Mahina Martin has been honored to receive awards for community service from Hawaiian Electric (Kokua Champion 2015), Rotary Club of Kahului (Mike Lyons Palaka Award 2018), Sierra Club (Onipaa Award 2013), County of Maui (Employee of the Year, Department of Management 2008) and in 2018, a team she is a member of  with Hawaiian Electric became a national finalist in the Smart Electric Power Alliance’s Visionary of the Year in Community Engagement Awards for their work on Molokai Island – an island with an extraordinary number of economically disadvantaged residents, the majority of native Hawaiian descent. These notable recognitions are from different sectors – private, government and community all highlight her commitment to helping others succeed. Her experience includes working with rural, minority and native Hawaiian communities to build success beginning with inclusion.