Membership & Dues
The Board of Directors reviews and acts on membership applications at its monthly meeting.
Dues are determined by the number of full-time employees in your company, with part-timers counting as 1/2. (See the Dues Schedule Below.) Dues are not refundable.
HICC dues do not include lobbying expenses. HICC’s state and local lobbying activities are directed by the Chamber’s Political Action Committee (PAC). Contributions to the PAC are voluntary. We suggest an annual contribution of $20 made payable to HICC PAC. You may include your contribution with your annual membership dues.
Besides basic Chamber operations, your Dues support the community in various ways. Some recent examples are:
- The annual ATHENA® Award, sponsored in part by HICC.
- The annual U.S. Small Business Administration Awards. HICC facilitates the recognition of the Hawaii Island recipients.
- The Hawaii Business Awards, sponsored by HICC, First Hawaiian Bank, and Hawaii Business magazine.
- Forums on legislation affecting business, Waste-to-Energy, Identity Theft, Hawaii’s economic forecast.
Our Dues Schedule
| Number of Individuals | Dues | Total Representatives Allowed |
| Individual (No Company Advertisement) | $125 | 1 |
| 1 to 2 | $175 | 2 |
| 3 to 6 | $200 | 2 |
| 7 to 10 | $225 | 3 |
| 11 to 15 | $275 | 3 |
| 16 to 20 | $325 | 4 |
| 21 to 25 | $375 | 4 |
| 26 to 30 | $425 | 4 |
| 31 or more | $475 | 5 |
31 or more (Add $4 per employee over 31 to a maximum of $775)
Special Investors’ Levels
| INVESTOR LEVEL | AMOUNT | TOTAL REPRESENTATIVES |
| Topaz | $1,000 | 10 |
| Ruby | $1,500 | 12 |
| Sapphire | $2,000 | 16 |
| Diamond | $3,000 | 18 |
| Emerald | $5,000 | 20 |
- Each additional representative is $100 and cannot exceed the number of employees in a company.
Note: Your dues may be tax deductible as an ordinary and necessary business expense. Your dues are not a charitable deduction for federal income tax purposes.