Maui Business

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).

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).