Purpose of the MASON CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION OF HAWAII shall be:

A.    To develop and improve the standards of the masonry industry at the level necessitated by its professional       
character and to establish in the public's mind that members of the Association are contractors and businesses who fulfill their obligations in good faith.
B.    To promote the business climate of the masonry industry and further provide the methods and means whereby members may act together in matters of community interest, such as the petitioning of governmental entities.
C.    To seek the betterment of trade practices between all contractors.
D.    To make membership in the Association a reasonable assurance to the public of the skill, integrity, and responsibility of its members; and further promote public relations to enhance this relationship.
E.    To foster peaceful and harmonious employer-employee relationships, establish and maintain wages, and procure faithful observance of all agreements and obligations of all parties concerned.
F.    Enter into collective bargaining negotiations with labor organizations, but only for and on behalf of those members who authorize the Association or its appropriate representative to so represent them pursuant to the provisions of Article XIII of these Bylaws.
G.    To encourage and promote the goodwill and fellowship among members, and a better understanding of the industry, through regular gatherings and other avenues for intermember communications.
H.    To promote the use of concrete masonry units, concrete and related industry items. To do any and all lawful things that may be necessary for, or conducive toward the attainment of any and all objects and purposes here and above expressed.