Membership

The Healthcare Association of Hawaii (HAH) is a non-profit organization representing Hawai`i’s healthcare providers.

Through our representation and advocacy efforts, HAH ensures that members’ perspectives and needs are heard and addressed in local and national health policy development, and legislative and regulatory debates. Our advocacy efforts include the legislative and executive branches.

HAH provides its members with the opportunity to meet and discuss issues of mutual interest, and to seek solutions that improve the individual and collective health of the people of Hawaii. We do this by providing a forum for our members to come together in their mutual desire to provide quality and cost-effective healthcare. HAH provides the leadership necessary to assist our members in planning strategically in order to shape the healthcare industry for years to come. HAH also effectively communicates with its members and with the community at large on issues concerning access to affordable quality healthcare.

Join HAH

Membership is available in five categories to organizations and individuals who are in accord with the mission of the Healthcare Association of Hawaii.

Apply to Become a Member
Submit your application by:
Email communications@hah.org
Mail 707 Richards Street, PH2, Honolulu, Hawai`i 96813

Membership applications must be approved by the Board or Executive Committee. Dues are pro-rated by quarter if the individual becomes a member after the first quarter of the fiscal year, which begins July 1.

For questions about membership, please call 521-8961.

Member Types and Benefits

Regular Membership

Available to acute and long-term care inpatient healthcare facilities, systems, assisted living facilities, Type II care homes, home health, hospice providers. Such entities must be licensed and/or operated in conformity with the licensure laws of the State of Hawai`i, Medicare certified or accredited by the Joint Commission or Community Health Accreditation Program (CHAP). This category of membership receives full voting privileges. Membership dues are based on the facility’s prior year’s operating expenses. Membership to healthcare systems, institutions, persons, and organizations located outside of the State of Hawai`i may be granted dependent upon the particular circumstances of the applicants. Each application will be considered on its own merits and acceptance for membership shall not be construed as a precedent. In the event of institutional membership outside of the State of Hawai`i, the provision that the facility be licensed and operating in conformity to the laws of the State of Hawai`i shall not apply. However, such facilities must be licensed and operated in conformity with their local licensure laws.

Regular Membership provides the opportunity to:

• Serve on the Board of Directors, which provides leadership for the Association.

• Participate in the Association’s representation and advocacy mission—developing, monitoring, supporting or opposing health-related legislation and rules and regulations.

• Be informed on the status of the industry through executive summaries of key legal, reimbursement and administrative rules and regulations.

• Exercise full voting privileges.

Other member benefits:

• Access to free or reduced-price education

• Participate in the HAH Annual Membership Meeting

• Network with industry leaders and management

• Receive HAH communications, including the weekly “HAH Update”

• Receive complimentary copies of HAH and national affiliate publications, studies, and survey results

• Online listing in HAH Membership List, with web site link

• Contact listing in HAH Membership Directory shared with all HAH membership

• Ability to post job openings on HAH web site

Affiliate Membership

Available to outpatient or other health-related providers of alternative, community-based services such as medical clinics, Type I care homes, case management and referral services, and academic institutions with an interest in healthcare. This category of membership does not receive voting privileges.

Affiliate Member Benefits:

• Access to free or reduced-price education

• Participate in the HAH Annual Membership Meeting

• Network with industry leaders and management

• Receive HAH communications, including the weekly “HAH Update”

• Receive complimentary copies of HAH and national affiliate publications, studies, and survey results

• Online listing in HAH Membership List, with web site link

• Contact listing in HAH Membership Directory shared with all HAH membership

• Ability to post job openings on HAH web site

Associate Membership

Available to firms or organizations that provide goods and services to the healthcare industry. This category of membership does not receive voting privileges.

Associate Member Benefits:

• Access to free or reduced-price education

• Participate in the HAH Annual Membership Meeting

• Network with industry leaders and management

• Receive HAH communications, including the weekly “HAH Update”

• Receive complimentary copies of HAH and national affiliate publications, studies, and survey results

• Online listing in HAH Membership List, with web site link

• Contact listing in HAH Membership Directory shared with all HAH membership

• Ability to post job openings on HAH web site

Personal Membership

Available to individuals, active or retired, in allied health fields and organizations not eligible for membership in the HAH. This category of membership does not receive voting privileges.

Personal Member Benefits:

• Access to free or reduced-price education

• Participate in the HAH Annual Membership Meeting

• Network with industry leaders and management

• Receive HAH communications, including the weekly “HAH Update”

• Receive complimentary copies of HAH and national affiliate publications, studies, and survey results

• Online listing in HAH Membership List

Emeritus Membership

Is granted by the Board of Directors to individuals who were employed in the health care field for ten years or more by organizations that are members of HAH. They must not be actively employed at the time of the request. In selecting emeritus members, primary considerations shall be given to the following factors:

1. Welfare of patients;

2. Improvements in administrative methods and practices;

3. Contributions to local, state, or national organizations in the healthcare field;

4. Furtherance of good public relations;

5. Assistance to and collaboration with other healthcare institutions;

6. Promotion of legislation relating to better patient care;

7. Advancement of the field of healthcare administration.

This category of membership does not receive voting privileges.