Maui Business

The Expedia Viewfinder travel blog team, which will be visiting Maui from April 13 to 20, is asking the students on Maui to shed some light on what makes the island a one-of-a-kind travel destination.

Island Air is offering a special 20 percent off fare for flights booked during April to hospitality and service industry professionals.

The judges, coaches and mentors who will be participating in the second “Startup Weekend Maui,” have been announced by the Maui Economic Development Board. This event will provide entrepreneurs with an opportunity to learn how to launch a company in 54 hours.

The mainland-based Maverick Helicopters is now open on Maui, becoming Maverick Aviation Group’s fifth permanent location and the company’s first venture outside the Southwest United States.

Maui County’s Office on Aging is seeking nominations for 47th Annual Outstanding Older American Male and Female of Maui County honorees.

Maui Economic Development Board’s Women in Technology program is offering stipends for Hawaiʻi educators who wish to attend the 6th Annual Hawaiʻi STEM Conference’s Teacher Professional Development Workshop at the Wailea Marriott Resort on Maui on Friday and Saturday, April 17 and 18.

NextEra Energy Inc. and Hawaiian Electric Industries will host a series of open house meetings statewide to acquaint the public with NextEra and share details on the upcoming merger between the two energy companies.

Virgin America will start flying from San Francisco to Honolulu beginning on Nov. 2, 2015, and Kahului starting on Dec. 3, 2015, with fares on sale as of today from $199 one way (taxes and restrictions apply).

Coconut’s Fish Cafe is partnering with the Maui Humane Society to celebrate its sixth anniversary and Coconut the cat’s 14th birthday on Thursday, April 23, 2015.

Winners of Maui Nō Ka ‘Oi Magazine’s restaurant contest will be announced and celebrated at the 13th annual ‘Aipono Awards Gala on Sunday, April 26.

Starting today, Tuesday, April 7, First Hawaiian Bank customers with a personal credit or debit MasterCard can use Apple Pay, a secure, contactless, in-app mobile payments solution.

Maui Food Technology Center has announced the winners of its 2015 Hawaiʻi Food Products Recipe Contest that was held on Saturday, April 4, at the Maui County Ag Festival at the Maui Tropical Plantation in Waikapu.

The Hyundai Tournament of Champions has announced that the 2015 event has raised $341,000 for Maui charities. The tournament and host organizations have donated a grand total of over $5.3 million to Maui community charities since its move to Maui in 1999.

A new study from SmartAsset ranked counties in Hawaiʻi by the amount of insurance coverage maintained by its residents.

The top small business person selected from the state of Hawaiʻi is Russell Ruderman, president of Island Naturals Market Inc., Island Naturals Kona Inc. and Island Naturals Pahoa Inc. on Hawaiʻi Island.

Pat Kekahuna is among the top sales people in the world for the company in his current role at the PepsiCo Maui Headquarters in Kahului, where he has been employed for the past 24 years.

Lumeria Maui, a holistic educational and well-being retreat located at the gateway to Upcountry Maui, has announced that Douglas Drummond has been selected as general manager.

A little barber shop with a lot of character opened its doors in Kahului on Thursday, bringing fades, top of mind designs, and faux hawks to hairlines on Maui.

Hawaiʻi Energy has introduced new cash incentives for restaurants and organizations with commercial kitchens (schools, hospitals and hotels) in an effort to reduce high energy usage by offsetting the cost of installing energy-efficient equipment.

“I wouldn’t even know how to cut $28 million of the budget without hurting the community,” said Wes Lo, Maui Region Chief Executive Officer for the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation.