Maui Business

Peter Liu moved to Maui in 2006 from Silicon Valley, where he gained extensive experience in digital marketing, software engineering and management.

Maui’s Makalapua Kanuha, director of culture at The Westin Kāʻanapali Ocean Resort Villas, was honored by Pacific Business News last week at their 18th Annual Women Who Mean Business Awards as a “Woman to Watch.”

As of February 2016, the new full-time average hourly wage in Hawaiʻi is $15.38 an hour and $11.68 an hour for part-time associates.

Kasa is based out of Wailuku Medical Office and will lead clinic operations on the Valley Isle to expand and improve access to healthcare for more than 55,000 Maui Kaiser members.

Maui Electric Company Government and Community Relations Director Mahina Martin will present “Triple Bottom Line of Doing Business in Hawai‘i: Kuleana, Malama and Aloha” at a luncheon on Thursday, March 10, in Kahului.

The Hawaiian Electric Companies, in partnership with E-Gear LLC, will launch a pilot program designed to allow more customers to interconnect photovoltaic systems on Moloka‘i.

Dapitan has dedicated over 30 years to environmental conservation efforts, the majority of which has been in partnership with Keep America Beautiful.

The Rotary Club of Lahaina Sunset inducted Kunnanon and Mike Comstock at a recent club meeting.

During 2015, Maui Electric donated more than $167,000 in corporate contributions to nonprofit and community organizations across Maui County, including donations to support community services provided by Maui United Way, the Boys and Girls Club Maui and Maui Youth and Family Services.

Maui Economic Development Board’s “Getting Started For Startups: The Basics of Sound Human Resources Management” workshop focussed on the importance of building a strong foundation for business success.

The Mayor’s Office of Economic Development and the Maui Chamber of Commerce honored the nominees and winners of the 2016 Mayor’s Small Business Awards on Tuesday, March, at King Kamehameha Golf Club.

Scholarship applications are now being accepted for Monsanto Hawaii’s two scholarship programs for high school seniors interested in obtaining a life science degree. The programs offered are the Monsanto Hawaii Life Sciences Scholarship and the Monsanto Hawaii Agricultural Scholarship.

Hawaiian Airlines is offering another Flash Sale, limited-time fares starting at $66 one-way to the Neighbor Islands for travel on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Island Tiny Homes, Maui’s first custom-built, small homes on wheels, creates quality and affordable housing for our growing community.

Bank of Hawaii Foundation will accept nominations/applications for the 2016 Bank of Hawaii Foundation Mike Lyons Maui Community Award through April 22, 2016.

Kaiser Permanente has added three new physicians to its Wailuku clinics on Maui, and four to it’s O‘ahu and Hawai‘i Island clinics.

Verizon is offering free wireless workshop sessions throughout the month of March to teach participants everything there is to know about iPhones and iPads.

Island Air today announced that it will discontinue service to Lāna‘i with the last flights to and from Lāna‘i scheduled to take place on March 31, 2016.

Four Seasons Resort Maui celebrated the luxury Resort’s 25th anniversary by burying a time capsule in a ceremony held on the resort grounds on Feb. 29, 2016.

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