Maui Business

Responding to a lawsuit from environmental groups, the Trump administration has ordered Hawaiʻi officials to examine the impact of plastic pollution on its waters, beaches and wildlife.

Pacific Media Group today announced that it has created a $2 Million Marketing Fund to be granted to Hawaiʻi businesses to assist with messaging to consumers across the state. Pacific Media Group designed this program to help local businesses connect with consumers looking for goods and services during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Air arrivals to Maui totaled 63 on Sunday with four flights arriving from out-of-state. This included 16 crew members, 32 residents and 15 visitors.

A new radio feature launched last week featuring executives and doctors with Maui Health who are providing updates and answering questions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Today’s guest is Mike Rembis, Chief Executive Officer, Maui Health.

A new radio feature launched last week featuring executives and doctors with Maui Health who are providing updates and answering questions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Friday’s guest was Dr. David Ulin, Chief Medical Director at Maui Health.

The remote community of Hāna in East Maui will move forward with sanitation of businesses and public places on Tuesday and then transition to a new shopping process once stores reopen, according to an update on Sunday evening provided by Senate Majority Leader J. Kalani English (Hāna, East and Upcountry Maui, Moloka‘i, Lāna‘i and Kaho‘olawe).

Launched in March of this year, The Show Aloha Challenge focuses on serving vulnerable, homebound seniors nutritious meals from locally owned restaurants.

The County of Maui is committing $1 million for the program.

Thanks to the efforts of Senate Minority Leader Kurt Fevella (R-‘Ewa, ‘Ewa Beach, Ocean Pointe, ‘Ewa by Gentry, Iroquois Point, and portion of ‘Ewa Villages), Meadow Gold Hawaiʻi will remain in business.

During this unprecedented COVID-19 crisis, members of the Maui Hotel & Lodging Association have been making the effort to give back to the community.

Maui Medical Group has temporarily amended their hours of operation for their five clinics due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In a continuing effort to help the island-wide healthcare system and the Maui community, Minit Medical Urgent Care announced today that it will be accepting HMSA Quest members in all three Maui clinics, effective Friday, April 3, 2020.  

The Hawaii Bankers Association (HBA) is encouraging small businesses (including solo proprietors) that have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic to contact their bank to learn about how they can benefit from the Payment Protection Program or PPP.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will begin to distribute COVID-19 Economic Impact Payments in a matter of weeks.

In Kahului, the average price is $3.58, which is four cents lower than last Thursday, 16 cents lower than a month ago and16 cents lower than on this date a year ago.

President Donald Trump today approved a major disaster declaration for Hawaiʻi, according to an announcement today from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Doctors On Call Maui is offering video-visit telemedicine appointments to patients by phone or video from 8 a.m. until 9 p.m. daily, seven days a week, the Maui urgent care clinic announced.

Maui Health today acknowledged that per Centers for Disease Control and Prevention protocol, it is treating its first patient confirmed by the Hawaiʻi State Department of Health as having COVID-19.

First Hawaiian Bank today announced it is initiating an ATM Fee Waiver Program, now through June 30. Non-First Hawaiian customers can withdraw cash from any of the bank’s network of 270 ATMs throughout Hawaiʻi, without being charged a convenience fee by First Hawaiian Bank.

The Hoʻāla Assistance Program, funded by the Hawaiʻi Resilience Fund is providing one-time emergency financial assistance of up to $1000 per household to Hawaiʻi residents facing hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic.