Maui Business

Three major bond rating agencies scored Maui County with the highest bond ratings in the state earlier this month.

TNP Strategic Retail Trust Inc. announced that they will close on the purchase of Lahaina Gateway Center from Central Pacific Bank by the end of the month.

The Hawai‘i State Department of Labor and Industrial Relations today announced that the not-seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for September for Maui County was 6%, down from 8.1% one year ago.

The Leis Family Class Act restaurant, run by the UH Maui College’s Maui Culinary Academy, has been rated number one on the Open Table Diners “Best Overall Restaurants Hawaii” list.

The Fairmont Kea Lani hotel was the only Hawaii hotel to rank among the top 10 places to stay in the US, according to annual survey results released Tuesday by Orbitz Worldwide.

Readers of the Conde Nast Traveler magazine have named Maui the number one island in the world.

The Hawaii state auditor released a report Friday stating that regulation of the zipline tours was not warranted, and that the state was incapable of oversight.

Maui median home prices dropped to $437,500 in September and condominium sales declined, according to the latest figures from the Realtors Association of Maui.

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced Friday that nationwide funding of more than $10 million in research grants will include a project on Maui to study the Haleakala silverswords.

Kahoolawe Island Reserve waters will be open for trolling for permitted fishing vessels for two weekends this month, starting tomorrow, Saturday October 13.

The Applied Business Information Technology four-year degree program at UH Maui College will host an open house event on Thursday, October 18.

Hosted by the Maui Native Hawaiian Chamber of Commerce, the event this year features OHA Maui Trustee candidates, a panel of successful Maui entrepreneurs, and the development team for Pulehunui, a new public/private venture in Central Maui.

The Hyatt Regency Maui Resort & Spa is planning to turn their oceanfront parking lot into a 131-unit time-share project.

By Sonia Isotov The Hawaii State Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism has received a $703,505 grant from the State Trade and Export Promotion program of the US Small Business Administration.

The US Small business Administration today named Kaleo Nawahine, a native Hawaiian and president of Performance Systems, the SBA National Minority Small Business Person of the Year.

The US Small business Administration has opened the nominations for the annual SBA Small Business Awards for 2013 which will close on November 16, 2013.

Hawaiian Airlines today revised downward their third quarter 2012 revenue expectations, despite gains in passenger counts and traffic.

Future tenants will also include Foodland, McDonalds, Aloha Quality Gasoline, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, as well as other retail, restaurant and office buildings.

The Maui Home Depot teamed up with the Maui’s fire department and sherrif’s office for a special fire safety event to promote National Fire Safety Month.

Hawaii Energy, the conservation and efficiency program for Hawaii, Honolulu and Maui counties, has announced the launch of its second annual Energy Success Story Contest.