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“The Sports Animals” Chris Hart features Business Manager Damien Kim

Honolulu-Chris Hart, of talk radio show “The Sports Animals,” on ESPN 1420AM/92.7 FM, called Business Manager/Financial Secretary Damien Kim on Friday, July 24th, to talk story about what the membership has been up to throughout this pandemic, as well as chatted about recent events, bringing listeners up to speed on what they and the Local […]

BUSINESS MANAGER UPDATE for 21 JUL 2020

Aloha members, please see the attached memo from your Business Manager/Financial Secretary, Damien Kim. Mahalo!

BUSINESS MANAGER UPDATE for 24 JUN 2020

Aloha members, Please find the attached letter (two pages, in two formats) from our Business Manager/Financial Secretary, Damien Kim. Please let us know if you have any questions. Mahalo!

“From Our Hearts to Yours” on FB live tonight!

For those unable to watch on TV, please watch an encore performance of our one-hour musical special on Facebook, at 7 PM here.

IBEW Local 1186 Spotlight: Blood Bank of Hawaii

Honolulu, HI-We hope you had a chance to watch our special, “From Our Hearts to Yours” last night on KFVE. If not, we hope you have a chance to catch one of our re-airs this weekend! One of the three non-profit organizations we featured was the Blood Bank of Hawaii, an organization that needs help […]

BUSINESS MANAGER UPDATE for 28 MAY 2020

Aloha members, Please see the attached (two formats) letter from our Business Manager/Financial Secretary. Mahalo!

JUNE MEETINGS CANCELED

Please see the attached notices for our meeting cancellations and continue to stay safe and healthy! Mahalo!

Check out today’s featured story on HInow

Honolulu-HI Please see our special segment on HInow this morning – ahead of tonight’s premiere of IBEW Local 1186 “From Our Hearts to Yours.” Check out the feature here Mahalo to all who made this show a reality!

“From Our Hearts to Yours” premiere – Thurs., May 28th @ 8 PM on K5

Honolulu, HI-This pandemic has been difficult on many. Especially for those of us who have lost loved ones, gotten ill, lost jobs, had to adjust to an entire new way of living adjusting work/schooling from home, and balancing life – therefore being under very stressful and difficult times. While we realize a musical tribute and […]

MAY 2020 MEETINGS – CANCELED

Aloha members, Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and as mandated by law, our May meetings for Unit 1, Unit 2, and General Membership meetings have been canceled. We hope you are safe and healthy. Please let us know if you have any questions. Mahalo!

BUSINESS MANAGER UPDATE for 17 APR 2020

Aloha members, Please find the attached letter from our Business Manager/Financial Secretary, Damien Kim. Please let us know if you have any questions. Mahalo!

Some helpful links – Unemployment and Stimulus Checks for 15 APR 2020

Aloha members, Please click on the following links for your unemployment claim status and stimulus check status. Unemployment claim status here Stimulus check status here

COVID-19 UPDATE-INFO ON LAYOFFS for 09 APR 2020

Aloha members, Please see the attached (in two formats) letter re: layoffs. Please let us know if you have any questions. Mahalo!

BUSINESS MANAGER UPDATE for 09 APR 2020

Please see the attached (in two formats) regarding an asynchronous message regarding some updates for March and April from our Business Manager/Financial Secretary, Damien Kim. If you have any questions, please feel free to call us. Mahalo!

Filing for Unemployment – from your DISPATCHER 01 APR 2020

Aloha members, Many of you are having similar issues when filing for your unemployment claims online. For questions, please call the following numbers for the appropriate island you are living on. Oahu: 808-586-8970 Hilo: 808-974-4086 Kona: 808-322-4822 Maui: 808-984-8400 Kauai: 808-274-3043 How much can I qualify for?Here’s how the state explains the calculation: “Your weekly […]

FURLOUGH INFO UPDATE for 30 MAR 2020

Aloha members, Please see the attached letter (in two formats) from our International Office RE: FAQ’s in regards to furloughs from IBEW International President Lonnie R. Stephenson, and NECA CEO David Long. Mahalo!

RESOURCES FOR HAWAII RESIDENTS RE: COVID-19/FINANCIAL

Aloha members, Please see Senator Brian Schatz’s website as it is updated regularly in regards to resources available to Hawaii residents. Visit his site here.

VACATION/HOLIDAY FUND UPDATE for 30 MAR 2020

To all participants of and beneficiaries of the Hawaii Electricians Vacation & Holiday Fund, please see attached letter (in two formats) which you should be receiving either tomorrow or Wednesday in regards to your one-time only early release of your Vacation benefit.

APR MEETING/JUNE ELECTIONS Update from Business Manager Damien Kim 27 MAR 2020

Please see the attached (in two formats) letter from your Business Manager, Damien Kim, for an update on our April Meetings and Union Elections in June. Please let us know if you have any questions!

COVID-19/CONTRACT UPDATE-SPECTRUM for 25 MAR 2020

March 25, 2020 Aloha Spectrum members, Please see the attached (in two formats) letter from our Business Manager, Damien Kim. Please contact us if you have any questions!

COVID-19 UPDATE FROM AD OFFICE (TRAVIS UMEMOTO)

March 24, 2020 This is for all CATV and HAWAII ELECTRICIANS PARTICIPANTS: Please see attached update from Hawaii Electricians Administrative Office Administrator, Travis Umemoto as both a PDF and JPG. Mahalo!

COVID-19 Update from Business Manager Damien Kim 23 MAR 2020

March 23, 2020 Please see the latest message from Business Manager Damien Kim, attached here both as an image as well as PDF for your convenience.

CPB to offer COVID-19 financial assistance programs

LU 1186 FCU – Update for 23 Mar 2020

GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING TONIGHT – CANCELED!

Honolulu – Aloha members, you should have received two letters from us in the mail, but in case you did not, please note that tonight’s General Membership meeting has been canceled. In these letters are our general guidelines for entering our building – not entering if you feel ill, and making the best of using […]

From our Business Manager

March 16, 2020 Honolulu-From our Business Manager, Damien Kim, please see the letters attached here both as photos and PDF files for you to read, that were mailed out today to all of our members regarding what we are doing to help reduce the spread of COVID-19. If you have any questions, please do not […]

Please stay informed, stay healthy!

March 16th, 2020 Honolulu-As of the time of this writing, there is now one CONFIRMED community transmitted case of COVID-19 and seven via travel. Please use this time to download our app if you have not already, available on both Apple and Android platforms. Having our app will notify you immediately of meeting cancelations, advisories […]

OAHU UNIT 1 MEETING CANCELED

EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY: To all members: Oahu Unit 1 Meeting canceled for tonight. We are taking precautions to avoid the spread of Coronavirus aka COVID-19 and will be having the entire building disinfected today and possibly tomorrow. After re-opening our building, please do not enter our building if you have a fever, chills, cough, sore throat […]