Maui Business

The County of Maui Mayor’s Office of Economic Development will offer free workshops for the month of December. Workshops are presented at the Maui County Business Resource Center, a County of Maui facility, located in the Maui Mall across Pizza Hut, in Ste. B-9.

The public is invited to donate new, un-wrapped toys through Dec. 20 at the Wailea Fire Station and at the Wailea Community Association office, located in Hotel Wailea.

Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Company donated a total of $13,000 in cash prizes to nine Maui youth centers during its third annual HC&S/EMI Safety Selfie Photo Contest.

Hawaiian Airlines will begin daily nonstop service between Narita International Airport and Honolulu International Airport starting July 22, 2016.

Total arrivals to the Hawaiian Islands reached a new record for the month of October, with a 4.8 percent growth to 692,930 visitors in October 2015, according to preliminary statistics released by the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority.

Makena Robinson of Makawao, a senior at King Kekaulike High School, is holding a Holiday Toy Drive for the preschoolers in MEO’s Upcountry Head Start Program. The drive will be held from Tuesday, Dec. 1, to Thursday, Dec. 10. The drop-off locations are Colours Salon Maui on 173 Ho‘ohana St. in Kahului and the office of Dr. Guy Horie, DDS, on 1836 Wili Pa Loop in Wailuku.

Mokulele Airlines is offering Cyber Monday deals to commemorate their fourth year of operation since purchasing the company. “This is the biggest fare sale in the history of Mokulele Airlines,” said President and CEO Ron Hansen in a press release announcement. “Starting Monday at 8 a.m., we will offer fares as low as $25 that […]

Want to start a new family tradition? Get a Christmas Tree grown right here on Maui! Kula Botanical Gardens has a large selection OR you could cut down your own…

In a close competition, Pamela Norris of Wailuku was named the Maui winner of the US Small Business Administration’s 2016 InnovateHER: Innovating for Business Challenge on Thursday, Nov. 19.

The awards include graphic design concepts for: the Grand Wailea Resort; the state of Hawaiʻi Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism; and Manaʻo Radio.

Matson announced that it will raise its cargo rates for Hawaiʻi service by $225 per westbound container and $110 per eastbound container, effective Jan. 3, 2016.

The Aquarium shuttles are now in service and will make prearranged pick-ups and drop-offs at designated west and south Maui properties.

The Skyline Eco-Adventures zipline tour company raised more than $8,000 during its 5th annual “Zip for the Trees” fundraiser event held on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015, at the company’s Skyline Haleakalā zipline course.

The Maui Planning Commission today (Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015), will consider a change in zoning and community plan amendment for a portion of the proposed Waiʻale master planned residential community in Waikapū.

Strange Invisible Perfumes, the Venice, California-based botanical fragrance house announced the debut of its 100% natural perfume collection at Fairmont Kea Lani in Maui.

The company touts itself as a premier high-quality event rental company, that works with corporate clients, wedding planners, hotel catering departments and do-it-yourself residents to enhance the ambiance of their events.

A settlement was reached between the County of Maui and a pastor in a 1st Amendment lawsuit stemming from a complaint that Pastor Strat Goodhue and his wife Doreen were handing out literature on the sidewalk just outside of the main entrance of the Maui Fair.

One of Maui’s oldest mom-and-pop stores, Pukalani Superette, celebrated 60 years in business at its current location on Makawao Avenue.

The latest plan updates the Lānaʻi Planning Commission Final Draft version and incorporates the committee’s recommendations to date.

We… “have a number of people who have been appointed for no other reason than they were a former council person or a former opponent of the mayor. When I see the level of expertise in some areas, but the lack of expertise and lack of work ethic in others, it tells me that it’s time to take a look at our form of governance.”