The main office of Maui Division is in Wailuku at 896 Lower Main Street. The Maui Division also has an office in Lahaina at 840 Wainee St. Unit H4 & H5, and on Lanai at 840 Ilima Avenue. These offices are open as needed for meetings and other activities.

Maui is the largest Division in the ILWU with over 7,000 members. Maui Division includes Molokai and Lanai, which requires travel among the islands to service members. Maui is the only division which still has a sugar company. Sadly, Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Company (HC&S) has begun their final harvest and will be closing at the end of 2016. Most of Maui’s members work in the tourism industry, with Grand Wailea Resort being the largest employer of ILWU members. The second largest employer is Hyatt Maui (Regency), followed by Westin Maui.

Their Division Executive Board Meeting starts at 6:00 pm on the third Wednesday every month at the ILWU Hall on Lower Main Street in Wailuku.

Stephen Castro Sr. 
Division Director

An employee of Kapalua Bay Hotel since 1978, Stephen worked as an engineer 2nd class before becoming a first class journeyman. His union experience includes services as a unit steward, unit editor, grievance chair, local representative, and business agent. This is Stephen’s second term as division director. He serves as trustee on the Hotel Pension Trust and Maui Division Retirement Trust. Stephen also sits on the Maui Planning Commission.

Steve Lee 
Local Representative

This is Steve’s first appointed term as local representative. He had been working for Maui Division as an appointed division representative. Steve became an ILWU Local 142 member in 2005 when he started work at Hyatt Regency Maui as an engineer. Steve has been involved in the union movement for many years. He was a member of the Teamsters while employed at United Parcel Service and also a member of the United Auto Workers (UAW) when he was employed at General Motors. He serves as a trustee on the Maui Division Retirement Plan (Construction).

Jocelyn Victorino 
Division Clerk

Born and raised in Wailuku, Joycelyn has been a division clerk for almost 29 years. Prior to working at the ILWU, she was employed in the travel industry and public relations field. Joycelyn is married, with two sons and five grandchildren. “I enjoy working for the members and I’m grateful to them for my job.”

Roberto “Bobby” Andrion 
Business Agent

Bobby is an experienced union organizer working for the Local 142 organizing program from 1989 to 2000. He is from Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Company where he worked as a machinist apprentice, before working his way up to becoming a machine specialist, and has been an ILWU member since 1985. While at his unit, Bobby served as a steward. He has been a business agent since 2003 and is assigned to head the Division’s organizing program. Bobby serves as trustee on the ILWU General Health & Welfare Trust.

Claro Pascua Romero Jr. 
Business Agent 

Claro began his ILWU career as a truck driver at Wailuku Sugar before going to work at Island Movers. He is an experienced organizer as he actively assisted the union on various organizing drives of new companies. This is Claro’s fifth term as business agent and heads the Division’s sports program.

Joyce Naruse 
Division Clerk II

Joyce has been a Maui senior clerk for 25 years. Joyce is married, with two daughters.

Joesph Aquino 
Business Agent 

Joseph hails from the last surviving sugar company, Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co. He has been an ILWU member since 2012 and his varied union service at his unit includes steward, editor and a member on the new member committee. This is Joseph’s first term as business agent.

Stephen W. West 
Business Agent 

Steve has been an active ILWU member for over 30 years working at the Makena Beach & Golf Resort. He has served as steward, unit secretary, unit vice chair, unit chair, and has been on several negotiating committees. This is Steve’s second term as business agent and is assigned to handle Maui Division’s political action program. He currently sits on the Sugar Operators Work Assistance Task Force and Maui Liquor Commission.

“As your Political Action Coordinator for the Maui Division, we need your help to participate in the upcoming elections in both the primary and the general elections 2016. Remember to vote for union endorsed candidates and volunteer to help us get those candidates elected by talking with your family and friends.”

Jerrybeth “JB” De Mello 
Business Agent 

A business agent since 1991, Jerrybeth is Maui’s most experienced BA. She began her ILWU career in 1973 as a culinary cook II at the Maui Surf Hotel, now known as the Westin Maui Resort and Spa. Jerrybeth heads Maui Division’s education, unit bulletin, and pensioner programs. She is a member on the Liquor Adjudication Board and serves as trustee on the VEBA Trust.

Nicole Scida 
Division Representative 

Before being appointed to her first term as division representative, Nicole worked as a cashier at Sack N Save and finally at Grand Wailea Resort and Spa as a Guest Service Supervisor. She had been a steward and grievance chair. Nicole currently serves on the board of Maui Economic Opportunity, Inc. and Maui United Way.

“I pledge, in my newly appointed position as Division Representative, to continue educating younger members about the importance of the Union, and to continue fighting for workers’ rights, fair wages, benefits, and job security. An injury to one is an injury to all!”