About Us
Why We Belong!
We are the Professional Musicians of Hawaii. We act together to protect our mutual interests, to promote and conserve our common well-being, to agree on fair prices and conditions, and to enforce good faith and fair dealings in our profession. Working together as a union, we can do things better collectively than individually.
We Need Each Other
Musicians, like all other artists, are a constant target for economic and other exploitation. Only by the communication and cooperation we enjoy through our unity as an AFM Local and with the Federation can we effectively combat unscrupulous purchasers and booking agents. By mutually agreeing on fair standards for musical employment and adhering to those standards, we can frustrate the forces that would promote a “dog-eat-dog” environment in our profession for their personal profit.
We Have Local Representation
We are a democratic, self-governing organization. We establish our regulations and policies at membership meetings. Our officers – President, Vice President, Secretary/ Treasurer, and the seven Board of Directors – are elected by the membership for three year terms. e elect two delegates to represent our interests at conventions of the Federation where the Federation policies are determined. Our Local is affiliated with the State and Local Labor Councils of the AFL-CIO, giving us a powerful ally when needed to deal with the major problems of our profession.
Professional Pride
Our membership unites with the largest and finest organization of professional musicians in the world. We are joined together with the greatest names in the fields of recording, concerts, stage shows, television and night clubs. Whatever our chosen idiom, we stand secure in the knowledge that we, and only we, can truly call ourselves “Professional Musicians.”
Write or call:
Musicians’ Association of Hawaii / local 677
949 Kapiolani Boulevard
Honolulu, Hawaii 96814
Phone: (808) 596-2121 Fax: (808) 593-2526
email: AFM677@aol.com
