The Musicians’ Association of Hawai‘i Elections took place Aug. 22, 2016. Mahalo to all who came out to vote! Here are your 2016 union officers elected for a three (3) year term: President: Steve Pearson Vice President: Jim Moffitt Secretary-Treasurer: Robert Shinoda Board of Directors: Steve Flanter Ken Hafner George Kuo Marie Lickwar TJ Ricer […]
Blue Note Waikiki The Mike Lewis Big Band enjoyed a successful engagement at the Blue Note Waikiki Dec. 6, performing Duke Ellington’s “Nutcracker Suite.” Successful in more ways than musical, it’s also the first time a union contract has been filed for an engagement for local musicians at the Blue Note Hawaii. This venue has […]
National Public Radio features student musicians There’s a particular thrill and sense of pride in hearing talented kids from Hawaii performing on prestigious national platforms. On Dec. 2, National Public Radio’s “From the Top” came to Honolulu to record a live show at the NBC Concert Hall. Several students of Musicians’ Union members participated as […]
A longtime member of the Musicians’ Association of Hawai’i, George Kuo is an exquisite, but underrated, slack key guitarist whose reach extends far outside the islands. For those who’ve experienced him live, Kuo truly embodies the voice, or Ka Leo, of Hawaii. His exquisite voice and slack key touch, often on double-neck guitar, overflow with […]
A tentative three year deal was reached Saturday between the musicians, who are all members of the Musicians’ Association of Hawai‘i, Local 677 of the American Federation of Musicians, and the Hawai‘i Opera Theatre after more than a year’s worth of negotiations. The deal still must be ratified by the […]
Congratulations to Halau Na Mamo o Puʻuanahulu under the direction of kumu William “Sonny” Ching and Lopaka Igarta-De Vera as they took the overall winner title of the 53rd Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday night. Both are long time members of Local 677! Read the full story online here.
Today, the 2016 2016 AFM Western Regional Conference gets underway in Reno, Nevada. Stay tuned to this blog as Local 677 President Steve Pearson is a delegate to this conference and is in attendance. Mahalo! 16:30 – Presentation by AFM Legislative, Political, and Diversity Director Alfonso Pollard gave an overview of the 2015 […]
Aloha Musicians of Hawai’i! Scott Walker has been invited to be the Hawaii GOP Keynote Speaker at their Lincoln Day Dinner at Ko’olau Golf Course on February 16th. As many of you know, Scott Walker’s number one priority is to destroy unions and the middle class not just in Wisconsin but nationwide. Let’s show Scott […]
After roughly eight years after our sewer lines were broken, we are finally reconnected! Crews from Hawaiian Dredging completed the final asphalt repair this morning and confirmed that water was flowing into the main city sewer line on Waimanu Street. Our thanks to Hawaiian Dredging directors, staff, and the workers of RHS Lee for resolving […]