Maui Business

As of noon on Wednesday, Nov. 18, the state Land Use Committee heard from 31 of the 84 Maui residents who signed up to testify at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center’s McCoy Studio Theater regarding acceptance of the Olowalu Town LLC and Olowalu Ekolu LLC’s Final Environmental Impact Statement, a 3,000-page document made available to the public 18 days ago.

Organizers hope that the new Small Town Big Picnic pau hana event will become a monthly ‘Aloha Thursday’ celebration. The inaugural event takes place from 4-7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 19, at the “Beer & Wine Garden” on N. Market Street.

“For the last decade, in 10 years, 21 refugees have been relocated to our community here in the state of Hawaiʻi and zero are from Syria,” said Gov. Ige during Tuesday’s press conference.

The Maui County prosecutor referred the Wailuku Public Works Baseyard kitchen case to the Maui Police Department for criminal investigation. No one is allowed in the kitchen and the media has been denied access to line-item spending details, which are now all locked up as evidence.

Ten entrepreneurs will compete in the final round of the InnovateHER: Innovating for Women Business Challenge on Thursday, Nov. 19.

Maui County Councilmembers Elle Cochran and Mike White said the Rotary Club of Lahaina Sunset’s “Go Green Third Saturday Recycling” project is an example of how a public-private partnership benefits the community.

Starting at $99*, travelers can fly Island Air roundtrip to and from O‘ahu, Maui and Lāna‘i, check two bags at no charge, and add a rental car from National or Alamo for 20% off the regular rate.

On Maui, the typical residential bill is now $141.57. The last time when bills on Maui were lower than this month was in September of 2010 when the typical bill was $141.10.

The state-of-the-art UH ITC opened for business in February 2014, housing enterprise information and communications technology systems, and services that support modern teaching, administration and research for all 10 UH campuses statewide.

UFO Parasail held a One-Day-Only, Kama‘āina Special on Sunday, Nov. 8, with all proceeds from parasail rides taken by residents going to Feed My Sheep.

Maui Memorial Medical Center will host Diabetes Day in recognition of American Diabetes month on Wednesday, Nov. 18 in the MMMC Auditorium from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.

Here on Maui, the proposed rates include: 20.2 cents/kWh during off-peak hours (12 a.m. to 9 a.m.); 17.1 cents/kWh for mid-day use (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.); and 39 cents/kWh for on-peak use (4 p.m. to 12 a.m.).

The company provides cell phones to disadvantaged and disabled lower-income residents, and offers free and subsidized wireless service for eligible subscribers through the Lifeline low-income assistance program.

Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard is on Maui today for a congressional visit with students, farmers, businesses and healthcare professionals.

The annual Maui Waena Bazaar and Rummage sale will be held on Saturday, Nov 14, from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Maui Waena Middle School’s cafeteria in Kahului. All proceeds to benefit the Maui Waena Media and Technology Club (FE2).

Hawai‘i-based Island Air today announced that it will release its on-time performance and flight completion data for each month and each quarter going forward to provide customers with a clear picture of its improving operational performance and the increasing quality of its service on all of its interisland flights.

Walmart announced today that it has hired more than 240 veterans across Hawaiʻi since the launch of its “Veterans Welcome Home Commitment” in May of 2013, guaranteeing a job offer to any eligible US veteran honorably discharged from active duty since that time.

The Sustainable Living Institute of Maui will offer a workshop on Korean Natural Farming, the healthiest, cleanest way to raise pigs and chickens, on Dec. 4 and 5, 2015, from 9 to 4 p.m.

The Sustainable Living Institute of Maui is hosting a free, public presentation called “Resilience is the New Sustainability,” by Michael Kramer on Dec. 1, from 4 to 6 p.m., at UH Maui College, in room 225 in the Laulima Building.

Island Air will salutes active and retired military members with a special 50% discount off base fares on interisland flights from Dec. 1 to 17, 2015, and Jan. 6 to March 15, 2016.