Maui Business

Swell Energy Inc. is enrolling 6,000 O‘ahu, Hawai‘i Island and Maui solar and energy storage customers in its Home Battery Rewards program with Hawaiian Electric, offering significant incentives for existing and new energy storage systems powered by rooftop solar.

The National Committee for Quality Assurance’s 2021 ratings gave Kaiser Permanente’s Medicare, Medicaid and commercial (private) plans each 4.5 stars out of 5, with its Medicare and Medicaid plans receiving the highest scores in Hawaiʻi, according to a Kaiser Permanente press release.

American Savings Bank (ASB) is the only Hawaiʻi company recognized on PEOPLE’s “100 Companies That Care 2021” list, which partners with Fortune Magazine’s “Great Place to Work” program to identify the top US companies supporting their employees and their surrounding communities.

Lahaina Gateway announced that restaurant and eateries at the center offer outdoor dining and takeout options so guests can continue to enjoy dishes from some of their favorite restaurants.

Maui County’s “Safer Outside” program takes effect today, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021. Under the new rules, restaurants are required to ask patrons 12 years and older proof of vaccination for indoor dining. Unvaccinated patrons must be served only in outdoor dining areas, takeout or drive-thru service.

The US hotel industry is projected to end 2021 down more than $59 billion in business travel revenue compared to 2019, with Hawaiʻi hotels projected to be down nearly $1.2 billion, according to a new report released by the American Hotel & Lodging Association and Kalibri Labs.

Tylun Pang, Fairmont Kea Lani’s Executive Chef, and Thomas Houston, Director of Food & Beverage, announces the homecoming of Jonathan Pasion, welcoming him back to Fairmont Kea Lani as Executive Chef for Kō. 

Two Maui business owners came together to host “Womanspiration,” an event to support 30 entrepreneurs who also are mothers and to raise funds for the Maui Cancer Wellness Retreat Program.

The live-streamed event is part of an ongoing monthly series designed to inform and inspire prospective homebuyers, particularly first-time buyers, in Maui County.

A student attending KCC in medical studies that lives in Waiʻanae was presented with a $5,000 check to reward her for being vaccinated and entering the HI GOT VACCINATED.com contest. Angela Yao received the check from Ann Teranishi, American Savings Bank, President & Chief Executive Officer.