The County of Maui has completed the purchase of three properties, including the Hawaiian Telcom Building in Wailuku for approximately $3.8 million.

First Hawaiian Bank announced it will cash federal stimulus checks with no fees assessed, including for people who are not customers of the bank.

Mahi Pono LLC has announced the promotion of Maui’s Shan Tsutsui to chief operating officer. Tsutsui succeeds Tim O’Laughlin who will be relocating to California to focus on new initiatives for both Mahi Pono and Pomona Farming.

The COVID relief law provides a new round of one-time direct payments, or “recovery rebates,” to eligible individuals.

What began as a social media challenge, quickly transpired into a deck of cards with 50 different acts of compassion and kindness to show aloha to oneself, family, community and world

First Hawaiian Bank today announced that bank employees and retirees donated a total of $877,457 to 32 charities in Hawaiʻi, Guam, and Saipan as part of the bank’s annual Kōkua Mai campaign.

Bill includes substantial funding for K-12 schools, colleges and universities, and early childhood programs to respond to COVID-19

Roberts Hawaiʻi co-founder, Robert Iwamoto Jr. announced his retirement from the company as CEO & chairman of the board, effective Dec. 31, 2020. Iwamoto has served as the transportation company’s CEO & chairman of the board since 1983. 

“In light of the recent results from a survey conducted by the Public Policy Center at UH Mānoa showing that more than half of Hawaiʻi’s restaurants may be facing permanent closures, we want to offer our support by way of consultations with our team of marketing professionals during a time when Hawaiʻi restaurants need more support than ever before,” said Jennifer Polito, founder and creative director of Jenerate PR.

Based on the promise of federal aid, the governor made the decision to delay the implementation of the furloughs, which was set to begin on Jan. 1, 2021. However, he added that because it’s a fluid situation, there is no timeline of when the furloughs will begin.

Mahi Pono announced the company has executed a long-term lease agreement with the Maui Humane Society that will enable an expansion onto three additional acres.

More than half of Hawaiʻi’s restaurants will be forced to permanently close by April 2021 if tourism does not significantly increase, according to a survey by the Public Policy Center at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.

The County of Maui’s Department of Finance’s Real Property Assessment Division is reminding all homeowners eligible for the Circuit Breaker Tax Credit to submit an application by Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020.

The annual government bill includes funding for housing, roads, public transit, and infrastructure, as well as Native Hawaiian health and education programs.

Gov. Ige announced that he may be seeking emergency appropriations in separate legislation to support COVID-19 mitigation efforts such as vaccination implementation, hospital surge staffing and the Safe Travels program.

Kaiser Permanente Hawaiʻi awarded a statewide $95,000 grant to Hawaiian Community Assets and a $95,000 grant to The Patsy T. Mink Center for Business and Leadership in partnership with Mana Up.

Three new electric vehicle fast-charging stations are now open to the public at the Queen Kaʻahumanu Center in Central Maui, Piʻilani Village Shopping Center in South Maui and Lahaina Aquatic Center in West Maui, Hawaiian Electric announced today.

Today, Sen. Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) announced that Hawai‘i will receive at least $1.7 billion in estimated funding from a new $900 billion COVID-19 relief package.

Hawaiʻi Hotel Performance Report states Maui County hotels had 20.2 percent occupancy rate for November, down 57 percentage points from 2019 due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Aligned with Hawaiian Telcom’s commitment to the state, United Way organizations on the neighbor islands – Kaua‘i United Way, Maui United Way and Hawai‘i Island United Way – will each receive at least $5,000.