Maui Business

A litigant in the case, Jennifer Noelani Ahia said, “Furthermore the Maui, Lana’i Island Burial Council has identified Maui Lani Phase 6 Increment 4 as a known burial area, a pāʻilina. Our iwi have the right to be at peace and as descendants, who inherit their collective mana, we have the right to protect our iwi and the ʻāina where they rest.”

Maui saw increases in visitor spending (+4.5% to $381.0 million), daily spending (+5.5%) and visitor arrivals (+3.0% to 233,631) in November of 2019.

Hawaiʻi motorists paid the second-highest gas prices of the last five years in 2019, according to the AAA Hawaiʻi Weekend Gas Watch.

In November, Maui County had the largest vacation rental supply of all four counties at 304,000 unit nights, according to a new report compiled by the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority’s Research Division.

According to OHA, the goal of the grant is to allow for more Native Hawaiian students to graduate with an undergraduate degree or earn a vocational education certificate. 

Congressman Ed Case (HI-01) recently introduced a bill to require that all baggage and cargo transporting into Hawai’i by air or sea be inspected for invasive species and high-risk agricultural materials.

The nonprofit Maui Nui Marine Resource Council has introduced new coral reef conservation displays at Kahului Airport.

American Savings Bank launched the bi-annual contest in 2015. This year, ASB received more than 300 entries from 33 schools statewide. 

The unemployment rate for Maui County was 2.5 percent in November, compared to 2.7 percent in October and the same time last year, the state Department of Labor and Industrial Relations announced. 

Maui United Way will be opening up their new online Community Impact Grant Application at the end of January.

MEO BDC’s Core Four Business Planning is a 36-hour course on how to write a business plan while providing the information on how to start, operate and grow a business.

Maui-based Hawaiʻi Pacific Solar has installed a renewable energy system at the Hawaiʻi Department of Education’s Queen Liliuokalani administration campus in Honolulu.  

Maui Electric Company, Ltd. in Kahului on Maui was cited for exceeding the visible emission limits on their combustion turbine generator, units M14 and M17, diesel engine generator unit M14 at the Māʻalaea generating station.

His proposals are aimed at amending the Jones Act, which he says is “widely credited with artificially inflating the cost of shipping goods to Hawaiʻi.”

According to the Hawaiʻi Hotel Performance Report published by the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority, Maui’s RevPAR was $265 (up +7.7%); and average daily rate was $354 (up +5.8%) in November.  

After one year on the job, instructors will be guaranteed a first officer interview during the next available hiring period. Successful applicants will be added to Hawaiian’s first officer hiring pool and be eligible to transfer to a pilot position two years after becoming a Flight Standards & Qualification instructor.

In celebration of whale season, Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea has created a variety of ways for guests to experience these majestic creatures. 

Based on Maui, Shumate will drive digital marketing strategies for its flagship business in Hawaiʻi – Hawaiian Hotels & Resorts – representing the Royal Lahaina Resort, Royal Kona Resort and Kauaʻi Shores Hotel.

Supplemental Budget Includes Funding for Teachers, Housing and Homelessness: On Maui, there’s $70 million for the Lahaina Bypass and an additional $560,000 for 15 positions at Maui Community Correction Center to increase security.

Maui Deputy Managing Director, Tyson Miyake, was named Chief of Staff today for Maui Mayor Michael Victorino’s administration.