Businesses and nonprofit organizations that administer viable projects that positively impact the economy of Maui County are urged to participate in a virtual grant training workshop Wednesday, April 21, at 1 pm.

Seven SBA-approved lenders have secured more than $1.2 billion in the second round of the federal Paycheck Protection Program to fund 12,887 local companies and support payrolls for an estimated 140,000 jobs statewide. The deadline to apply for PPP has been extended to May 31.

A new Japanese invisible nano platinum technology to clean, disinfect and protect facilities from bacteria and viruses, including COVID-19, is now being used by Oʻahu businesses, government offices and schools — and is available on Maui, according to a news release from CleanSpaceUSA.

The Maui Economic Development Board in partnership with the YWCA Oʻahu’s Minority Business Development Agency’s Enterprising Women of Color Business Center launched the kickoff presentation of their “Women in Business Seminar Series” on March 24.

Several million more payments in the third batch of Economic Impact Payments from the American Rescue Plan are being disbursed beginning today, bringing the total disbursed so far to more than 130 million payments worth approximately $335 billion, according to a US government news release.

Goodwill Hawaiʻi and Big Brothers Big Sisters Hawaiʻi formed a new partnership to open two donation PODs on Maui that will benefit both nonprofit organizations starting April 1. Goodwill Hawaiʻi will manage the operations for the new Goodwill Hawaiʻi-BBBS attended donation centers located at the Kīhei Recycling and Redemption Center and the Pukalani Longs Drug parking lot.

Two Mokulele Airline pilots – Capt. Justin Constantino and First Officer Jeremy Delia – were honored during a ceremony on Wednesday afternoon, for helping with the rescue of two pilots from a downed plane eight miles off the coast of Lāna‘i on Feb. 27.

The U.S. Small Business Administration launched a splash page for the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant application portal in anticipation of opening applications for the critical economic relief program on Thursday, April 8, 2021.

Hawaiʻi Agricultural Foundation will host its first Food-A-Go-Go Restaurant Week from April 5 to 12, with select restaurants opting in for a second week through April 19.

Maui-based VITALITEA HAWAIʻI is expanding distribution of its craft kombucha and Nitro Cold Brew coffee to Whole Food Markets across Southern California, Arizona and Nevada.

Walmart invites Hawai’i entrepreneurs to participate in its 2021 Open Call for products, grown or assembled in the US. The deadline to register for the Open Call is April 30 with event day scheduled for June 30.

Business owners in Hawaiʻi have until March 31 to complete the fourth Hawaiʻi Commercial Rent Survey, which aims to provide state and county policymakers with data on the impact of accumulating commercial rent as the state moves towards economic recovery.

For a record 11th time, Imua Family Services — the largest single provider of early childhood intervention and development programs in Hawaiʻi — has been named among the Best Places to Work in the state by Hawaiʻi Business Magazine.

The former Maui Land and Pineapple cannery, built in 1927 and renovated in 2016, is now 100 percent leased. The 193,000-square-foot space on Kane Street in Kahului, is located behind Foodland and consists of warehouse and storage space.

Associates at Wailea Beach Resort, Ritz Carlton Kapalua, Westin Maui, and Sheraton Maui and other Marriott International associates across Hawaiʻi honored late executive Arne M. Sorenson in a #ForwardForArne event.

Under the amended framework, weddings on Oʻahu under the supervision of event planning professionals are now allowed in Tier 3, with a maximum of 100 people per event (including staff), at outdoor venues only.

The Tomahawk dinner for two features a 40-ounce Tomahawk ribeye paired with a starter, personal sides and dessert. Priced at $180 and available for take-out or dine in.

Maui Mall Village in Kahului is hosting a free family-friendly, pre-Easter event on Saturday morning, April 3, with an egg hunt hosted by Fun Factory and a visit from the Easter bunny in Center Court.

In February 2021, Maui County’s vacation rental occupancy climbed to 52.5 percent, which is down 35.1 percentage points from a year ago but the highest rate since the start of the pandemic last March.

This program offers mortgage assistance of up to $1,500 per month and rental assistance up to $1,000 per month over a three-month period.