Maui Business

The Hawaiian Airlines flights included in the $68 package are limited to one-way travel between: Honolulu and Lānaʻi; Honolulu and Kahului; and Honolulu and Līhue.

For the next 60 days, Island Air is offering a special $68 fare for one-way travel between the neighbor islands.

Individuals being considered for the Maui seat include Sherrilee Dodson, Anders Lyons, and Helen Neilsen, according to the announcement.

Education updates and water issues facing the Upcountry area of Maui will be the focus of discussion at the upcoming meeting of the Kula Community Association, scheduled to take place on Wednesday, Sept. 17 at the Kula Community Center.

Maui recipients include: Maile Altier, Jessa Emmerich, and Juleen Flory of Lahainaluna High School; and Xrystina Bicoy of Molokaʻi High School.

Danny Mynar was born and raised on Maui, graduated from Hāna High school, and obtained a bachelor’s degree in business from New Mexico State University. He is the new assistant general manager of Destination Resorts Hawaiʻi.

The cohort includes Brian Kealoha, a regional manager for Chevron Energy Solutions, and Emillia Noordhoek, the co-founder and executive director of Sustʻāina-ble Molokaʻi.

The University of Hawaiʻi is among the four locations identified on a “short-list” of potential partner institutions for the future Barack Obama Presidential Library.

The training sessions will focus on customer service and sales management training. This includes employee recruitment, development, motivation and retention as well as supervisory, coaching and team building skills.

Attorneys for the nonprofit Maui Lani Neighbors, Inc. filed additional complaints against state, county and federal agencies over the Central Maui Regional Sports Complex, currently under construction in Waikapū.

A former chef and Lahaina citrus grower is being honored this weekend with an award from the Hawaiʻi Tropical Fruit Growers organization.

Discussion on the planned Kīhei High School will take place at an upcoming meeting of the Kīhei Community Association on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014. A panel of consultants and lawmakers to field questions about the progress of the project and associated improvements.

The certification comes following a two year effort to conduct renovations aimed at energy efficiency and sustainability throughout the resort. More than 70% of purchased items at the resort are now local, recycled or made with renewable resources.

Maui Business Brainstormers hosted their very first “West Maui Business On the Grill” event in which business owners and managers are invited to seek fresh ideas to overcome problems they face with everyday operations.

The sponsorship of Special Olympics Hawai‘i’s Lāna‘i program will provide local athletes with the opportunity to train and compete in Special Olympics for the first time since 2006.

Five individuals have been identified as finalists being considered to fill the upcoming vacancy being created by University of Hawai‘i Maui College Chancellor Clyde Sakamoto, who plans to retire at the end of October after 41 years of service.

Maui Family Support Service, Inc. will receive a $2.1 million, three year grant from the Native Hawaiian Education Program. It is one of 24 grant recipients included in a larger appropriation for programs and institutions of higher education that serve Native Hawaiian communities.

Maui’s first Nā Wahine Mixer, a career development and networking event takes place tonight at the Westin Kāʻanapali Ocean Resort Villas.

As part of the company’s second annual Montage Memory Makers contest, five young adults, ages 13 to 17, will be awarded $10,000 in scholarships to pursue their college education.

VIP Cash n’ Carry in Kahului is re-branding itself after 28 years in business to Island Grocery Depot. The company also announced the addition of a second location, with plans to expand to Lahaina in the Spring of 2015.