The Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture is hosting a free Specialty Crop Block Grant Program workshop at the HDOA Maui Conference Room (635 Mua St.) on Jan. 16. from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Using $40 million in proceeds from the recent $262 million sale of agricultural lands on Maui, Alexander & Baldwin completed the off-market acquisition of two Class A warehouse buildings in Kapolei on Oʻahu.

Book Trust Hawai‘i will host its 7th annual fundraiser, Extravaganza: The Odyssey, on March 23, 2019 at the Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea.

Queen Kaʻahumanu Center announces the continuance of QKC Feud, every third Friday of the month from 6 to 8 p.m. QKC is accepting contestant teams.

The Holoholo Bookmobile, a mobile library service, announces their new Spring & Summer schedule for 2019.

HI SOUP, a community-project funding organization, is partnering with the Mālamalama Maui Project to fund one of three community agriculture projects on Maui.

Tech entrepreneur and investor Michael Powers will be the guest speaker at Maui TechOhana, a meeting that the Maui Economic Development Board (MEDB) will be hosting for Maui entrepreneurs interested in technology. According to the MEDB, the meeting serves as an opportunity for technology entrepreneurs to network and learn new skills. Powers was the second... Read more »

In Kahului & Wailuku, the average price is $3.61, which is seven cents lower than last Thursday, 27 cents lower than on this date last month and 14 cents lower than on this date a year ago.

The first group of 1,300 employees successfully moved to the new system in May 2018, and a second, larger group of 22,000 employees was deployed in August 2018.

Over 30 separate Maui-owned small businesses were represented at three free workshops held at the Maui County Business Resource Center in Kahului on January 3 & 9.