Maui Business

Hawaiian Airlines website is now posting an advisory that it will begin suspending long-haul flights to and from Hawaiʻi, effective Thursday, March 26, 2020. The company website states that Hawaiian Airlines will keep a network that will continue to provide vital connectivity for guests traveling “within the state.”  

Maui has launched a website with information to help Maui County residents file for unemployment insurance or register for job searches from the safety of home in the wake of impacts from the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak.

COVID-19: Respond with Aloha provides an online hub to help connect partners across Hawai‘i that are providing essential services and supporting vulnerable communities, such as meals and supplies for kupuna, houseless individuals and students.

The federal income tax filing due date has been extended from April 15 to July 15, the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service announced Saturday. 

With Governor David Ige’s announcement yesterday for a mandatory 14-day quarantine for all travelers arriving in Hawaiʻi starting Thursday, Hawaiian Airlines announced a reduction in flight schedules to a ‘bare bones level,’ after Wednesday.

Maui Mediation Services Announces Scheduling Changes Caused by COVID-19 Response: Effective immediately, all mediations currently scheduled to take place will be rescheduled sometime after April 15, 2020 at the earliest.

Below is an open letter from Mayor Michael Victorino to residents of Maui County issued this evening, March 21, 2020, amid the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Gov. David Ige is expected to provide updates on the COVID-19 cases in Hawaiʻi at 3 p.m. 

This service is being offered free of charge in an effort to help boost local businesses and help those struggling to maintain their services amid the current COVID-19 pandemic.

The Wiki Permits online system is the permitting service for authorized applicants to reserve and purchase permits for commercial activity (beach weddings, etc.) on unencumbered State lands, specifically on state public beaches.

Maui Mayor Michael Victorino signed a bill into law on Friday to authorize $4 million in emergency funds to support the County of Maui’s efforts in addressing COVID-19 impacts.

The County of Maui will be closing all offices to the public, starting Monday, March 23, to protect employees and residents against the spread of COVID-19. Contact information is available for the public on each department’s webpage. Closures may be revised and adjusted as needed.

Legislation includes Hirono provisions to improve access to export promotion programs Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaiʻi) joined her Democratic colleagues on the Small Business Committee to introduce the COVID-19 RELIEF for Small Businesses Act, a comprehensive proposal to provide relief for small businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The proposal enhances existing tools available to […]

Governor David Ige joined the Labor Department and Small Business Administration today in announcing several measures to address the economic impact of COVID-19 in Hawaiʻi.

“‘Maui is closed.’ That’s the message community leaders are bringing to Maui airports, protesting the continued arrivals of visitors to Maui in an attempt to prevent further spread of COVID19.”

The unemployment offices in Hilo, Kealakekua, Wailuku, and Līhuʻe are switching to an appointment only service for those not using the online system.

Hawaiian Electric and Hawaiʻi Energy joined in sharing some helpful tips to save energy while working from home as many in the islands deal with Emergency Rules enacted to help prevent the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. Below is information compiled by the company to help the public safe energy at home:

As previously announced SBA’s Office of Disaster Assistance is coordinating with the Hawaiʻi Governor’s Office to certify the state for Economic Injury Disaster Loan Assistance.

Our Malika Dudley interviewed Executive Director of the Maui Food Bank, Rich Yust, as increased demand for food grips our community. The organization is fully operational at this time and they are taking the necessary precautions of sanitation and social distancing. Currently, staff is working to gather product to create boxes of food that could […]

Effective today, Thursday, March 19, Maui Humane Society is temporarily closed to the public and is suspending low-priority functions until further notice.