Upcoming Pau Hana Event, Legislative Update, Membership Renewal Info, and more!

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Welcome to March 2024! 
 
MBAH is proud to present our first event of the year!  Please join us for a pau hana mixer focused on the future of housing in Hawaii on March 19th at Dave & Buster’s!   Our featured speaker is Sterling Higa, Executive Director of Housing Hawaii's Future (HHF). He will share his thoughts on Hawaii's housing shortage, outmigration, and innovative solutions. The event is going to be a lot of fun. Please be sure to invite your realtor friends. This is an important topic for us all. Members $30 and Non-members $39. We look forward to seeing you there! Please register soon to reserve your spot. Registration deadline is March 11th.
 
As a reminder, early bird MBAH membership pricing is in place until March 31 so act soon!   There are many benefits to MBAH membership including:

Advocacy – we will keep you up-to-date on important issues that impact your business and keep you apprised of our efforts on the legislative front

Networking – we offer a variety of opportunities including social events, our annual conference, annual membership meeting, education events and committee participation opportunities

Education - educational workshops will be offered. Topics include updates on the economy, the real estate market, sales strategies and other areas to keep you informed about the latest industry matters
 
Membership options:
1.  Corporate Level $2500 - includes an unlimited number of memberships for your employees & includes 2 annual conference passes for your employees
2.  Principal Member $700 / Early bird $600 - includes the first individual registered for a company of more than 3 employees
3.  Principal Member $350 / Early bird $300 - includes the first individual member registered from a small company of 3 or less employees
4.  Subsequent Member $50 - each member that registers after the principal
CLICK TO RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP
 
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SIGN UP TODAY!
REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS COMING UP ON MARCH 11TH
CLICK TO REGISTER
 
 
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MBAH Advocates for you!

The MBAH Legislative Committee works diligently to monitor federal and state/local issues that impact mortgage lending and advocates on your behalf. 
Who is the MBAH Legislative Committee? We are Victor Brock, Jonathan Lai, Esq. and Linda Nakamura. Victor Brock is SVP of Consumer and Mortgage Lending at Hawaii State Federal Credit Union and is also the MBAH Secretary and past MBAH President. Jonathan Lai, Esq. is an Attorney at Watanabe Ing LLP. Linda Nakamura is SVP and Residential Fulfillment Center Manager at First Hawaiian Bank and is a past MBAH President. 

We have provided testimonies on the following bills:
·      SB 462 Relating to Attachment and Execution
·      HB 2641 Relating to Appraisal Management Companies
·      HB 3337 Relating to Appraisal Management Companies
·      HB2686 Relating to the Stabilization of Property Insurance
·      SB3434 Relating to the Stabilization of Property Insurance
·      HB 2801 Relating to Commercial Property Assessed Financing

Please go to the MBAH websitefor more details on each bill and the MBAH testimonies.

Part of your membership dues help pay for our lobbyists, Rick Tsujimura and Matt Tsujimura of SanHi, who assists us in monitoring state and local issues and submitting testimony and commentary as appropriate. 
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