Maui Business

In this exclusive interview, Maui Now News Director Wendy Osher sits down with Dr. Vijak Ayasanonda from the Maui Memorial Medical Center. Dr. Ayasanonda, who is an emergency room physician at the Maui hospital, answers questions about rapid COVID-19 testing, universal testing at the Maui hospital, and how antibody tests work. 

Maui’s unemployment rate remains the highest in the state with the state Department of Labor and Industrial relations reporting a 34.5% unemployment rate for Maui Island in May.  

Maui United Way announced the 2020-23 grantees for its Community Impact funding program. The 39 nonprofit recipients include eight more than the previous cycle with 11 new non-profits which are first-time Community Impact grant recipients.

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs’ (OHA) Trustee-at-Large and Grassroot Institute of Hawaii’s President and CEO, Keli’i Akina, Ph.D. sits down with Pacific Media Group COO and MauiNow director, Jack Dugan to answer questions about the current state of Hawai’i’s economy. Grassroot Institute of Hawaii is an independent public policy think tank focusing on educating the […]

All classes will be held online via Zoom.

The series will be conducted monthly via ZOOM conferencing, kicking off on Tuesday, June 23 at 4 p.m.

“It is perfect for those thinking of starting a business or those who just starting and need further direction.”

The workshop is dedicated to Chinese Wellness and will be presented by Dr. Jeffrey Tice of the Longevity Health Center.

Maui Mayor Michael Victorino announced this afternoon that Transient Vacation Rentals on Maui will be allowed to operate starting on Tuesday, June 16, but can only accommodate individuals who are not subject to the 14-day quarantine.  

The County of Maui matched a $115,000 donation from the Hawai‘i Resilience Fund at the Hawai‘i Community Foundation for COVID-19 relief efforts. The funds will be deployed to nonprofits Feed My Sheep, Hui No Ke Ola Pono, and Maui Food Bank to distribute food on the islands of Maui, Lāna‘i and Moloka‘i.

Maui Hotel & Lodging Association’s executive director, Rod Antone sits down with Pacific Media Group COO and MauiNow director, Jack Dugan to answer questions about the current state of Maui’s hotel and lodging industry during the coronavirus pandemic. The Maui Hotel & Lodging Association (MHLA) represents Maui County’s visitor industry on policymaking and industry-related issues […]

Participating Maui properties include: Paki Maui, Kamaʻole Sands, Polynesian Shores and Molokaʻi Shores. The Kamaʻāina Stay & Play package is available to Hawaiʻi residents with a valid ID on trips booked now through July 31, 2020, for stays through August 31, 2020. A two-night minimum stay is required.

New estimates indicate that Hawaiʻi’s Department of Labor and Industrial Relations processed and paid out 88% of the valid unemployment insurance claims that have come in since the start of the COVID-19 shutdown in Hawaiʻi.

Myra Galinato, general manager of Expedia Local Expert Hawai’i sits down with Patty Lee, operations manager for Hawai’i Airport Advertising and on-camera host for Pacific Media Group to discuss the future of Hawai’i’s tourism industry. Expedia Local Expert Hawai’i provides activity and concierge services in over 40 hotels across the state of Hawai’i. The business […]

The Governor has granted the County of Maui’s request to reopen more businesses and activities on Monday, June 15, 2020. This includes bars which will be allowed to operate with modifications. *Note: football and rugby practices will not be allowed to start at this time. There will also be NO close contact activities, including but not limited to: huddles, high fives and handshakes.

Tara Dugan, digital sales director of MauiNow interviews Premier Restoration Hawai’i’s chief commercial officer, Anthony Nelson to learn how the coronavirus pandemic has affected the essential business – and a short video showing how to make disinfectant spray at home. Premier Restoration Hawai’i is an essential service that provides property restoration, specializing in fixing properties […]

Hawaiian will offer up to six daily roundtrip flights between Honolulu and Līhu‘e, Kona and Hilo, and up to nine daily roundtrips between Honolulu and Kahului. The carrier’s ‘Ohana by Hawaiian operation will continue to offer twice daily service between Honolulu and Moloka‘i and Lāna‘i.

The MEO (LIHEAP) provides energy credits for heating and/or cooling assistance to low-income households (150% of the federal poverty level, e.g. $45,195 for a family of four) throughout Maui County.  This is a a one-time payment to offset utility bill (electric or gas) expenses in one of two ways.

Maui’s Lahaina/Kahului/Wailuku area (which was lumped into one district), was identified as the third most unaffordable small metro area for renters in the US (behind Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA at #1; and San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA at #2).  

Experts say growing your own produce, as well as doing your own landscaping and yard care, are great ways to save money, get exercise, be outdoors and engage your keiki in hands-on science learning.