Maui Business

Hawaiʻi’s minimum wage for most employers will increase to $7.75 per hour beginning on Jan. 1, 2015 under Act 82.

A total of 60,000 gifts were distributed across the state through the Angel Tree partnership this year. Burger King Hawaiʻi exceeded its $10,000 fundraising goal for the Salvation Army’s Angel Tree Program this year.

Project Give-a-Gift delivered Christmas joy to dozens of children in Child Protective Services on the island of Molokaʻi.

A blessing ceremony was held for the Pacific Whale Foundation’s newest vessel, the Ocean Spirit on Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2014.

Maui Monsanto employees gave a helping hand to Santa this season by holding a toy drive to benefit underprivileged Maui children.

The budget has already been submitted to the State Legislature for review and includes a $25.77 billion operating budget over two years. The financing represents and increase of 4% in 2015-2016 and an 8.2% increase in 2016-2017 over current levels.

Missoni, one of the most revered names in fashion design, will celebrate at Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea this holiday season with a one-of-a-kind Missoni Christmas tree and an exclusive pop shop, open now through Jan. 3, 2015.

Nearly 40 project stakeholders and business community representatives attended the blessing of the two DC Fast Chargers and one Level 2 charger located in the County of Maui building parking lot.

The gift will be used for the purchase of 80 new over-the-bed tables, 100 regular tables, and five sleeper chairs that will be used by families staying overnight at the hospital with their loved ones.

Hawaiʻi joins 49 other states and the and the District of Columbia in reaching a settlement with T-Mobile USA over allegations of unauthorized charges for third-party services on customers’ mobile phone bills.

Mokulele Airlines today announced the launch of same day rush shipping service to and from the 10 airport locations it serves on Oʻahu, Maui, the Big Island of Hawaiʻi, Lānaʻi and Molokaʻi.

The Maui Department of Water Supply is warning customers of a phone scam involving unauthorized calls to customers seeking water bill payments.

Maui singer and songwriter, Anuhea, was among the first to catch an Uber ride on Maui, according to the company blog, becoming “Rider Zero” when she booked a ride to her dinner party.

The Mayoral Inauguration Committee today announced that a swearing-in celebration will be held Friday, Jan. 2, 2015 at the Maui Tropical Plantation in Waikapū.

Gas prices on Maui continue to fall with the average price of a gallon of regular gas dropping to $2.89 at Costco in Kahului and $3.86 in Wailuku.

Maui’s Harrison Matthews became Hawaiian Airlines’ 10 millionth passenger of 2014, marking a new annual record for the airlines, officials said.

Fourteen entrepreneurs in training were included in the latest graduating class from the Core Four Business Planning course hosted by Maui Economic Opportunity, the organization announced.

The Queen Kaʻahumanu Center today announced the selection of Jacqueline Perreira as the new general manager for the mall in Kahului.

Three Hawaiʻi restaurants are featured on this year’s list of the 100 Best Restaurants in America, published by OpenTable, an online dining and reservations company.

Skyline Eco-Adventures, a commercial zipline company on Maui, raised an estimated $7,500 for local Maui charities during its fourth annual “Zip for the Trees” community event and fundraiser held last month at its Haleakalā Maui course located on Crater Road in Kula.