BUILDING UPDATE: MAH Practice Studio Reopening! After being shut down for much of 2020 due to COVID-19, MAH practice rooms and rehearsal studios have begun gradual reopening. The safety of members, students, staff, and building tenants will remain a priority for as long as COVID remains a threat in our community. The MAH Reopening Committee […]
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE, Spring 2021 “There’s some light at the end of the tunnel…” Aloha Members: This has been a tough year for all of us, but it looks like there is some light at the end of the tunnel, and a bit of good news to report. We as a country (and most of the […]
Musicians’ Association of Hawaii 2021 Election The next MAH General Election for the offices of President, Vice President, Secretary-Treasurer, (7) Board of Director positions, Sergeant at Arms, and two delegates to the AFM Convention will be held on June 21, 2021. All officer and board positions have three-year terms. Only the offices of President ($10,000/year) […]
MusiCares provides financial assistance and helpful information to the musician community. Relatively simple to apply for help. For information and additional resources, please go to: https://www.grammy.com/musicares/get-help/covid-19-relief-faq Hawaii State Rent Relief and Housing Assistance Program To apply, go to: https://www.hihousinghelp.com/ Musicians Foundation Relief Aid Grants For information, go to https://www.musiciansfoundation.org/apply/ The CV19 Emergency Relief Aid Grant […]
Aloha, Members: I’d like to update you all on what your union officers and volunteers have been doing during these challenging times. We have formed two committees, and we are working behind the scenes looking to the future, looking toward an end to this Covid crisis, and an upturn in the economy. The first committee […]
2020 General Membership Meetings: Mondays, April 6, August 3, December 7 7 p.m. in Studio 909 From the Winter 2020 issue, Ke Ola O Na Mele
AFM Convention On June 17-20, the 101st Convention of the American Federation of Musicians, held in Las Vegas, was attended by MAH delegates Marcia Schweitzer and Scott Janusch. Leadership emphasis is that unity is our only strength when standing against employers for fair wages. One particular focus was on securing fair residual/secondary use compensation on […]
We welcome Jamie Sanborn, who will be helping us all with member services in the MAH office. Mahalo Jamie! From the Winter 2020 issue, Ke Ola O Na Mele
OF NOTE: Theater Musicians Take Note! This past September, Diamond Head Theatre began its third season under our new Collective Bargaining Agreement, with a step up in the per-service rate. The union theatre musicians negotiated a 24 percent increase in rate over the previous agreement. New paid doubling rules, rehearsal break rules, etc. are being […]
Member Spotlight: Noel Okimoto “Always learning,” Hoku-winning drummer locks in on his own fascinating, artful rhythm Noel Okimoto is a popular, versatile, in-demand drummer and award-winning jazz recording artist. His work on a self-titled, classical/jazz debut with Megan Bledsoe Ward’s Pacific Harp Project garnered a 2016 Na Hoku Hanohano Award (Hawaii’s Grammys) for “Instrumental Album […]