Maui Business

Grant applications for awards of up to $2,500 each are being accepted for the Community Gift Giving Program through Young Brothers, Limited and Hawaiian Tug & Barge.

A court-appointed receiver is seeking to repay creditors following a ruling to dissolve the troubled Wailuku Main Street Association.

Wilcox was among eight winners recognized on Friday by the International Women’s Forum, during a global leadership conference held in Vancouver, Canada.

The new service will add an estimated 22,000 seats to both island travel markets over a 12-week period, according to airline officials.

Hotels in Maui County earned nine slots on an elite list of the Top 20 Resorts in Hawaiʻi released by Condé Nast Traveler magazine.

Hasegawa General Store in Hāna was assessed a $400 fine by the state Department of Health for alleged late payments and reports required for the state’s HI-5 beverage container program.

A series of public meetings are planned to receive input on a pending Home Business Bill, to permit and regulate home-based businesses in certain zoning districts.

Acting Governor Shan Tsutsui announced a temporary hiring freeze on vacant positions in the Executive Branch on Friday, saying it is necessary to conserve dwindling financial resources in light of the ongoing federal shutdown and upcoming debt ceiling deadline.

Under the partnership, a portion of each ʻOhana Fuels gasoline purchase on the island of Maui will be donated to Hale Makua through Dec. 31, 2013.

The Hawaiʻi Public Utilities Commission has approved of a request to extend discount rates for another year to customers charging Electrical Vehicles during off-peak hours.

The October workshop is free and open to the public. It will take place from 1 to 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 15 in the 9th Floor Conference Room of the Kalana O Maui building in Wailuku.

The awards were for: Grand Wailea accommodations; dining at the Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa restaurant; the resort’s Spa Grande; and Grand Lūʻau at Honuaʻula.

The Outlets of Maui will open for business on November 21st, with a grand opening scheduled for December 6, 2013. The center will house an estimated 35 retail shops and restaurants, including Coach, Tommy Hilfiger, Michael Kors.

The parent company says the new designs, “represent the companies’ roots in the islands as well as a commitment to developing a better energy future for the state.”

Thirteen small businesses in Maui County received funds ranging from $500 to $5,000 under a Small Business Revitalization matching-grant program.

A newly launched video conference feature allows residents of Molokaʻi to participate in Maui business workshops, and vice-versa, according to an announcement today by the Mayor’s Office of Economic Development.

“All of the state and county parks, beaches and trails remain open and none of the state’s airports have been affected,” said McCartney, who noted that essential personnel from the FAA, USDA, TSA and Customs, continue to operate at Hawaiʻi airports.

Gasoline prices are falling in Hawaii and nationally and are expected to continue heading downward.

The Monsanto Fund, the philanthropic arm of the Monsanto Company, issued a total of $44,800 in grant funds to various county agencies and non-profit groups on Maui, the company announced.

Visitor spending on Maui is up more than 9% so far this year, and visitor arrivals are up nearly 4%, according to year-to-date figures released this week by the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority.