The main office in Maui Division is in Wailuku at 896 Lower Main street. The ILWU also has an office in Lahaina, Phone: (808) 667- 7155; 840 Wainee St. Unit H4 & H5 and on Lanai. These offices are open as needed for meetings and other activities.
Maui is the largest Division in the ILWU with close to 9,000 members. Maui Division includes Molokai and Lanai which requires travel among the islands to service members. Maui is also the only division which still has a sugar company. Most of Maui’s members work in the tourism industry.
Maui holds their Division Executive Board Meeting starting at 6:00 pm on the third Wednesday every month at the ILWU Hall on Lower Main Street in Wailuku.
Jocelyn Victorino
Division Clerk
Joyce Naruse
Senior Clerk
Both Joycelyn and Joyce work out of the Maui Division Wailuku Office.
Stephen Castro Sr.
Division Director
Stephen Castro Sr. was hired at the Kapalua Bay Hotel in 1978 as an Engineer 2nd Class. He became a first class Journeyman in 1989. Stephen served as a unit steward, unit editor, and grievance chair at the hotel.
Stephen served as an ILWU local representative in 1994. He was elected business agent in 2002 to 2012. Stephen was elected Maui Division Director in 2012.
Roberto “Bobby” Andrion
Business Agent
Roberto “Bobby” Andrion Jr. was hired at the Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Company in 1985 as a machinist apprentice, and worked his way up to becoming a machine specialist.
Bobby served as a Unit Steward, and was part of the Local 142 organizing program. He was an organizer from 1989 to 2000. Bobby was elected business agent in 2003 and has held the position up to the present.
Jerrybeth “JB” De Mello
Business Agent
Jerrybeth was hired at the Maui Surf Hotel in 1973 as a Culinary Cook II. The hotel is now the Westin Maui Resort and Spa. Jerrybeth became the unit chair of the Surf from 1973 to 1986 and also served on the Local Executive Board.
She became the unit chair of the Westin Maui Hotel from 1987 to 1991. She was elected as a business agent in 1991 and served to present.
Abel Kahoohanohano
Business Agent
Abel was hired at Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co. as a heavy equipment mechanic from 1975 to 1988. He then worked at Ameron Maui in 1988 to 2003 as a heavy equipment mechanic.
At HC&S, Abel served as unit shop steward from 1980 to 1988. At Ameron, Abel served as a shop steward and unit chair from 1990 to 2003. Abel was appointed as a business agent from 2003 to 2012, and elected last year.
Claro Romero Jr.
Business Agent
Claro Romero Jr. worked at Wailuku Sugar as a truck driver and served the unit as first vice chair. Claro then changed jobs and was hired at Island Movers in 1998.
He actively assisted the union on various organizing drives of new companies. Claro was first elected business agent in 2003 and has served to the present.
Stephen William West
Business Agent
Steve has been an active ILWU member for over 30 years working at the Makena Beach & Golf Resort. He served as a shop steward, unit editor, grievance chair, and unit chair from 1997-2008.
Steve also worked at the Grand Wailea Resort and Spa for over 18 years, and served as unit vice chair. Steve has been working for the ILWU full-time since 2008 and was elected business agent last year.
Cyrus M. Kodani
Local Representative
Cyrus Kodani was hired at the Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa in 1980 as a banquet porter. He served as unit chair of the Hyatt Regency Maui from 2006 and on the International Executive Board and Local Executive Board from 2009 to 2012.
Cyrus was appointed as a Local Representative in 2013. (See next page for more information on appointed Local and Division Representatives.)
Jason Medeiros
Division Representative
Jason Medeiros started work at the Grand Wailea Resort and Spa in 1996 as a server. He also served as the unit chair from 2004 to 2012.
Jason served as the Maui Division Political Action chair from 2006 to 2012 and on the Local Executive Board from 2006 to 2009. Jason was appointed as the Maui full-time Division Representative in 2013.
