MPTF Review Mahalo to MPTF and MAH for providing 100 percent funded grants for 17 live stream events during the COVID pandemic. Approximately 100 of our musicians have tapped into this resource. The use of Studio 909 was donated by MAH for many of these live stream events. MPTF Live Stream Concerts from 2020-2021: A […]
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Important News: Labor Union Victories
Labor Union Victories Unite Here, Local 5 Through unity, solidarity, and with the support of Hawaii’s labor unions, Local 5 reached agreement in November 2021 with Kaiser Permanente for 2,000 Local 5 healthcare workers. These heroes who work tirelessly in our hospitals are now assured of fair wages and more manageable workloads. This is a […]
IN MEMORIAM: Leonard Hoshijo
IN MEMORIAM Local 677 President Jim Moffitt remembers Leonard Paul Hoshijo I have been a musician with the Honolulu, now Hawaii, Symphony since 1981. I first met Leonard in the late 1980s when the ILWU leadership approached the Musicians Union offering an effort to secure long-term funding for the HSO. The Union was involved in a months-long strike against the […]
Union Plus
IMPORTANT NEWS… Union Plus benefits exist to improve quality of life for union members. Please go to unionplus.org and explore special discounts and programs on a variety of products and services, including travel, car rentals, flowers, education and scholarships, refinancing mortgages, life insurance, debt management, affordable legal plans, misc. shopping and discounts, and much more. […]
BUILDING UPDATE: Studio 909 Safely Op...
STUDIO 909 Opens for Members MAH Studio 909 is a beautiful, acoustically-tuned performance/event hall available to members at very reasonable rates for performances, recitals, live streams, and rehearsals. As our building is gradually and safely reopening, many members are taking advantage of this tremendous resource. Upstairs studios are now open Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.–6 p.m., and […]
OF NOTE: MPTF 2021 Music Family Schol...
A scholarship fund utilizing the assets of the recording industry’s Music Performance Trust Fund (MPTF) was established in June 2020 to encourage the children of professional musicians to pursue higher education and to become leaders in their chosen fields. Based on her essay and video entry, Sophia Stark, daughter of Georgine and Darel Stark, won a monetary […]
Musicians’ Association of Hawaii 2021...
On June 21, 2021, the following officers were elected to three-year terms, beginning on August 3, 2021. Congratulations to all candidates! President: Jim Moffitt Secretary Treasurer: Robert Shinoda Board of Directors: Chris Cabrera, Steve Flanter, Ken Hafner, George Kuo, John LeBlanc, TJ Ricer, Sheryl Shohet Sargent at Arms: Mochi Freeman AFM Convention Delegates: Marcia Schweitzer, […]