Maui Business
Maui County Offers Funding for Project Graduation Programs
Maui Economic Opportunity (MEO) announced today that $41,700 in Maui County funding is available for project graduation programs for 2019 high school graduating classes. The funding is available for all public and private schools in Maui County as an effort to promote alcohol and drug free graduation celebrations. MEO will hold an informational meeting at […]
Big Island Dispensary Announces New Chief Executive Officer
Big Island Grown (B.I.G.) Dispensaries, one of two medical cannabis dispensary licensees on Hawaiʻi island, recently announced Dylan Shropshire as their new chief executive officer. Shropshire, who is also the founder of B.I.G., previously served as the company’s chief production officer. This change comes as B.I.G. prepares to open three retail locations. The first location […]
Canadian Students Help Combat Hawai‘i’s Microplastics Problem
A group of engineering students at the University of Sherbrooke in Quebec, Canada have been working with the Hawai‘i Wildlife Fund (HWF) to design a prototype machine to remove small pieces of plastic debris from beaches. Their invention is called HoolaOne. The HWF has been working with volunteers to clean the coastlien near Kamilo Point […]
Applications for Akamai Summer Internship Program Now Open
The Akamai Workforce Initiative, a program that aims to develop a skilled STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) workforce to meet the needs of Hawaiʻi’s tech industry, is now seeking applications for the Akamai Summer Internship Program. The Akamai Summer Internship is an eight-week program that offers college students from Hawaiʻi an opportunity to gain […]
Hawaiʻi Housing Planning Study to Gather Data
The Hawaiʻi Housing Finance and Development Corporation (HHFDC) is partnering with SMS Research to conduct a phone survey to gather data on the supply and demand for housing. The phone survey will start on the week of Jan. 7, 2019 and be completed over the next two months. “The 2019 Hawaiʻi Housing Planning Study is […]
Applications Being Accepted for Recycling Grants
The County of Maui Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is accepting grant application/proposals for the DEM Recycling Grant Program for 2020. According to DEM, an estimated $239,500 in funds are available for the council to award. Applicant projects must be consistent with the goals of DEM, the Environmental Protection & Sustainability Division (EP&S), and the […]
Applications Extended for Maui Boards and Commissions
Applications will continue to be accepted for vacant positions on boards, councils, commissions and committees due to the expiration of terms and vacancies.
Maui Parks Tri-Annual Permit Processing Jan. 2-11
This process includes application requests for the majority of facility usage such as athletic, multipurpose and ball fields, courts, pools and gymnasiums.
Mahi Pono Appoints Tsutsui as Senior VP of Operations
Former Hawai‘i Lieutenant Governor Shan Tsutsui will join Mahi Pono, LLC, as its Senior Vice President of Operations and will lead the farming venture on Maui.
Maui’s Tasaka and Hale Makua Highlighted in PGA TOUR Charitable Impact Announcement
For 19 years, every Monday through Friday, Sets Tasaka, 80, has taken the bus from his home in Wailuku, Maui, to Hale Makua’s Adult Day Health Center.
Former State Senator Jill Tokuda to lead Nisei Veterans Memorial Center
Former State Sen. Jill N. Tokuda has been named as the new executive director of the Nisei Veterans Memorial Center.
Nā Puʻuwai Receives Grant for Free Cultural Workshops
Nā Pu‘uwai, the native Hawaiian health care center that serves the Moloka‘i and Lāna‘i communities, recently received a $3,000 grant from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to provide free, traditional Hawaiian workshops for expectant and new mothers. “We greatly appreciate the support of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs because this allows us to deliver prenatal […]
Department of Labor Releases November Unemployment Rates
Hawaiʻiʻs seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for November 2018 was 2.4 percent, compared to 2.3 percent in the previous month, according to the Hawaiʻi State Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR). Statewide, 668,800 residents were employed and 16,350 residents were unemployed in November for a total seasonally adjusted labor force of 685,150. Nationally, the seasonally […]
Maui Beach Celebrates 50th Anniversary
The Maui Beach Hotel recently celebrated 50 years of business. The hotel commemorated the golden anniversary with a traditional Hawaiian blessing from Reverend John A. Hau’oli Tomoso and a proclamation from the Governor’s office. The celebration brought together Maui’s Mayor Alan Arakawa, numerous hotel employees, including managing owner Peter Savio and president and COO of Aqua-Aston […]
Bank of Hawai‘i Assisting Those Affected by Government Shutdown
The three programs provide access to cash via special loan programs or getting relief on existing Bank of Hawaiʻi loans through fast approval and quick funding.
QKC Heart & Sole Walking Club Starts Jan. 8
The Queen Ka’ahumanu Center announces the start of its QKC Heart and Sole Walking Club on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019 and every Tuesday and Thursday thereafter…
$2,500 Donated to Puna Disaster Relief Fund
The Hawaiʻi Chapter of the American Resort Development Association recently donated $2,500 to the Hawaiʻi Island United Way’s Puna Disaster Relief Fund.
Free Maui Business Workshop Series
Maui Business Brainstormers invites Maui business owners to its “Rock Your Business in 2019” event, a series of free educational workshops being offered during January.
Free Maui Business Workshop on News Writing, Jan. 3
Maui Business Brainstormers will host a free public workshop about creating successful press releases for local media on Jan. 3, 2019.
Booths Available for Queen Ka’ahumanu Center Healthfest
Queen Ka’ahumanu Center announces January as Live Local. Live Healthy. Awareness Month, featuring QKC’s signature 3rdAnnual HealthFest.
