Maui Business

The additional flights adds nearly 90,000 new air seats annually to Maui. Airline officials say the increased Maui service will strengthen Hawaiian’s new Maui hub at Kahului Airport, offering expanded options for nonstop service and easy connections to neighbor island airports.

It features local and national visitor industry experts and their insight on tourism issues and trends. HTA officials will provide updates on tourism statistics and targets.

The program sets up a process where clean energy investors and developers from China are referred to the Hawai’i State Energy Office. From there, state officials work to facilitate matchmaking with Hawai’i clean energy partners that are in need of capital or development partners.

The Public Land Development Corporation will hold statewide public hearings, starting Monday August 20, for adoption of new Hawai‘i Administrative Rules for the PLDC.

Starting September 1, the Dept. of Land & Natural Resources will require all commercial bottom-fish fishermen to submit their trip reports within five days of trip end date or risk $15 fine.

Maui Brewing Company, the Lahaina brewery and brewpub, has won 10 medals at three prestigious beer competitions held last month on the mainland.

Allegiant Air announced today that the company will begin new, nonstop air service from the mainland to Honolulu, Hawaii, particularly Boise, Idaho and Spokane, Washington.

On hearing how Maui Sun Divers owner Bobby Baker had recently given generously to a local Maui school, the owners of Upcountry Fitness were inspired to do the same for Haiku Elementary School.

The Department of Taxation’s Summer 2012 Maui Tax Workshop on August 10 has moved to the University of Hawaii Maui College campus in the Pa’ina Building.

The State of Hawaii Energy Office is now offering commercial facilities the opportunity to evaluate their existing buildings for energy and resource efficiency.

Tourism sector is growing at high rates, but the rest of the economy is just not moving, according to the latest report released by the University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization.

The county is encouraging property owners to attend an information meeting on Aug. 13 that will cover the new FEMA flood insurance rate maps that become effective Sept 19, 2012.

TopTenRealEstateDeals.com has compiled a list of the top 10 “coolest” beach homes for sale in the US and a Kapalua property is number seven.

Hawaii will get additional airlift from Australia, later this year, when JetStar reinstates service from Honolulu to Melbourne, Australia’s second largest city.

Four Maui T S Restaurants have renewed their title sponsorships for the XTERRA Kapalua Trail Runs scheduled for Saturday, October 27.

The spray nozzles are being offered to restaurants, cafeterias, and other commercial food service providers, free of charge to help facilities save on hot water and sewer costs.

This month the Maui County Business Resource Center is offering a 60-minute “crash course” on understanding and improve credit scores, along with several other free workshops.

On Aug15, Maui businesses will have an opportunity to receive free business counseling from the US Small Business Administration’s Hawaii District Office.

The County of Maui Planning Department will discuss the proposed new fee schedule on Wednesday, Aug 29, in the Planning Dept Conf Room in the Kalana Pakui Building at 250 S. High St.

Maui resident Katrina-Ann R. Kapā‘anaokalāokeola Oliveira, PhD, is one of three native Hawaiian scholars who were recently awarded Mellon-Hawai‘i Fellowship.