WENDY, IT IS HOT IN HAWAI'I.
ONE OF THE OF THE EASIEST AND MOST
STYLISH WAY TO COOL YOUR HOME IS
SHADES.
DESIGN 5 IS IS A LOCAL COMPANY
ALL ABOUT GIVING YOUR HOME SOME
SHADE IN STYLE.
WHEN IT COMES TO BLINDS,
SHADES OR WINDOW COVERS DESIGN 5
IS THE PLACE TO GO.
I'M JOINED BY KATHY MIYASHIRO.
ALOHA.
HI.
TAIZO: I'M SO GLAD.
I KNOW YOUR GUY'S GREAT WORK AND
I DRIVE BY YOUR LOCATION EVERY
TIME.
WHAT IS DESIGN 5?
WHAT DO YOU DO?
WELL, DESIGN 5 IS A LOCAL
FAMILY BUSINESS THAT SPECIALIZES
IN WINDOW COVERINGS.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN AROUND
IN HAWAI'I?
WE WERE FOUNDED IN 1990 SO
WE'VE BEEN AROUND A LONG TIME.
TAIZO: TIME DOES FLY.
I CAME IF HERE AND I SEE THE
AMAZING SELECTION.
I ALSO SEE A LOT OF THESE
HUNTING DOUGLAS PRODUCTS.
THEY'RE SO AMAZING.
TALK ABOUT YOUR RELATIONSHIP
WITH HUNTER DOUGLAS?
WE STARTED OUR RELATIONSHIP
IN THE EARLY TWOS.
WE BECAME A GALLERY DEALER IN
2005.
AND WHAT THAT MEANS IS WE HAVE
THIS FABULOUS SHOWROOM FILLED
WITH HUNTER DOUGLAS PRODUCTS.
THE LATEST.
TAIZO: ANYBODY CAN COME IN
HERE AND LOOK AT ALL THE AMAZING
SELECTION YOU HAVE.
THAT'S CORRECT.
THEY CAN OPERATE EACH AND EVERY
BLIND IN HERE.
TAIZO: IS IT OKAY IF WE TAKE
A LOOK AT SOME OF IT?
I LOVE TO PUSH BUTTONS AND
STUFF.
WE'LL HAVE CLINT HELP YOU
WITH THAT.
THIS IS SCHOOL.
WHEN IT COMES TO TECHNOLOGY AND
INNOVATION, THAT'S WHAT DESIGN 5
IS ABOUT.
WHAT DO WE HAVE HERE?
TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE TRENDS
AND POPULAR THINGS HAPPENING IN
SHADES AND BLINDS.
GOT IT.
SO WE HAVE SHADES THAT ARE
INNOVATIVE.
THEY'RE GREAT AT BLOCKING HEAT
AS WELL AS KEEPING THE COOL IN.
TAIZO: HOW DO THEY DO THAT?
HOW DOES IT DO THAT?
IT LOOKS THIN.
IT'S ALL ABOUT THIS
TECHNOLOGY.
THERE'S TWO CELLS WITHIN THE
PRODUCT.
THAT CREATE AN AIR POCKET WHICH
KEEP THE HEAT OUT, KEEP THE COOL
IN.
TAIZO: THAT'S AMAZING.
ALMOST LIKE YOU'RE IN AN ENSUE
LATHER.
TALK ABOUT THIS.
WE GOT TO HAVE IT OPEN BUT TALK
ABOUT THE WHOLE THING THAT WE
HAVE AND HOW THIS HUNTER DOUGLAS
PRODUCT IS AMAZING.
THIS IS CALLED THE PIROUETTE
SHADE.
YOU CAN CLOSE UP FOR PRIVACY OR
BLOCKING HEAT BUT IF YOU DO HAVE
A VIEW, YOU ALSO PRESERVE THAT.
OH, MY GOSH.
THAT WAS SO SMOOTH THE WAY YOU
DID IT.
ALSO TALK ABOUT THAT.
WHEN YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU CAN
DO MANUAL.
YOU HAVE A LOT OF ELECTRONIC
REMOTE CONTROL PRODUCTS.
WE DO.
HUNTER DOUGLAS IS INTEGRATING
THOSE PRODUCTS TO A MOTORIZED
AND THEY ARE DABBING THEIR FEET
IN HOME AUTOMATION.
IF YOU WANT TO DO A STAND ALONE,
WE HAVE AN ANDROID APP.
THE APP WILL CONTROL EVERYTHING
JI DO YOU MIND IF I PLAY CAN IT
ONE MORE TIME?
LOOK AT THAT.
OKAY.
I'M JOINED BY JAY.
AND THIS IS KIND OF COOL.
YOUR STORE AND SELECTION IS
AMAZING.
IF SOMEONE WANTS TO COME DOWN,
IS THERE SOMETHING THEY SHOULD
KEEP IN MIND?
PICTURES ARE GREAT OF THEIR
WINDOWS.
MEASUREMENTS ARE GREAT.
THAT WILL HELP US FIGURE OUT
PRICING AND DECIDING.
IF SOMEONE MAYBE WANTS AN IN
HOME CONSULTATION, YOU DO THAT?
OF COURSE.
WE DO FRE FREE ESTIMATION.
AND YOUR WEBSITE?
WE HAVE OUR WEBSITE
WWW.DESIGN 5LTD.COM.
WE DON'T DO ANY INSTALLATION OFF
ISLAND AT THIS POINT.
WE CAN SHIP TO OUTER ISLANDS SO
THAT IS AN OPTION.
TAIZO: THAT'S WHY THOSE
MEASUREMENTS AND PICTURES CAN
HELP.
I LOVE IT.
SPEAKING OF HELP BECAUSE YOU
HAVE BEEN IN HAWAI'I FOR SO
LONG, AS YOU WERE SAYING,
THERE'S NO ONE JOB THAT'S LIKE
THE NEXT.
INSTALLATION, YOU PRIDE YOURSELF
ON THAT.
THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT.
WE HAVE OUR OWN INSTALLERS.
THEY'RE ALL TRAINED.
.
WEWE HAVE A FACILITY WE TRAIN AT.
TAIZO: REALLY?
LET'S CHECK IT OUT.
THIS IS WHAT IT'S ABOUT.
DESIGN 5, WE HAVE SO MANY GREAT
THINGS.
I GOT TO ASK YOU WHAT SEPARATES
YOU AND OTHER COMPANIES FROM
OTHER BUSINESSES?
FOR ONE THING WE'RE HERE FOR
THE DURATION.
WE HAVE THE NEXT GENERATION
COMING UP SOON.
THAT'S HIS MOMMY AND DADDY.
AND THEN HERE IS JUNIOR, GOING
TO COME RIGHT IN AFTER THAT.
TAIZO: HE'S LOOKING AT MY
MAKE CRO PHONE.
YOU HAVE ROOTS IN HAWAI'I.
YOU'RE GOING TO BE HERE AND
THAT'S A LEGACY THAT'S IMPORTANT
TO YOU.
IT'S NOT JUST THE PRODUCTS.
IT'S SERVICE AFTER THAT.
WE BELIEVE A LOT IN SERVICING
THE PRODUCT THAT WE SELL.
TWO, THREE, TEN YEARS DOWN ROAD,
WE'LL BE HERE FOR YOU.
YOU JUST CALL US.
IF YOU NEED HELP.
I LOVE THAT.
THAT'S THE COMMITMENT.
HE MIGHT BE ANSWERING THE PHONE
10, 15 YEARS DOWN ROAD.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHOWING ME
AROUND.
THIS IS THE PRACTICE INSTALLER.
IS IT OKAY IF I GET MORE
PRACTICE?
I GOT MY HARD HAT.
DESIGN 5 IS ABOUT FAMILY LEGACY
AND INSTALLING THINGS RIGHT.
HERE IT GOES.
WOW!
AH!
NOD BAD.
TRINI, WATCH OUT.
I MAY BE LOOKING FOR A NEW JOB.
THE LITTLE KID WAS NOT
IMPRESSED.
COME ON, IT'S JUST A DRILL.
I WAS HAVING SO MUCH FUN.
YOU AND I WERE TALKING ABOUT
THIS.
IN HAWAI'I WHEN YOU HAVE A SMALL
BUSINESS THAT'S BEEN AROUND SO