On May 4, Maui Mayor Alan M. Arakawa toured the headquarters of Noni Biotech International and invited the company to join a County of Maui trip to Japan and Korea.

In its second quarter 2012 economic report, the Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism is projecting higher growth rates for most economic indicators in Hawai‘i.

On May 26, the Royal Lahaina Resort will open its new Jazz Club Maui with host band SLAM featuring David Choy and Kelly Covington.

The Maui Memorial Medical Center has been awarded a $85,000 grant to support the formation of a network to improve health care integration on Maui.

The 2012 Hawaii State Legislature approved an additional $2 million for fiscal years 2013 through 2015 for the Hawaii Tourism Authority.

Oceanit Laboratories Inc., who has a division located in the Maui Research and Technology Park, has received the US Small Business Administration’s Award of Excellence for Prime Contractors.

An assessment of coastal change over the past century has found 70% of beaches on the islands of Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, and Maui are undergoing long-term erosion..

Kapalua Tennis Garden and Wailea Tennis Club rank in the top 100 tennis resorts in the world for 2012, according to a worldwide survey conducted by Tennis Resorts Online.

This new Business Roundup column will include tidbits of business news received over the course of a month. The business community is encouraged to participate.

The Kahoolawe Island Reserve Commission (KIRC) has announced the trolling schedule for permitted vessels in the month of May.