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The Construction Industry of Maui awards $60,000, announces Bob Poulson Scholarship winners
The Construction Industry of Maui awarded three Maui County high school graduates each a $20,000 scholarship to encourage education toward a construction industry career.
Maui Council committee advances $4M budget amendment for Hālau of ʻŌiwi Arts
A Maui County Council committee recommended first reading approval Tuesday of a $4 million bond funding request for the Hālau of ʻŌiwi Arts project in Wailuku, even as council members raised pointed questions about why items originally represented as part of the project had been dropped before construction began.
Maui fire survivors to see settlement money, but ‘not better off,’ economist says
Wildfire survivors in Maui County can expect to receive settlement money for the first time this year. However, economists say the payments won’t make most families whole, especially as higher electricity bills and gas prices intensify pressure on households still rebuilding their lives.
UHERO: Hawaiʻi economy turns a corner, moves beyond recession with modest growth
Hawaiʻi’s economy is moving beyond last year’s mild recession, but the recovery will be gradual, according to the University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization’s first quarter forecast for 2026 released on Feb. 27. Maui is the standout, as ongoing recovery from the disastrous 2023 wildfires will continue to propel rising tourism activity, if at a slower pace than last year.
UH Maui College construction students building sheds for Lahaina, Kula fire survivors
The hale pāpaʻi program has been running since August 2024 and the one-week free class offered in conjunction has attracted more than 400 students, 70 of whom were high school students this summer, according to Talia Purdy of the school’s academic affairs support staff.
Flip-flopping tariffs create confusion, price uncertainty for builders in Lahaina
Contractors worry a rise in costs could make it harder for people to afford rebuilding burned homes.
Maui County’s economic recovery trails rest of the state; construction builds momentum
Maui County’s economic recovery remains slower than other islands, particularly in tourism and employment, suggesting lingering effects from the August 2023 wildfires disaster that disrupted tourism and local businesses, according to the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism the 2025 Statistical and Economic Report, published in this first quarter.
Rebuild of homes destroyed in Kula fire runs into costly wastewater upgrades
Upcountry residents have relied for years on cesspools, which are required under state law to be eliminated by 2050.
Lahaina fire leads to disappearing tourism jobs, desperately needed construction workers
Demand for constructor workers and contractors is outpacing the need in Lahaina, where a massive rebuild effort is just getting started.
Growth, recovery forecast for Hawaiʻi, but Maui County expected to lag behind
Construction activity, including the rebuilding of wildfire devastated Lahaina town, will overcome relative weakness in tourism and help build a stable economic recovery, at a rate of 1.3%, for Hawaiʻi statewide, according to a forecast by economists with the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism.
UH researching Maui wildfire impacts on agriculture, health with federal grants
In the aftermath of Maui’s Lahaina wildfire, the University of Hawai‘i will use $519,000 in USDA grants to fund research projects that aim to reinforce Hawai‘i’s agriculture against disasters and address the health risks of toxic chromium.
Makawao Avenue Roadwork Through Friday
Motorists can expect traffic delays in Makawao Avenue while crews from the Public Works Highways Division work on an in-house pavement preservation project.
Hawai‘i’s Economy on Path to Moderate Growth
We are on track to see more than 9 million visitors this year, and we expect to see our construction industry accelerate our economic growth.
Forecast: Statewide Employment to Expand by 5.6%
The state’s employment projections over the 10 year period that ends in 2024, is forecast to expand by 5.6% according to new information released today by the DLIR.
Construction Begins on MEO Transportation Center
Construction of the $23 million Maui Economic Opportunity, Inc. Transportation Center in Pu’unene is set to begin June 26.
Kaiser Completes Expansion, Renovation of Maui Lani Pharmacy
On Friday, Kaiser Permanente Hawaii celebrated the completion of a 1,000 square foot expansion of its pharmacy at Maui Lani Clinic with a Hawaiian blessing ceremony.
Slower Recovery Forecast, No Double-Dip
Dr. Leroy Laney told an audience at First Hawaiian Bank’s Business Outlook Forum on Oahu Friday that Hawaii’s 2012 outlook is for a slower recovery than was envisioned just a few months ago.
Fairmont Kea Lani Extensive Remodel Starts August
Despite an extensive remodel scheduled to begin in August 2011, operations at the The Fairmont Kea Lani will continue as normal, except for the closure of its signature restaurant, Kō
County Installing Many Solar Systems, Buying Power
Today, the County of Maui issued a Request for Proposals to furnish, deliver, install, operate, and maintain solar photovoltaic systems selling electricity to the county under a power purchase agreement to the Office of Economic Development of the County of Maui.
Angie Westfall, New Official Keeper State’s Historical Places Register
Businesses seeking new building modifications on historic buildings will now be working with a new architecture branch chief at the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) State Historic Preservation Department (SHPD).
