Member Spotlight: George Kuo, Hawaiia...
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 […]
Tentative 3 Year Deal Reached with Ha...
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 […]
Mail Ballot Deadline – August 6...
Attention Hawai‘i Voters! If you’re registered to vote in the Hawai‘i State Primary Election on August 13th, there is still time to request a mail ballot. Visit the link below and submit your information by August 6th to request a mail ballot. https://olvr.hawaii.gov/
Stephen Jones Celebration
Stephen’s ashes will be spread on Haleakalā on the Island of Maui and the top of Tantalus on Oahu. A Celebration of Life will be held on July 9, 2016 at Sea Life Park from 2 – 5 pm. We expect a large number of people will want to join the Celebration of Life. In […]
Merrie Monarch 2016: Congratulations ...
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.
Blood Drive Today!
The Blood Bank of Hawaii has their mobile bus behind our building on Waimanu Street today from 9am until 2pm. Please stop by if you can to donate! Mahalo!
HAWAII STATE AFL-CIO 2016 SCHOLARSHIP...
The Hawaii State AFL-CIO has established scholarships that will be awarded to students who are currently attending high school in the state of Hawaii and plan to pursue post-high school study on a full-time basis at a university, college, community college, vocational or trade school. The following criteria will be used in determining the awarding […]
2016 AFM Western Regional Conference ...
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 […]
ASCAP “I Create Music” EX...
The ASCAP “I Create Music” EXPO (April 28-30 in Los Angeles) is the leading conference for music creators – songwriters, composers, artists and producers. ASCAP EXPO is open to anyone, not just ASCAP members! EXPO puts you in the heart of ASCAP’s community of today’s most successful music creators for three days of education, networking […]