of the Royal Aloha Vacation Club.
Appointed by the First Circuit Court as a receiver of the 10,000 member
R.A.V.C, (1989). Developed a business plan to bring club back to members
control raised 10 million dollars to implement a plan.
HAWAII REAL ESTATE CENTER
1988 Member of the Advisory Council – Hawaii Real Estate Center – Research
& Education – University of Hawaii. Vice Chairman 1992 to 1993 – Chairman
1994-1996.
GOVERNOR’S APPOINTMENT
Appointed by Governor John Waihee as Member of the Executive Salary Review
Commission November 1988 – February 1989.
Appointed by Governor John Waihee, as Member of the Hawaii Community
Development Authority which oversees the redevelopment of the Kakaako area –
April 1994 to 1998.
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