Maui Business

If approved by the PUC, installation of smart meters is expected to begin as early as 2017 on Oʻahu and 2018 on Hawai‘i Island and in Maui County.

Mike Burr has been on Maui since 1989. He is the general manager of Maui Kai Resort and holds affiliations with CERT, Condo Council of Maui, Maui Chamber of Commerce and West Maui Taxpayers Association.

Applications for Kamehameha Schools Preschool Scholarships through the Pauahi Keiki Scholars program are available statewide through April 30, 2016, for the 2016-17 school year.

Mayor Arakawa noted that the county would help workers whenever possible, but that Makena Resort’s situation is much different than Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar’s layoffs, which were announced in January 2016.

It is the first company on Maui and one of only seven in the Hawaiian Islands to receive this prestigious designation.

Applications for Kamehameha Schools College Scholarships for the 2016-17 school year are available through April 20.

Mouche Gallery offers a collection of curated contemporary art, fine art photography and merchandise.

The Maui Upcountry Fair is scheduled for June 4 and 5, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Oskie Rice Arena in historic Makawao Town.

Maui County Budget Director Sandy Baz will be the guest speaker at the Rotary Club of Upcountry Maui meeting on Friday, April 1.

ATC Makena Holdings, LLC, owners of the 1,800-acre Mākena resort, will close the 310-room Makena Beach & Golf Resort (formerly the Maui Prince Hotel) at noon July 1, 2016.

Maui’s average daily visitor census per day increased 1.8% to 61,986 visitors in February 2016, with visitor spending rising by .9% to $13.3 million per day, compared to the previous month,

Whole Foods Market Maui hosted a community support day for Big Brothers Big Sisters on Wednesday, March 23.

Azeka Shopping Center in Kīhei is remodeling the former Stella Blues Cafe location to accommodate four new business—two retailers and two restaurants.

The Fairmont Kea Lani donated $4,390 to Maui Food Bank’s Aloha BackPack Buddies program through Fairmont Hotels & Resort’s second annual Trees of Hope Campaign.

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Maui received a $8,429.22 donation from the Macy’s Thanks for Sharing Campaign held at the Maui stores last fall.

Maui Preparatory Academy was awarded a $6,500 grant through NobleCause, a national grant competition mobilizing volunteers to address the greatest challenges facing local communities.

T S Restaurants has promoted Jackie Reed from vice president of California operations to chief executive officer.

The Maui Fair will return for its 94th year on Oct. 6, 7, 8 and 9. The Maui Fair, The Home Grown Fair, Maui’s largest event, is offering new sponsorship packages to local businesses to provide value-added benefits.

Maui Preparatory Academy in Napili has adopted Project Lead The Way’s high school engineering program for the 2016-19 school y

The Maui Economic Development Board is accepting online reservations at for their annual MEDB Ke Alahele Education Fund Dinner & Auction on Saturday, Aug. 20, at The Fairmont Kea Lani, Maui.