Maui Business

The US Small Business Administration is helping Hurricane Lane victims apply for disaster relief loans at the West Maui Senior Center on Saturday, Dec. 1. 

An investigation determined that there was unauthorized database access, which contained guest information relating to reservations at Starwood properties.

Maui realized growth in both visitor spending (+1.8% to $377.3 million) and visitor arrivals (+1.8% to 216,606) in October of 2018.

The Daniel K Inouye is the largest containership ever built in the US. It’s arrival also marks the start of a nearly $1 billion investment by Matson.

Royal Lahaina Resort has hired Dylan Montano as its new executive chef.

Maui’s first solar farms were blessed on Wednesday in separate ceremonies at the Lahaina and Kīhei locations.

Former Governor Linda Lingle will speak at the Nisei Veterans Memorial Center’s Leadership Series Luncheon.

#GivingTuesday, the first Tuesday following Thanksgiving, kickstarts the holiday giving season with a global day dedicated to charitable giving and volunteerism

Since opening its doors in 1968, Home Health by Hale Makua has cared for over 25,000 individuals and provided over one million home visits

Hawaiian Airlines and JetBlue today announced an expanded codeshare agreement that allows travelers from dozens of cities to connect to the Hawaiian Islands via Boston’s Logan International Airport starting in April.

A total of seven programs in Maui County received funding including: the Moloka‘i Land Trust; Ma Ka Hāna Ka Ike Building Program; Coral Reef Alliance; The Nature Conservancy; Maui Nui Botanical Gardens; Friends of Auwahi Forest Restoration Project; and the Maui Nui Marine Resource Council.

GOTTLING Home Store at The Shops at Wailea is hosting a Gold Rush inspired soiree.

In the last fiscal year MEO administered nearly 40 grants serving more than 18,800 individuals and touching more than 56,000 lives.

The Maui Filipino Chamber of Commerce hosts its Annual Christmas Party and 2019 Board Installation Ceremony on Monday, Dec. 10, 2018 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Tante’s Fish Market in Māʻalaea.

The community has the opportunity donate to various non-profit organizations this holiday season through the Queen Ka’ahumanu Center’s QKC Cares initiative, happening now through Dec. 22, 2018.

A new report by the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism indicates that Hawai‘i’s projected economic growth will slow.

Have an old dismissed or deferred criminal charge haunting your record? David Sereno gives us the steps to get it expunged in this Talking Law video.

Hawaiian Telcom announced it has enabled more than 1,000 rural locations throughout Hawai‘i with fiber broadband this year.

Maui County hotels led the state overall in RevPAR at $217 in October, however, this represented a decline of 1.8 percent compared to a year ago. An increase in ADR to $307 (+3.8%) was not enough to offset lower occupancy of 70.9% (-4.0 percentage points).

The Shops at Wailea kicked off the holiday season with Santa arriving in style on Black Friday. The parade started from Kalama Park, with Santa riding in a 1963 Cadillac Eldorado escorted by the Maui Classic Cruisers and Street Bikers United Maui.