Hawaiian Performance Rights Associations?

Mat Rhodes · From: Lexington, KY, USA

There have been several threads with regard to performance rights organizations (ASCAP, BMI, etc.) in just about every place but Hawaii. Of all the Hawaiian CDs I own (OK, purchased the right to possess and listen to), I noticed there are no affiliations with the above orgs. And maybe I didn't look hard enough, either.

So how do Hawaiian songwriters get paid royalties? Is there a local counterpart that monitors the radio stations and receives a yearly fee?

Brad Bechtel · From: San Francisco, CA

This is not related to lap steel, but to Hawaiian music. Therefore I'm moving it to the Music section of the forum.
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George Keoki Lake · From: Edmonton, AB., Canada

I am aware of a few composers in Hawai'i who receive (performance) cheques from ASCAP. (I'd rather not name these individuals, only to point out that ASCAP is indeed active in Hawai'i)

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