Maui Business

Hawaiian Airlines appointed husband-and-wife team Wade Ueoka and Michelle Karr-Ueoka, owners of Honolulu’s MW Restaurant and Artizen, as its news executive chefs.

The registered nurses and other health care workers of Maui Health System have reached a tentative contract agreement with MHS management early Friday morning after a marathon meeting.

Gov. David Ige participated in the National Governors’ Association’s virtual Winter Meeting this week, to discuss efforts to end the COVID-19 public health crisis and debate ways to ensure a strong and equitable economic recovery.

Goodfellow Bros. Celebrates 100 Year Anniversary with $50,000 Grant to Local Charities

Maui Economic Opportunity announced the selection of Michael Kini as the organization’s 2020 Driver of the Year.

In March and April, Hawaiian will launch four new North America routes, including nonstop service between Honolulu and Austin, Ontario and Orlando, as well as daily nonstop service between Long Beach and Maui.

AlohaCare, Hawai’i’s only community-led Medicaid and dual eligible Medicare health insurer, has entered into a 3-year pharmacy benefits management agreement with IngenioRx, starting July 1, 2021.

Segway Maui in Lahaina celebrates 10 years of operations since opening its doors in 2011.

The J. Walter Cameron Center received a $500 grant from the Haynes Family Fund administered by the Hawaiʻi Community Foundation.

The Kent & Polli Smith Family Fund of the Hawaiʻi Community Foundation provided a $10,000 grant to Maui Economic Opportunity for rental and utility assistance to people impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Maui Ku‘ia Estate Chocolate, Inc. announced the promotion of Meghan Ramos to fulfillment team manager.

Hawaiian Hotels and Resorts has promoted George Gomes Jr. to regional executive chef for the Royal Kona Resort on Hawaiʻi Island and Royal Lahaina Resort on Maui.

Montage Kapalua Bay’s Champagne Hale at Cliff House returns for reservations for select weekends from Feb. 11 – 21, 2021.

Sensei Lāna’i – A Four Seasons Resort today unveiled its new Optimal Wellbeing Program. The program is an in-depth diagnostic and data-led initiative designed to help guests awaken their “optimal” self through technology and experiential learning. Additionally, the program features a partnership with WHOOP to help measure performance and coincides with the roll out of […]

In the spirit of the Lunar New Year, select stores at the Queen Kaʻahumanu Center in Kahului will accept lai see (red envelopes), Feb. 12-19, 2021. All donations will be distributed to local non-profit organizations on Maui.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service released its 2017 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology report on Jan. 22, 2021, classifying Hawaiʻi’s farms to better evaluate the state’s agriculture.

In January, the Council on Revenues increased its revenue projections by $2 billion over seven years, but the state will still have a significant revenue shortfall, according to the governor.

The Hawaiʻi Utility Bill Assistance Program established by Hawaiian Electric and Aloha United Way is closed to new applications due to high demand that led to nearly $2 million being committed to 2,700 households in two days.

The Maui County Council voted unanimously on Friday to adopt a resolution urging the legislature to legalize, regulate and tax cannabis for responsible adult use.

Down The Hatch Maui welcomes Chef de Cuisine Jorge “Nacho” Perez to help manage alongside Executive Chef Alvin Savella at the Lahaina eatery.