Maui Business

Passengers flying on Island Air from Dec. 13 to 24 are in store for some special surprises. On “numbah five day of Christmas,” those flying in and out of the Honolulu International Airport will be treated to “five big fat pigs” in the form of kalua pork sliders from Bruddah’s Wagon.

Recognizing the strength of visitor demand for vacations to the Garden Isle, Hawaiian Airlines will increase flights between Kaua‘i and California during the summer of 2016.

Chevron USA Inc.’s 2015 Fuel Your School program generated $350,000 to help fund 391 classroom projects, including 148 focused on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), to help connect real-world experiences to classroom learning for 35,539 students at 144 Hawai‘i public schools.

Hawai‘i Energy presented Meadow Gold Dairies with a $41,493 incentive check to offset the cost of installation of a new 150-HP Variable Frequency Drive air compressor.

New Commonwealth Fund State Health System Scorecard finds more improvement than decline nationwide. Access to healthcare improved substantially; quality and safety gains made, but wide differences persist among states.

Social Media Marketer Danielle Miller has added a new weekly workshop hour to Miller Media Mastermind, an eight-week marketing program that combines the support of a networking group with the training of a college course—just for women.

Hawai‘i Gas has hired Kyle Ginoza as the general manager of its Maui operations. He will be responsible for overseeing all activities on Maui, including propane supply and distribution, new gas service installation, customer service, and pipeline operations and maintenance. He joined the company on Nov. 30. Ginoza brings 18 years of engineering and operations leadership […]

Maui Memorial Medical Center hosts a Diabetes Education Support Group tonight, Wednesday, Dec. 9, in the Nutrition Education Room from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Hawaiian Airlines today announced a neighbor island fare sale for travel between Honolulu and Līhue, Kauaʻi or Honolulu and Kahului, Maui for as low as $72 one-way.

In addition to the exhibitors, 62 professionals from the community spoke to 125 middle school and 450 high school students, sharing information and advice about their respective careers including members of Maui Business Brainstormers, a nonprofit think tank group created to help local entrepreneurs.

The state Land Use Commission on Monday denied acceptance of the Olowalu Town LLC and Olowalu Ekolu LLC’s Final Environmental Impact Statement.

100 Women Who Care Maui will meet on Wednesday, Dec. 9, from 5 to 6 p.m. at the Hui No‘eau Visual Arts Center; a social with dinner and drinks will follow from 6 to 8 p.m.

Organizers cited an upswing in islandwide farmers markets, lowering vendor and shopper turnout at the homestead’s fledgling 16-month operation.

Island Air’s new Island Travel Pak offers travelers two different interisland coupon packages to fit the needs of both leisure and business travelers.

The Shops at Wailea is offering customers a chance to win one of 17 prizes provided by participating stores between Monday, Dec. 7, and Wednesday, Dec. 23. One winner selected daily beginning Dec. 7 for each of the prizes listed below.

The busiest mailing day locally is anticipated to be Monday, Dec. 14. Suggested mail dates: Dec. 19 for First-Class and Priority Mail headed to the mainland.

The California-based airline, Virgin America, launches service from San Francisco to Kahului Maui today, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015. An introductory fare sale of $199 one way* (including taxes and restrictions applying) begins today as well and can be purchased at www.virginamerica.com or 1-877-FLY-VIRGIN. In addition to the fare sale, Virgin America is also celebrating with […]

The new board members and officers for the Maui Filipino Chamber of Commerce have been selected for 2016.

The Maui Tomorrow Foundation hosts a free tour of new solar and battery systems at homes on Maui.

The 2016 US Best Ranked Cities to Stay list includes: #4 Volcano, Hawaiʻi; #7 Lahaina, Maui; and #34 Kīhei, Maui. In addition, Hawaiʻi raked #5 on the site’s 2016 US Best Ranked States for Hotels, behind #1 New Hampshire, #2 Maine, #3 Massachusetts and #4 Illinois.