Maui Business

As part of its 35th anniversary celebration, Island Air will waive bag‐check fees on the first checked bag for kama‘āina during November.

Orbitz Worldwide brands Orbitz.com, ebookers and HotelClub has announced the winners of the 2015 Best In Stay Awards, which honor nearly 400 top-rated hotels in 125 popular destinations around the world based on reviews by Orbitz Worldwide customers.

Lost on Lāna‘i has conveniently packaged many activities with transportation to simplify your trip.

The agreement retains full pension coverage with no cuts to benefits for 1,900 employees at 22 facilities throughout Hawai‘i and provides excellent pay increases, adds significant new benefits, preserves options on medical coverage for both active and retired workers, and provides the opportunity to work in partnership.

Skyline Eco-Adventures launched its second annual Skyline Loves Kama‘āina Hawai‘i resident promotion in October supporting local food banks on Maui and Kaua‘i.

Watch Station International will celebrate its grand opening in The Outlets of Maui in Lahaina on Friday, Oct. 23, with a storewide 50%-off sale that will include select Michael Kors jewelry.

Women who are the heads of their households, and have primary financial responsibility for themselves and their dependents may be eligible for a cash grant of $2,000 for the Soroptimist Live Your Dream Award.

Mele Ukulele and The Shops at Wailea invite the public to the free Ukulele Mix Plate events on the first, second and fourth Wednesday—Nov. 4, 11 and 25—at the fountain courtyard between 6 and 8 p.m.

Twenty entrepreneurs graduated from MEO’s Core Four Business Planning program on Oct. 20, where they received a Certificate of Achievement and a congratulatory dinner.

Maui topped Conde Nast Traveler Magazine’s Best Island in the US list for the 22nd consecutive year and received the highest score of any destination in the entire poll, the publication reports.

The Maui County Department of Transportation and MEO are seeking disabled and other individuals to join its Paratransit Advisory Council; some current members’ terms are expiring.

Following a major global health milestone last month, the members of the Rotary Club of Lahaina Sunset urge Maui residents to join them in the global fight to eradicate polio by visiting their education booth in front of the Lahaina Cannery Mall Safeway between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24.

On June 19, 2012 Hotel Molokai suffered an electrical fire loss which resulted in the closure of their restaurant. “Hale Kealoha” opened earlier this month…

Hospice Maui invites the public to the upcoming Hospice Foundation of America’s 2015 Annual Living With Grief Program on Thursday, Nov. 5, from 8 to 11 a.m. in UH Maui College’s Kaike Building, Rm. 105BCD.

Maureen Stubbs, meeting and events manager for the Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa, recently received the certified meeting professional credential.

Annual Gala Awards Dinner on Oct. 3 at Kahili Golf Course in Wailuku. The nonprofit also honored the Maui Aids Foundation, and community members Deborah Vial and Caron Barrett for their continued dedication to Maui’s LGBTQ community.

The unemployment rate for Maui County in September was 3.8% (not seasonally adjusted), up .4% from last month but down .5% from September 2014, according to the Hawai‘i State Department of Labor & Industrial Relations.

The Hawai‘i Association for College Admission Counseling will sponsor the fall College Planning & College Fair Event for Maui Families on Wednesday, Oct. 28, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in H.P. Baldwin High School’s gymnasium.

Hawaiian Airlines today announced plans to introduce new luxury design elements and enhanced service options in its A330 premium cabins, including the addition of 180-degree lie-flat seats.

Go Green Third-Saturday Recycling is the Rotary Club of Lahaina Sunset’s centennial project to mark 100 years of Rotary in Hawai‘i.