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Membership Activities by Program Area for 2006
Legislative
Advocacy – providing business with a voice in government,
activities include: research, surveys, policy, member and community education,
oral and written testimony, and interactions with the community and government
officials on legislative issues
• Legislative
Advocacy on Business & Community Issues
• Affordable Housing & Rentals – Workforce Housing Bill
& Charter Amendment No. 2
• Less Than Container Load Shipping
• Hawaii Superferry
• Harbor Master Planning
• Healthcare Services & Facilities – Another Hospital
on Maui & the State Certificate of Need
• Maui Chamber of Commerce Policy Convention
• Updated Position Statements
• Lahaina Bypass/Traffic
• Transient Vacation Rentals
Process
• Educational Articles in eNews, Connections, and The Chamber View
• Issue Meetings with Legislators and Community Leaders
• Monthly Meetings with the Mayor
• Regular Articles by the Mayor and the Governor in our Connections
Newsletter
Chamber of
Maui Political Action Committee (COMPAC) – encourages voting
and determines and promotes the "pro-business" candidates endorsed
by the Chamber
• Voter
Registration Campaigns & Mailing
• COMPAC Activities & Candidate Endorsements
• Promotion of Endorsed Candidates
Networking/Events
– quarterly luncheons, Business After Hours, and special events
• Annual
Mayor’s Breakfast Sponsored by Clearwire
• Annual Governor’s Luncheon Sponsored by Alexander &
Baldwin
• American Savings Economic Update & SBA Awards Luncheon
• Carnival Cruise Ship Special Sunday Luncheon
• Maui Chamber of Commerce Annual Golf Tournament
• Maui Chamber of Commerce Installation Luncheon Sponsored by Bank
of Hawaii
• 32nd Annual Maui Economic Outlook Sponsored by First Hawaiian
Bank
• Talk Story with Governor Linda Lingle Sponsored by Central Pacific
Bank
• Chamber Office Blessing
• Monthly Business After Hours
• The Kula Marketplace
• Kila Kila Employer Services
• Oceanic Time Warner Cable
• Perk Aloha Hawaiian Coffee Company & Bobo’s and Chico’s
Wailuku Discount Store
• Matteo’s Pizzeria
• Clearwire & Bocalino’s
• Atlantis Submarines & Pioneer Inn
• Ohana Steel Buildings
• Hawaiian Classic Perfumes & Manana Garage
• The Four Seasons Resort
• Quarterly New Members Social (January, April, July & December)
Communications/Publications
– website, weekly eNews, Connections newsletter, and The Chamber
View articles in the Maui News
• Regular
Website updates
• Weekly eNews updates to our membership
• Connections quarterly newsletters mailed to over 6,000 Maui businesses
(March, June, September, November)
• The Chamber View, informing the community of Chamber activities
through these weekly articles in the Money Matters section of the Saturday
editions of the Maui News
Education
& Training – educational workshops, seminars, brown-bag
luncheons and special training programs
• Labor
Law Seminar
• Workmans Comp – Things To Know
• Website Security Class
• Winning Minds Sales Training Seminar
Made In Maui
– efforts to promote Made In Maui products, such as advertising,
trade shows, and special events
• Made In Made
Trade Show at Maui Land & Pineapple Company’s First Annual Pineapple
Festival
• Article in The Chamber View
• Made In Maui Trade Show at Queen Kaahumanu Shopping Center
• Holiday Insert in No Ka Oi Magazine
• Made In Maui Ad in AdVentures Hawaii Phone Book
• Made In Maui Wall to promote products at the Chamber office
Small Bus.
Promotion – activities to promote the Chamber's small businesses
members of 25 employees, with an emphasis on companies with 10 or less
employees
• Co-sponsored
the Mayor’s Small Business Awards
Member Promotion
– efforts to promote our members
• Online
Membership Directory
• Information & Referrals
• Advertising Packages
• Sponsorship Opportunities
• TS Shinn Award
• Special Events
Westside Issues
– activities to address concerns by the Chamber's Westside Committee,
such as Lahaina traffic, trash and sewer challenges, etc.
• 10th
House District Seat Candidate Forum
• Lahaina Bypass/Traffic Update by Lahaina Bypass Now and the State
Department of Transportation
5 Key Chamber
Functions
• Creating a strong local economy
• Promoting the community
• Providing networking opportunities
• Representing the interests or business with government
• Political action
Community
Association/Board/Member Involvement
•
Better Business Bureau
• Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii
• Harbor Users Group
• Hawaii 2050 Sustainability Plan Task Force
• Maui Contractors Association
• Maui Economic Development Board
• Maui Hotel Association
• Maui Visitors Bureau
• West Maui Taxpayers Association
Chamber Committees
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Executive Committee
• Budget & Finance Committee
• Business Education Committee
• Government Action Committee
• Made In Maui Committee
• Marketing & Public Relations Committee
• Small Business Committee
• Westside Committee
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