Maui Business

Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa has introduced new, exclusive kama‘āina rates for local couples who would like their wedding festivities to be held at the beachfront resort.

Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary will hold a public advisory council meeting in Honolulu on Tuesday, Jan. 26, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The Department of Water Supply invites students in kindergarten through eighth grade to enter artwork in the 7th Annual Water Conservation Poster Contest. Entries must be received by Friday, March 11, 2016.

WestJet is offering the airline’s first flight from Alberta, Canada, to Hawai‘i on its own Boeing 767-300 extended-range aircraft.

Wailuku resident Sessle Sarpy is vying for the title of Top Model Hawaii 2016 and one of two spots to compete at Top Model Worldwide in London.

Trolling will be permitted Jan. 23 and 24; Feb. 6, 7, 27 and 28 | (12:01 a.m. Saturday to 11:59 p.m. Sunday).

Gov. David Ige today announced a statewide initiative involving education, industry and nonprofit sectors to strengthen Hawai‘i’s innovation economy and workforce, and expand education and employment opportunities for state residents.

Lt. Gov. Shan Tsutsui, and R.E.A.C.H. Out Hawaii Board Members Tom Apple, Lori Lum and Tyler Tokioka, received a $50,000 check from The Coca-Cola Company. The money will go to R.E.A.C.H. Out Hawaii, a nonprofit corporation that provides support for intermediate and middle school programs in Lt. Gov. Tsutsui’s Resources for Enrichment, Athletics, Culture and Health initiative.

Lisa Carillo, loan officer at HomeStreet Bank, recently presented a $5,000 check to Sherri Dodson, executive director for Habitat for Humanity Maui.

The Free Help Education Organization will offer free computer basics and Internet technology for beginners classes to Roselani Place and Maui community seniors for five weeks beginning on Thursday, Feb. 4, from 2:30 to 4 p.m.

Renee Lee, PGA and Leadbetter Certified golf instructor at Leadbetter Golf Academy at the Wailea Gold and Emerald Golf Courses, has been nominated as Hawai‘i’s Junior Golf Leader for 2015 by the Aloha Section PGA.

Persevering Parent, a free, two-hour introduction to hope, Biblical wisdom and practical guidance for caregivers of children with developmental delays and other social, emotional and behavioral problems, will be held on Saturday, Jan. 16, from 10 a.m. to noon.

Hawaiian Airlines Inc. welcomed a record 10,672,667 customers in 2015, a 4.7 percent increase over the previous year.

The Sustainable Living institute of Maui at UH Maui College is offering a five-session training in garden pests and diseases beginning Jan. 13 and continuing the next for four Wednesdays from 3 to 5:30 p.m.

The County of Maui Volunteer Center will present the “Maximizing the New Breed of Volunteers Conference,” a workshop on recruiting, engaging, empowering and keeping volunteers on Jan. 29 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the King Kamehameha Club House in Wailkapū.

Maui cyclists are invited to participate in the Alzheimer’s Breakthrough Ride scheduled for Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016.

Spa Helani, a Heavenly Spa by Westin at The Westin Kā‘anapali Ocean Resort Villas, has extended its hours to open at 8 a.m. daily. It will continue to close at 6 p.m. Spa Helani is also offering three Epicuren Orange Blossom scented treatments for a limited time.

Alter will oversee all legal, regulatory and corporate governance matters, as well as the administration of quarterly board and annual shareholder meetings.

Makawao Public Library will host “Affordable Care Act: Assistance and Individualized Information” on Saturday, Jan. 9, 16, 23 and 30 from noon to 4 p.m.

The plantation will be divided up into smaller farms with varied uses—energy and food crops, support for the cattle industry and development of an ag park.