Maui Business

David “Kawika” Buchanan, 47, of Molokai was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison in an investment fraud case.

Maui County’s unemployment rate for July improved to 4.8%, down from the 5.o% rate reported a month earlier, and also down from the 5.1% recorded at the same time last year.

The event runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. this Saturday, Aug. 23, at the Lahaina Cannery Mall in West Maui. The job fair is an excellent opportunity for recent graduates looking for a job and for others in the general community that are looking to advance or to get on the job training.

The winning proposal must demonstrate the financial capability to not only carry out their business plan, but to also address infrastructure issues at the 100 year old campus.

A total of 34 entrepreneurs graduated from the latest Core Four Business Planning course offered by Maui Economic Opportunity.

Local non-profit organizations are invited to participate in ticket sales for the upcoming Hyundai Tournament of Champions event, and receive 100% of their net proceeds through the Golf for Maui Charities program.

Maui Economic Opportunity is seeking vendors and community partners interested in participating in the 41st Annual Maui County Senior Fair, scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014 at the War Memorial gymnasium in Wailuku from 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

The CRC could vote to approve the changes at the September 4 meeting, or if outstanding concerns remain and additional work is needed, then another meeting will be held in October.

Maui Mayor Alan Arakawa joins his administration in hosting a series of community meetings in September and October to receive public comment on the fiscal year 2015-2016 budget.

Hawaiʻi Energy has renamed its refrigerator recycling offer from “Bounty Program” to “Rid-A-Fridge” in an effort to get people to retire their old inefficient models and save energy.

County officials say that by bringing the mobile unit to Molokaʻi, an estimated $60,000 in airfare will be saved, since the only Transportation Worker Identification Credential offices for card renewals are on Maui and Oʻahu.

The new non-stop service will start Nov. 20, 2014, and will expand to include daily flights on Dec. 17, adding more than 210,000 seats to both markets annually.

Hawaiian Airlines has announced a fare sale with prices ranging from $58 to $78 for one way fares between the neighbor islands as part of a “Neighbor Island Serenades” promotion.

The event, which is open to the public, targets the visitor industry and other business sectors or individuals interested in learning more about the rapidly growing Chinese visitor market.

Johnson has worked for MEO more than twenty years as a driver, operations manager, assistant director and director. He passed a national exam and is now certified as a community transit manager.

A record $939,821 was raised during the 36th Annual Visitor Industry Charity events held earlier this year on Maui, Molokaʻi, and Lānaʻi. The new tally surpasses last year’s record-setting amount by $104,264.

Island Air announced today that all flight operations will resume beginning at 6 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2014.

Any price increase of commodities since severe weather warnings began through at least Aug. 16, 2014, is a violation of state law and merchants found in violation may be subject to severe fines and penalties

Hawaiian Airlines announced that it will waive reservation change fees and differences in fares for customers who need to change travel plans due to Hurricanes Iselle and Julio.

Young Brothers, Limited issued an advisory saying it will not be able to sail its Thursday barge to Kahului under current forecasts associated with Hurricane Iselle.