Maui Business

The unemployment rate for Maui (not seasonally adjusted) in March 2016 was 3.3%, up slightly from the previous month’s 3.1%, but still lower than the 4% reported in March 2015.

Justice Wakamatsu, 6, a student at Pu‘ukukui Elementary School, was awarded $100 as a finalist in the People’s Choice Award category for keiki ages 7 and under in Toyota Hawai‘i’s 2016 Toyota Dream Car Art Contest.

AARP Hawaii will hold a free workshop on Saturday, April 30, from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at the Cameron Center in Wailuku to help pre-retirees understand their Social Security benefits.

The County of Maui Department of Parks and Recreation is mailing a second round of park surveys to a random sample of Maui County residents to establish priorities for the future improvement and development of parks and recreation facilities, programs and services within the county.

Maui Small Business Week will kick off a week of events on Monday, May 9. The business community is invited to join this celebration at the Kahili Golf Course in Kahului, starting at 8:30 a.m.

King Kekaulike High School seniors are asked to register by Friday, April 15, 2016, for Project Graduation, scheduled after the commencement ceremony on May 19, 2016.

Airline executives say the expansion will offer increased seat availability, more interisland options, and create 25 airport related jobs in West Hawai‘i.

The Hawai‘i Community Foundation will host its Centennial Gala at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center on Saturday, April 16, to celebrate its history and the impact individuals and organizations have made on Maui County.

Kaiser Permanente Hawai‘i and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 142 have reached a new three-year collective bargaining agreement.

Island Air has begun its new “Kūpuna and Keiki Saver Fare” program, offering residents and visitors 62 years or older or 12 years or younger travel between O‘ahu, Maui and Kaua‘i for $62 one way.

The Hawai‘i State Department of Labor & Industrial Relations’ “Employment Forecasts for the Short-Term Future – 2017” publication projects that statewide employment will expand by 2.9%, or 20,020 jobs, from the first quarter of 2015 to the first quarter of 2017.

In its second annual study, SmartAsset, a New York financial technology company, determined that Maui County ranked second in the state for best places to live on Social Security, up from No. 4 in last year’s study.

Hawai‘i’s Annual Small Business Administration’s awards presentations will be held across the state from April 21 to May 6, 2016, to honor 33 individuals and small businesses that positively impact the islands through their hard work and dedication.

Apple or Android device and tablet owners who want to increase their tech know-how and efficiency are invited to attend a free Verizon wireless worksh

Author Toby Neal, a Makawao resident known internationally for her writing, won a Bronze Medal in the 2016 Independent Publisher Book (IPPY) award for her USA Today Bestselling book, Rip Tides and was also recognized as a Notable Indie in 2015 by Shelf Unbound.

Participants can choose from one of two kits (limit one of either kit per ratepayer)—the Water and Energy Saver Kit or the Negawatt Kit.

Kāʻanapali Surf Club today announced the launch of new kayak and snorkel eco-tours at Puʻu Kekaʻa “Black Rock” in West Maui.

In celebration of Kīhei Public Library’s 20th anniversary, Maui Friends of the Library will hold a two-day book sale at the library on Friday and Saturday, April 22 and 23, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The awards recognize outstanding members of the Maui Filipino community who have exhibited leadership skills, excelled in his or her career and have given back the community, Chamber President Kit Zulueta said on Tuesday, April 12.

A total of 26 Post Offices across the state, including 7 in Maui County, will offer late collection of mail from specially marked collection boxes on federal Tax Day, Monday, Apr. 18.