Members

Yearly Membership Benefits

Oversight of State and County Legislation that may affect your business. MHLA Executive Director is a registered lobbyist.

Quarterly Membership Mixers!

Successful Lobbying to protect and enhance the island’s visitor industry:

• 2017 Session passing of Act 184 Clarifying ambiguous statutory language enacted by Act 12, Session Laws of Hawaii 2016; Modernizing chapter 281, Hawaii Revised Statutes; and Enabling the various county liquor commissions to execute their duties in a more efficient and effective manner.
• 2017 Session prevention of last minute passing of SB1183 which would have increased TAT from 9.25 percent TAT to 12 percent, a 30 percent hike that would have been the highest ever increase within a legislative year.
• 2016 Session passing of Act 223 Extending the annual $103,000,000 allocation of transient accommodations tax revenues to the counties for fiscal year 2016-2017.
• 2016 Session passing of Act 070 Providing additional benefits to unemployed workers in Maui County by extending their unemployment insurance benefits. Specifically, to support HC&S and Makena Resort employees.

Bi-monthly newsletter that includes:

• Member to Member discounts
• Industry News
• Educational opportunities
• Monthly Visitor statistics and forecasts

Participation in active Advisory Councils

• Engineering Advisory Council Monthly meetings with featured industry guest speaker. Supports legislative issues, sustainability measures as well as working with UH Maui College on industry educational training.
• Restaurant Advisory Council Quarterly meetings to review legislative issues, industry trends and educational opportunities.

Support of the Community through the following annual events:

• Charity Walk: The largest single-day fundraiser in Hawaii. In 2017 Maui County raised $1,212,066 benefiting over 100 non-profit agencies.
• Excellence In Education Golf Tournament: in 2017 raised $25,000 in scholarship funds distributed to Maui County high school students, UH Maui College students and eligible MHLA members and their children.
• Kupuna Dinner: MHLA members serve 500 holiday dinners and provide over 200 door prizes for Maui’s senior citizens.