Maui Business

Fustini’s Pink Party appreciation event is for volunteers and committees who assisted with the Hope Fest event in mid-September as well as the public, because October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

The Maui Food Technology Center and the County of Maui Mayor’s Office of Economic Development will hold an informational meeting on Thursday, Oct. 15, for business owners interested in participating in the 41st International Food and Beverage Exhibition, “FoodEx Japan,” the largest food trade show in Asia.

The Maui Economic Development Board released its final report from MPowerMaui: An Energy Conversation, a unique community engagement process, which summarizes resident perceptions, priorities and values on energy on Maui.

McDonald’s customers will get a free small cup of Royal Kona McCafé coffee with any purchase from 6 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. TODAY National Coffee Day (Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015).

In an effort to accommodate more shoppers this year, organizers have expanded the show to include additional vendors. A total of 150 vendors and food trucks will be participating, 40 of them for the first time.

Hawaiʻi was ranked among the states that were classified as “Moderately Tax Friendly,” in the SmartAsset survey. Kahului is one of the most tax-friendly places for retirees in Hawaiʻi, according to the study.

Maui experienced a 17.4% increase in air seats to 1.56 million. This helped boost visitor arrivals by 5.9% to 1.73 million, and total expenditures to $2.9 billion, up 6.4% year-to-date compared to 2014.

The public is invited to reserve an appointment during the Philippine Consulate Mobile Outreach on Maui this weekend, Saturday, Oct. 3 and Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015. The outreach, hosted by the County of Maui Department of Housing and Human Concerns, Immigrant Services Division, will provide on-island services for Philippine Passport Renewal, Dual Citizenship and Authentication. […]

A bus tour of Maui manufacturing facilities will take place on Monday, Sept. 28 in conjunction with National Manufacturing Week. The bus tour schedule includes stops at HC&S, Maui Soda & Ice Works/Roselani, Hāliʻimaile/Maui Gold and Pau Maui Vodka.

The Maui Visitors and Convention Bureau has earned the esteemed Gold Service award for 2015 from Meetings & Conventions Magazine.

The Maui Solar Project has launched a contest for fair goers, asking participants to imagine how solar would look on their home.

The system will simplify the administrative burdens of registering with the state and facilitate compliance with Hawaiʻi law. It also allows the nonprofit sector to better evaluate professional fundraisers offering their services.

More than 30 entrepreneurs and professionals from various industries gathered at the Malcolm Center in Kīhei for Maui Economic Development Board’s “Venturing Out: Exploring the World of Venture Capital” workshop on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015.

Of the estimated 518 middle market firms in Hawai‘i, 41 are owned by women and 108 are owned by multicultural proprietors. The state has a greater-than-average share of middle market firms owned by women—8% compared to the national average of 6%. Hawai‘i also has a greater than average share of multicultural-owned firms– 21% compared to the national average of 5%.

“Do your mission statement, tag line and elevator pitch messages translate a great first impression? If not or if you are not sure, you are invited to attend the free “1-Minute Marketing” workshop on Tuesday, Sept. 29, at 5 p.m.

Fitch Ratings has assigned an AA+ rating to the following Maui County general obligation bonds…

The Rotary Club of Lahaina Sunset has been lauded by West Maui residents for its monthly “Go Green Third Saturday Recycling” events.

The Department of Taxation’s 2015 Tax Workshop on Maui will be held on Friday, Oct. 23, in the Maui Beach Hotel’s Elleair Rainbow Ballroom.

Maui’s not-seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate in August 2015, was 3.2%, up .1% from last month but down .8% for the same time period last year.

The State of Hawai‘i has ranked fourth in Kiplinger’s list of the country’s least tax-friendly states, topped only by California, Connecticut and New Jersey.