Maui Business

The Mayor’s Small Business Awards recognize outstanding businesses in our community that have 100 or fewer employees and have had a Hawai`i General Excise Tax license for no less than two years.

Locals and visitors on the West side have a new shopping option. Island Grocery Depot celebrated its grand opening, with a range of specialty items, produce and fresh meats.

Subaru Hawai‘i’s “Share the Love” campaign will hold a check presentation for its Maui nonprofit partners—Maui Humane Society and Hawaii Wildlife Fund—on Thursday, Jan. 21, from 10 to 10:30 a.m. at Servco Subaru Maui.

One year after supporting the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (the Iran Nuclear Deal), Sen. Mazie K. Hirono traveled to the Middle East to discuss JCPOA’s implementation and broader security challenges in the region.

Pacific Whale Foundation invites emerging green businesses and entrepreneurs to share their product, service or message with over 20,000 Maui residents and visitors at the 36th annual World Whale Day celebration on Saturday, Feb. 13, in Kīhei.

The Veterans Administration Bonus Elimination Act denies bonuses to senior VA executives who fail to ensure that veterans receive care within 30 days, as required under VA guidelines.

The Rotary Club of Lahaina Sunset has welcomed Joanne and Larry Laird as its newest members.

The website promotes transparency and fairness to agents competing for reservations.

The Maui Farm Inc has been awarded a grant of $42,500 through the Hawai‘i Community Foundation FLEX Grants Program.

All public libraries in the state will be closed on Monday, Jan. 18, in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

On Maui, the drop-off is on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016, between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. at Lahaina Cannery Mall (1221 Honoapi‘ilani Highway) in front of Longs.

Fairmont Kea Lani has launched Inspire Your Energy, a curated fitness and wellness program designed to motivate and challenge the experienced athlete to those beginning a new personal journey.

The Sustainable Living Institute of Maui will hold a three-Saturday workshop on the art of building with bamboo beginning on Jan. 16 at UH Maui College.

Utilizing the new technology of the EV-Power Conditioning System, SmartPower’s volunteers will have the opportunity to charge their Nissan LEAFs and discharge the power to their homes and businesse

Defined Learning and the Hawai’i DOE are partnering with OpTerra Energy Services on Ka Hei, a comprehensive energy and sustainability education program.

Weinberg grants are focused on meeting basic needs and enhancing an individual’s ability to meet those needs with emphasis on older adults, the Jewish community, and the Weinberg’s hometown communities of Hawai‘i, Maryland and Northeastern Pennsylvania.

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) recently co-sponsored legislation to extend eligibility for national service programs to citizens of the Freely Associated States who reside in the US.

The workshop was part of Sen. Schatz’s efforts to promote the adoption and expansion of telehealth technology nationwide, and to highlight his upcoming legislation regarding reimbursement for telehealth services in Medicare.

Kahulu Maluo succeeds Hōkūlani Holt, who joined the University of Hawai‘i Maui College as its Hawai‘i Papa o ke Ao program cultural director.

From now until Jan. 30, 2016, residents can enter online for a chance to win an ENERGY STAR refrigerator. One resident from each county will be randomly selected to win a white ENERGY STAR top-freezer, 18-cubic-foot unit (estimated $650 value).