Maui Business

Alexander & Baldwin — owner, operator and developer of high-quality commercial real estate in Hawaiʻi, recently announced it entered into a definitive merger agreement. A&B’s Maui properties include: Nāpili Plaza, Maui Lani Industrial, Hoʻokele Shopping Center, Kahului Office Building, Harbor Industrial, Kahului Office Center, Kahului Shopping Center, Lono Center, P&L Warehouse, and the Puʻunēnē Shopping Center.

MC&A has announced the acquisition of the full Maui and O‘ahu event décor inventory of Ulu Creative, a Hawai‘i-based event production company known for its design-forward décor collection.

First Hawaiian Bank today announced that employees and retirees have made a major impact this holiday season by contributing a donation of $886,449 to 36 charities in Hawai‘i, Guam, and Saipan as part of its annual Kōkua Mai employee giving campaign.

The Maui Cookie Lady received national recognition this weekend as part of a feature on Good Morning America during the segment: “The Very Best Cookie Delivery Services of 2025,” which was televised Dec. 13. The Makawao-based bakery was selected by Bon Appétit and Epicurious Editor in Chief Jamila Robinson, who highlighted standout cookie delivery companies from across the […]

Coffee Stop West Maui — a locally owned, family-run drive-thru coffee trailer, has opened at 263 Lahainaluna Road. They are the first independently owned coffee business to reopen in Lahaina Town since the 2023 wildfire, according to owners.

Maui Pineapple Store has launched three exclusive Holiday Gift Boxes packed with pineapple-inspired products — just in time for the holidays.

The Hawai‘i Green Infrastructure Authority has announced $18 million in new loan funds through its Green Energy Market Securitization program to expand access to clean energy for underserved ratepayers and help lower utility costs across the islands. The new capital, approved under a Hawai‘i Public Utilities Commission order, will enable more households, nonprofits, and small […]

The Hawaiʻi Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism has released its 2025 Quarterly Statistical and Economic Report, raising its economic growth projections to 1.6 percent for 2025 and 1.5 percent for 2026.

Kumulani Chapel will soon have a permanent home in Kapalua Resort through a new agreement with Maui Land & Pineapple Company, Inc. The church will purchase more than six acres to establish a permanent campus for the longstanding West Maui congregation of 42 years.

The Wayfinder Group is a strategic advisory firm with offices in Hawaiʻi and Washington D.C. WFGRP provides strategic government relations, public affairs, communications, marketing and community outreach services to help clients navigate the local, state and federal landscape to deliver outcomes they seek.

G70 announced that its associate principal and architect, Lance Hirai, AIA, WELL AP, ALEP, has earned a number of recognitions and certifications that will help the local design firm continue to develop inspired design solutions for its clients. 

The Hawaiʻi Medical Association will host a conversation that brings together representatives from Hawaiʻi’s three largest health care providers: Hawaiʻi Pacific Health, The Queen’s Health Systems, and Kaiser Permanente Hawaiʻi.

Leidos, the state’s Hawai‘i Energy program administrator, has been awarded a new three-year contract by the Public Utilities Commission to continue managing Hawai‘i’s energy conservation efforts, according to an announcement on Thursday.

The Fukunaga Scholarship Foundation is now accepting applications for the 2026 Fukunaga Scholarship through Feb. 23, 2026. In its 76th year, the Foundation continues its commitment to supporting Hawaiʻi students who plan to pursue degrees in business or related fields.

Maui-based interior designer Reflective Design Studio has announced the upcoming release of founder and principal designer LaTasha Baldwin’s debut book, “It’s Never Too Late to Design Your Life,” set to release Feb. 1, 2026.

The Construction Industry of Maui hosts its annual fundraiser dinner to benefit the Bob Poulson Scholarship Fund on Saturday, Dec. 6 from 5 to 10 p.m. at the Wailea Beach Resort & Spa.

Ten months into 2025, Maui is still outpacing last year’s visitor totals — even though October delivered the island’s first year-over-year dip since midsummer.

Despite a new report that shows household debt in Hawai‘i on the rise, Hawai‘i Community Lending (HCL) aims to keep the dream of home ownership alive for local families, offering some of the state’s lowest interest rates on purchasing and refinancing homes on Hawaiian Home Lands. 

Hawai‘i Ag & Culinary Alliance (HACA) announced that applications are now open for Cohort 7 of the Cottage Industry to Commercial Enterprise Scholarship, a workforce and business development initiative designed to help Hawaiʻi’s value-added food entrepreneurs expand from small-batch production to commercial success. Applications are open now through Dec. 31, 2025. 

Residential Youth & Empowerment Services (RYSE), a nonprofit organization that works to equip families and communities to end the cycle of homelessness, today announced that it has received a $2.5 million grant from Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos through the Bezos Day 1 Families Fund.