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Four Seasons Resort Maui’s Executive Chef Roger Stettler won Chef of the Year honors at the Maui No Ka ‘Oi Magazine’s 10th Annual ‘Aipono Restaurant Awards.

A workshop for farmers and gardeners on why and how to save seed will be held Saturday and Sunday, May 19 and 20, at Noho‘ana Farm in Waikapu and Kupa‘a Farm in Kula.

MauiGrown Coffee is reporting a record harvest this year of their Arabica coffee varieties grown at their 500-acre Kaanapali Estate.

The State Dept of Labor announced today that the non-seasonally adjusted annual unemployment rate for Maui County in December was 7.3%, down from 7.4% a year ago.

Several organizations have come together to launch the Food Innovation Center, a new food business incubator located at the University of Hawaii Maui College.

The Hawaii State Department of Labor and Industrial Relations announced today that the Maui County unemployment rate was 7.7% for the month of November 2011.

Today, Governor Neil Abercrombie visited the University of Hawai’i Maui College and toured the site of a proposed food innovation center.

Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. today announced plans to separate the company into two independent, publicly traded companies.

The Hawai`i Dept of Agriculture is now accepting applications for a new round of organic certification cost-share assistance for farmers, livestock operators and produce handlers.

The Maui Association of Landscape Professionals (MALP) will host its 16th Annual Lawn and Garden Fair on Saturday, November 12, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Maui Mall in Kahului this weekend.

With more than 1200 attending last year, the 9th Annual Molokai Chamber of Commerce Business & Food Expo will again celebrate Molokai’s agriculture and food products industries with several Maui celebrity chefs.

Maui County unemployment rose to 7.9% in September, a 0.4% increase from a month ago, but still lower than one year ago when it was 8.3%, according to the Hawaii State Department of Labor & Industrial Relations.

Claire has lived alone in the valley self-sustained (with no running water, internet, or electricity) for seven years.

The Maui County Office of Economic Development (OED), in partnership with the Hawaii Tourism Authority, is soliciting proposals for community-based events that will help to strengthen Hawaii tourism.

The seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate for Maui County remains at 7.5% for August, down .7% from a year ago, according to the State Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR).

On September 20, the Maui Association of Landscape Professionals (MALP) is hosting a presentation by University of Hawaii at Hilo Entomologist Arnold H. Hara, Ph.D.

The County of Maui announced today a unique opportunity for Maui County flower vendors to showcase their products at that Philadelphia International Flower Show, the largest fresh flower and products show in North America.

The Board of Directors of the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority (NELHA) has appointed Gregory P. Barbour as the agency’s new Executive Director. Barbour will assume responsibility for the management of the agency in mid-June.

At an event today in Washington, D.C., Walmart, unveiled a comprehensive effort to provide its customers with healthier and more affordable food choices.

Special permitted fishing will be allowed this weekend in waters surrounding the island of Kahoolawe between the hours of 12:01 a.m Saturday to 11:59 p.m Sunday.