Maui Business

According to the report, 41% of Maui businesses surveyed said they anticipate more staff cuts and other reductions if tourism reopens on Oct. 1, 2020.  An estimated 24% of business in Maui County believed their business would not survive a reopening if it were delayed to October; while 18.5% said they already made reductions to survive a potential delay.  

Hawaiian Airlines is further enhancing its health measures throughout its system by requiring travelers two years of age and older to wear face coverings at check-in, boarding and during the flight.  Face coverings with mesh, sheer material or equipped with valves will be rejected.

The Maui Filipino Chamber of Commerce hosts a free online mixer presenting business relief options for local businesses on Wednesday, Aug. 19 from 6 to 8 p.m. via Zoom. The panel for the mixer will feature top county officials and community leaders, including Maui Mayor Michael Victorino who will provide an economic outlook for small […]

Maui Mayor Michael Victorino says he’ll look at potentially closing beach parks and reinstating other restrictions if the county continues to see double digit new cases over the next few days.

The waiver affirms DHHL as the only entity with the legal standing to apply in the Window and implement broadband service on Hawaiian Home Lands.

The Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism announced today the launch of Buy Hawai‘i, Give Aloha, a platform that was created to feature made-in-Hawai‘i products and to provide greater exposure to local businesses experiencing hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

American Savings Bank has announced a promotion and two new hires.  The announcement includes two residents of the island of Maui–Ann Sakamoto and Jeffrey Bonk.

Maui County’s largest annual products show, the Hawaiian Airlines Made in Maui County Festival, will return this year as a virtual event due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now in its seventh year, the popular event will kick off online during the first weekend of November.

“That degradation in cargo volume, combined with virtually no significant rate increases over six to eight years, combined with continuing escalating costs have led to our financial situation,” said Jay Ana, President of Young Brothers, LLC.

As of noon today, Maui Health confirmed that there are a total of four health care workers and five patients at Maui Memorial Medical Center who have tested positive for COVID-19. The health care workers are in quarantine at home and the patients have been isolated in the hospital’s COVID-19 warm unit.

As of noon today, Maui Health has confirmed that it has one health care worker and two patients at Maui Memorial Medical Center who have tested positive for COVID-19.

The website offers an opportunity for Maui County businesses to share their kamaʻāina deals at no cost; for Hawaiʻi residents to take advantage of great discounts/specials on staycations, restaurants, activities, services and products; and now for businesses to connect with one another.

The Department of Labor and Industrial Relations announced updated unemployment insurance claims information, including paying $2,620,848,963 and 2,464,674 weeks claimed since the onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic on March 1, 2020.

A new 18,500 square foot HouseMart ACE Hardware store celebrates its grand opening next weekend, on Saturday, Aug. 22 at Lahaina Gateway in West Maui.

The iconic store, known for its strawberry and pineapple flavored sherbet, initially closed on March 14 for two weeks as pandemic related closures went into effect.

To celebrate its third anniversary today, the company made another cash donation to the Maui Food Bank, bringing its total gift to more than $15,000 since coronavirus response efforts began in March.  

Doctors On Call, Maui’s Urgent Care clinic, reopens on August 10. Located at Times Shopping Plaza in Lahaina, the clinic will be open Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. No appointment is needed and walk-ins are accepted. New primary care patients are also welcome.

The Hawai‘i Department of Health Clean Air Branch issued Notices and Finding of Violation and Orders against four companies, including two on Maui.

Amazon Air begins operations today at Kahului Airport on Maui and Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole on Hawaiʻi Island. Both locations are identified as new regional gateways and will service daily flights originating from Amazon Air’s mainland regional gateway at March Air Reserve Base in Riverside, California.

Alexander & Baldwin has designated $200,000 of its 2020 Kōkua Giving charitable budget for Hawaiʻi nonprofits on the frontlines of COVID-19 relief. A&B recently announced it has completed its first tranche of giving including six grants to Maui non-profits to support a range of critical needs, helping to keep Maui residents—keiki to kupuna—housed, fed and healthy.