Maui Business

The Hawai‘i Tourism Authority board of directors announced has appointed L. Richard “Rick” Fried Jr. as its new chairperson.

Hawaiian Paddle Sports LLC and its staff donated their time and equipment to provide 15 kids from Maui Youth & Family Services with an afternoon of surfing, canoe surfing and stand up paddle boarding instruction and activities at Launiupoko Beach Park at the end of June.

The voting members of the Boy Scouts of America Aloha Council have elected KTA Super Stores’ Chairman and CEO Barry K. Taniguchi as president and board chair, a voluntary position.

The County of Maui Department of Finance’s Division of Motor Vehicles & Licensing will close all of its offices on Friday, July 17, 2015, for staff training.

Contractors broke ground for the installation of two 1,500-square-foot, net-zero energy classrooms, for the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa College of Education on June 15, 2015, .

Wailuku’s average is $3.44, unchanged from last Thursday, according to the AAA Hawai‘i Weekend Gas Watch. The price is three cents less than on this date last month and $1.02 less than on this date last year,

Habitat for Humanity Maui will present the Buy-a-Brick event at Maui Mall on Saturday, July 18, 2015, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the stage area.

Maui Fish’n Chips in South Kīhei will hold its grand opening on Saturday, July 11, 2015, starting at 11 a.m.

Fustini’s Oils & Vinegars at The Shops at Wailea will host a party on Saturday, July 25, from 3 to 6 p.m. to celebrate the one-year anniversary of its Maui store and tasting room.

Over 100 Kaiser Permanente Hawaiʻi physicians have been named to the 2015 Best Doctors in America list by Best Doctors Inc., including seven on Maui.

Honolulu Cookie Company was honored at the Hawaiʻi Food Manufacturers Association Taste Awards held last month at Dole Cannery.

Hawaiian Airlines completed the month of May 2015 as the US airline industry’s top-ranked carrier for on-time performance and fewest flight cancellations, the US Department of Transportation reported today.

By Maui Now Staff Maui has captivated the hearts of Travel + Leisure readers once again. Maui retained the No. 1 spot on the magazine’s list of “Top Islands in Hawaiʻi” in its 2015 “World’s Best Awards” readers’ survey, which will be published in August. Maui is ranked No. 7 in the world on Travel + Leisure’s […]

Wailuku resident Keith Regan announced yesterday the formation of a 100 Men Who Care group on Maui.

“Pathways to our Future,” an annual fundraiser dinner for the MEDB Ke Alahele Education Fund, will be held on Saturday, Aug. 29, at The Fairmont Kea Lani Resort in Wailea.

Hawaiʻi’s contractor and pest control operator licensees will benefit from a new online service launched by the state Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Professional and Vocational License Division, that will enable a faster submission process for their insurance information

In celebration of summer, Mokulele Airlines just announced it is offering a special 50%-off fare for keiki under the age of 12. Pets still fly for free…

Workshops are held at the Maui County Business Resource Center, a County of Maui facility located in the Maui Mall. Seating is limited, and all workshops are subject to change or cancellation. Workshops are free unless noted otherwise. To reserve a seat, call the Maui County Business Resource Center at 270-5770.

The State of Hawaiʻi will collect $264,994.99 in billed but unpaid landing fees from two commercial users, after the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court upheld the state Department of Transportation’s authority to charge such fees at state airports, Attorney General Doug Chin announced on Monday, June 29.

By Maui Now Staff Hank’s Haute Dogs at the Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa will debut the Lobster Dog during the resort’s annual Fourth of July celebration. The Lobster Dog, the first exotic dog to appear at the Maui beachfront location, features made-from-scratch lobster sausage seared in butter and topped with garlic-relish aioli, lettuce, tomato and pickled takuan radish. […]