Maui Business

Local retailers and entrepreneurs shared their business success stories at the fourth annual Masters of Retail Success in Maui event on Sept. 14.

Maui Interior Designer, Valorie Spence of Interior Design Solutions was honored over the weekend by the American Society for Interior Design, the only Maui firm to win an award in the statewide recognition event this year.

Awards included Hawaiʻi Petroleum for Business of the Year; Humanitarian award recipient, Rick Rutriz; the Maui Humane Society’s Jerleen Bryant for Outstanding Executive Director of the year.

Holoholo Package for Leisure Travelers: provides six one-way coupons for $429. Ka ʻElele Package for Business Travelers: provides 20 one-way coupons for $1,499.

Starting today, Maui County residents and businesses will now be required to register their alarm systems. For residential alarms, the initial registration cost is $25 with a $25 renewal fee every two years. Failure to register is a $50 fine. For business alarms, the initial registration cost is $50 with a $50 renewal fee every two years. Failure to register is a $100 fine.

So far in 2016, Hawaii Energy reports it has saved customers in Hawaiʻi, Honolulu and Maui Counties more than $21 million on electric bills.

Maui ranked #14 on a list of the best places for women entrepreneurs in 2016.

Maui Bus to be Re-Routed During the Maui Fair Parade; Stadium Commuter Parking Relocated to Kahului Boat Ramp Tuesday through Sunday

A Community Connection public forum with Governor David Ige is planned on Maui on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016 at the University of Hawai‘i, Maui College Pā‘ina Cafeteria in Kahului.

The outreach will provide on-island services for Philippine Passport Renewal, Dual Citizenship and Authentication.

Experts from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Washington, D.C. will be on Maui to present an “Intellectual Property Boot Camp” at the Maui Research & Technology Center in Kīhei on Oct. 4, 2016, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

A Hawaiʻi Virtual Reality Experience debuts this week at the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority conference. Marketing executives say the experience will serve as an educational tool for travelers, and help inspire the future booking of vacations.

Maui Electric Company presented the Boys and Girls Club of Maui with a $5,000 donation to help expand their “Advancing STEM” program.

This year marks the 50th anniversary milestone for the Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance or AMOS site. Today, it is the Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing Site.

Sea Link of Hawaiʻi, the ferry between Maui and Molokaʻi, offers fares of $62.04 for a one way ticket. The company faces competitive air fares as low as $36.

The Internal Revenue Service announced today that it plans to begin private collection of certain overdue federal tax debts next spring.

Fifty-five new wayfinding signs were installed in Wailuku Town on Friday, promoting health by encouraging walking and exploration of the town’s hidden and well‐known treasures.

Maui’s Wailuku Elementary School was selected as the recipient of this year’s Labor of Love project, a union driven community service project takes place today, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016 from 8 a.m. to noon.

Beginning Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016 the Maui Bus will expand the Kula Villager route #39.

This fun non-competitive event for stand up, kayak and canoe paddlers takes participants along the shoreline of Kāʻanapali Beach to raise funds for Susan G. Komen, Hawaiʻi affiliate to support their efforts in battling breast cancer through education, awareness, prevention and treatment.