The airline, which offers five weekly nonstop flights between Long Beach and Honolulu and daily nonstop flights to Kahului, Maui starting March 9, partnered with Long Beach-based Worksite Labs, which administers the testing site daily.

Locally owned and operated Premier Restoration Hawaiʻi (PRH) has promoted Anthony Nelson of Makawao from Chief Commercial Officer to President.

Māla Ocean Tavern announced the selection of Rob Farrell as its new general manager. Farell joined MĀLA in December of 2018 and since brought much influence that enhanced MĀLA’s internationally inspired menu.

Tommy Bahama expanded its presence on Maui by opening a new Tommy Bahama Marlin Bar on December 2020 at 900 Front Street in Lahaina.

Affordable housing advocate Lawrence Carnicelli joins Doyle and Dwayne Betsill’s family of Maui construction companies as Vice President of Development for Alaula LLC.

This year, Chamber of Commerce Hawaiʻi will host its annual Chamber Week virtually due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The free event runs Jan. 19-21 and is themed: “Pushing Forward, Together.”

The Hawaiʻi Business Pivot Grant program has awarded $16.7 million to 2,366 non-profit groups and small businesses for eligible operational changes or “pivots” made due to COVID-19.

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.