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Air Balance Hawaii

Office staff from left to right: Kelly Kurashige, Carey Tomasa, Mike Soberano, Avin Oshiro and Peter Hirashima

Air Balance Hawaii

3023 Kaimuki Avenue
Honolulu, HI 96816
(808) 737-2710
(808) 737-2717 Fax
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Air Balance Hawaii

Air Balance Hawaii located in Honolulu, Hawaii has been providing testing, adjusting and balancing since 1991. Back then there were a handful of TAB firms; Johnson Controls (dba Fluid Engineering Services), Pacific Air Conditioning Services, Independent Test and Balance, and Certified Testing. Test and Balance Corp. out of Florida was the lone AABC firm in Hawaii with Certified Testing being the only NEBB certified firm.

The history of testing, adjusting and balancing (TAB) in Hawaii started with Johnson Controls. The owners of each aforementioned TAB firms all started with TAB at Johnson Controls and then left, starting their own firms. In 1978, Pacific Air Conditioning Services was started by owner Norman Dale. In 1984, Independent Test and Balance was opened by Peter Hirashima and in 1985 Certified Testing was begun by Thomas McGowan.

Back in 1985 most reports were still completed with a pen and paper. Independent Test and Balance was the lone firm using computer printout reports and in 1989, Certified Testing started using the NEBB form format on computer.

Although the technology of test instruments and report presentation has made tremendous improvements from the 1980’s to 2015, the key element of TAB still remains that it is a type of trade that you must keep learning whether it’s a lesson from a project, new types of components, or following the modern day industry changes. The TAB trade is affected by everyone that is part of the HVAC system. Design, equipment and installation all makes a difference in how TAB will be completed. The most important factor in business is outstanding employees and Air Balance Hawaii is no different than any other successful company.

Carey Tomasa, initially an AC/refrigeration mechanic changed his career direction and went to work for Certified Testing as a TAB technician in 1985. Certified Testing at that time was the only NEBB certified firm in Hawaii. Carey worked for Certified Testing from 1985 to 1991 when he decided to open his own business, Avin Oshiro (BSC) and Carey Tomasa (TAB, BSC, S&V), 2 NEBB TAB technicians, Mike Soberano and Thomas Taylor, and an office assistant, Kelly Kurashige who handles the scheduling, billing and administrative work.

Carey Tomasa first became NEBB TAB certified in 1994, following that up with his Sound & Vibration certification in 1997 and then his Building Systems Commissioning certification in 1999. Carey spends most of his time in the office, occasionally going into the field if needed. Carey felt it was important for his firm to have a certification and NEBB seemed the natural choice. Air Balance Hawaii was the second NEBB certified company in Hawaii.

Peter Hirashima has extensive background doing balancing work first starting in 1978 with Johnson Controls and then owning his own balancing firm. He became NEBB TAB certified in 2000. Peter works mainly in the office with occasional field work when required.

Avin Oshiro has been a mechanical design engineer for 35 years before joining Air Balance Hawaii. Avin is Building Systems Commissioning NEBB Certified, earning his certification in 2013.