Maui Business

The Learning Disabilities Association of Hawai‘i Traveling Mini-Conference is an opportunity for families to learn more about resources and services available to help their children with or at risk of disabilities.

Tickets are available now for a special “Shoppers Preview” for the 2nd Annual Made in Maui County Festival, which will be held at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center in Kahului on Friday, Nov. 6, between 2 and 6 p.m.

“If I had to pick just one word to summarize my economic outlook for Maui, it would be ‘optimistic,’” said Economist Jack Suyderhoud.

Growers, gardeners and farmers of all kinds are invited to submit homegrown vegetables, fruits, nuts and flowers to be displayed at the Maui Fair.

NextEra Energy Inc. and Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc. today announced the expiration of the mandatory, pre-merger waiting period in connection with the companies’ proposed merger that was announced in December 2014.

Island Air is celebrating its 35th anniversary of providing service in Hawai‘i with a number of gifts and surprises for its guests.

Analysts at Expedia.com found that travelers to popular “shoulder season” destinations can save an average of 13% on rates to Hawai‘i, 12% on rates to Mexico and 11% on rates to the Caribbean this fall.

The Moloka‘i Occupational Center will hold its 5th Annual Moloka‘i Disability Resource Fair on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Moloka‘i Community Health Center located at the old Pau Hana Inn in Kaunakakai.

A newly added service will be available to all Maui Economic Opportunity paratransit riders beginning Monday, Sept. 14, when riders will receive automated “night before calls,” enabling them to confirm or cancel their reservations for the next day.

Scholarships are awarded to Hawai‘i residents of all ages who are or will be attending a post-secondary school within 12 months of receiving the award. Scholarship applicants must either identify as LGBTQ or have an LGBTQ community member as a parent.

By Maui Now Staff The Minority Business Development Center of Honolulu at UH-Mānoa, the state Department of Transportation and US Small Business Administration will hold a workshop for small businesses on Sept. 17 at Maui Beach Hotel’s Maui Room. The free workshop is intended for small business owners interested in Disadvantaged Business Enterprise certification, SBA’s 8(a) Program and contracting […]

Maui Electric Company and the Hawaiian Electric Industries Foundation recently donated $5,000 to support the Alaka‘ina Foundation’s Digital Bus program.

As part of its participation in this year’s Aloha Festivals celebration, Island Air, will waive bag-check fees for the first checked bag for all travelers wearing a 2015 Aloha Festivals ribbon.

Aloha Hat Company has opened at The Shops at Wailea on the second floor, near Ruth’s Chris Steak House.

Hawaiian Airlines is now offering a suite of enhancements to its signature Mea Ho‘okipa (“I am host”) in-flight service for guests traveling from Japan to Hawai‘i, including a new collaboration with the owner of island favorite Koko Head Café, Chef Lee Anne Wong.

The Sustainable Living Institute of Maui at UH Maui College will offer the “Native Plant Roadshow” beginning on Sept. 22, and running four Tuesday afternoons from 3 to 5 p.m.

Italian fashion retail merchant Prada has opened its fifth Hawai‘i location at The Shops at Wailea.

The next “Go Green Third Saturday Recycling” event will be Sept. 19, from 8 a.m. to noon, at Lahaina Cannery Mall. Virtually all recyclables are accepted except oversize tires, clothing and household goods. There is no fee to drop off items, although a $5 donation is requested for each tire. No fees are paid to residents for recyclables delivered to the event.

The Society for Human Resource Management Hawai‘i Chapter will offer an employee management workshop, “Stimulate Rather Than Perpetuate! How to Handle Performance Problems,” on Friday, Sept. 18, 2015, from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. at Maui Economic Opportunity in Wailuku.

The Maui County Farm Bureau’s new TV show, “Kokua Ag: Growing Our Future Together,” will air on Akakū Channel 55 on Thursday, Sept. 10, at 9 p.m. It will re-air on the same channel on Friday, Sept. 11, at 9 a.m. and 9 p.m.; Saturday, Sept. 12, at 1 p.m.; and on Sunday, Sept. 13, at 1 p.m.