The American Federation of Musicians has produced a new introductory video. Please see the link and share with any new members or anyone considering joining the Musicians’ Association of Hawaii. From the Summer 2022 issue, Ke Ola O Na Mele
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Member Spotlight: Katy Luo
Member Spotlight: Katy Luo Gives Her Students a Platform to Live the Music They Learn Two-year Local 677 member Katy Luo is a triple threat: she plays piano with the Hawai‘i Symphony Orchestra, she teaches music at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa and the University of Hawai‘i at West O‘ahu as a lecturer, and […]
IMPORTANT NEWS: MusiCares: Help for M...
MusiCares: Help for Musicians Founded by the Recording Academy, MusiCares offers various programs and financial assistance to musicians with relatively simple application requirements. Programs are updated and newly offered throughout the year. Please visit musicares.org. From the Winter 2021-2022 issue, Ke Ola O Na Mele
IMPORTANT NEWS: Winter 2021-2022 Stud...
Winter 2021-2022 Studio Update 949 practice studios and Studio 909 are open for use by reservation only. COVID safety protocols remain in place. For reservations, email members@musicianshawaii.com. From the Winter 2021-2022 issue, Ke Ola O Na Mele
IMPORTANT NEWS: MPTF Review, 2020-202...
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 […]
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 […]
Mahalo to Brandy Shinoda!
Mahalo to Brandy Shinoda! A University of Hawaii intern, Brandy has been learning the responsibilities of a musicians’ labor union and assisting office staff and MAH officers. From the Winter 2021-2022 issue, Ke Ola O Na Mele
President’s Message, Winter 202...
President’s Message, Winter 2021-2022 Newsletter Aloha! I know this has been a challenging year, but I hope you all have fared well. We thank all of you for your continued participation in our union! As a positive, work for musicians has begun to ramp up as symphony concerts, theater shows, corporate/convention events, and free-lance gigs […]
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 […]
President’s Message Fall 2021: Streng...
Aloha members. I hope you all have been able to roll with the ups and downs of this extended Covid situation. We musicians are a resilient bunch, so hopefully, we all can hang in there until the end of this storm. In the meantime, we here at Local 677 have been keeping up with the […]