Maui Business

Sen. Brian Schatz introduced a bill on Wednesday in an effort to “improve health outcomes, make it easier for patients to connect with their doctors, and help cut costs for patients and providers.” 

A celebration of over 200 attendees marked the opening of the new Aloha Pacific Federal Credit Union branch in Kahului earlier today.

This will be the first arrival on Maui of what is to be a regular route for West Jet’s 787, which can hold between 242 to 330 passengers.

The Center for Biological Diversity filed a formal notice today of its intent to sue the Environmental Protection Agency for allegedly “failing to protect Hawaiian waters contaminated by plastic pollution.”

Dairy Queen Orange Julius at the Lahaina Cannery Mall announced its closure yesterday via social media saying effective Oct. 29th, it’s West Maui location would be closing after 20 years.

The Maui store is one of two of the companyʻs first ever locations.

The liquid-fuel-fired combined cycle power generation facility sells power to Hawaiʻi Electric Light Company (HELCO) under an existing power purchase agreement (PPA) and is able to provide 22 percent of Hawaiʻi Island’s generating capacity.

Hotels throughout Maui County reported the highest revenue per available room in the state during the month of September, according to the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority.

The 15-year-old Kamehameha Schools Kapālama junior released her first clothing line when she was 12.

Wailea Village, a new shopping center in South Maui that promises a “different” and “outdoor-focused” retail experience, is now the home of several locally owned stores. 

Farm technology, including drones and accounting software, are in high demand among Hawaiʻi Farmers. 

This September, 2.7 percent of Maui County residents were unemployed, according to the state Department of Labor & Industrial Relations.

Over 100 non-profit directors, volunteers, community members, and politicians attended the Maui Non-Profit Directors Association annual leadership award ceremony on Thursday. 

The University of Hawaiʻi Maui College Culinary Arts Program announced details for the upcoming 2019 Noble Chef fundraising gala, set to take place on Nov. 22, 2019.

Lahaina Gateway shopping center in West Maui welcomed new anchor tenant Ross Dress for Less over the weekend.  The discount retailer has taken over the former OfficeMax location, debuting an 18,620 square foot store that marks its third location on Maui.

Kāʻanapali Beach Hotel has expanded it Food and Beverage team with three new hires.

Canadian airline West Jet will be debuting its 787 Dreamliner aircraft at Kahului Airport when it lands here on October 31.

The first Safeway Fuel Station on Maui opened up for business quietly last week Friday, selling unleaded gasoline for $3.19 a gallon.

The Hawai‘i Department of Health Sanitation Branch has issued a Notice of Violation and Order against a Honolulu eatery for unlawfully removing a yellow “Conditional Pass” placard from their facility.

Imua Family Services hosts their Halloween Edition of Battle of the Bosses on Monday, Oct. 28 at Mulligan’s on the Blue in Wailea from 6 to 10 p.m.