Maui Business

The Maui Hotel and Lodging Association has elected Michael Jokovich, the general manager of the Hyatt Regency Maui Resort & Spa, as chairman of its board of directors.

Realogy Holdings Corp. announced Friday that it plans to conduct an initial public offering of 40 million shares of stock and become a publicly traded company.

Once a month, this column is published and contains tidbits of Maui business news we receive over the course of a month. The public is invited to contribute.

Double-digit increases in visitor arrivals and expenditures marked a strong summer travel season for Maui, according to preliminary statistics released yesterday by the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority.

Maui and the city of Fukuyama, Japan celebrated their 4th anniversary as sister cities with a rose planting ceremony at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.

The Maui County Office of Economic Development is offering a grants training workshop on Lana`i on Friday, October 5.

Starting yesterday, the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau is hosting 36 meeting planners from around the country at a three-day conference at the Hyatt Regency Maui in Lahaina.

Maui small business owners and entrepreneurs are encouraged to attend this event.

UH will receive a $12,665,892 to fund workforce development programs, technical training, and job placement programs on Maui, Kauai, and Hawaii.

Alaska Airlines is inviting Hawaii school children to create artwork which will appear on a Boeing 737-800 in a “Paint the Plane” contest.

In October, two Internet marketing professionals will hold workshops at the Maui County Business Resource Center at the Maui Mall in Kahului.

The Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism is inviting local businesses to participate in the JFW International Fashion Fair that will be held from January 23-25, 2013 at Tokyo Big Sight.

The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs is warning the public about a phishing scam involving an imposter posing as an investigator from DCCA’s Real Estate Branch.

The famed Kaohu Red Hot Dog makes a quiet exit from Wailuku town today. Owners said rent, electricity, and competitive wages combined, made it difficult to keep the business open.

The Kanemitsu Bakery will not be allowed to reopen after a recent inspection by the Dept of Health.

Maui County will honor National Make a Difference Day at the 5th Annual Volunteer Expo on Saturday, October 27, 2012 and nonprofit organizations are encouraged to participate.

The Hawai‘i Department of Labor & Industrial Relations announced today that the not-seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for Maui County for August was 6.1%, down from 7.9% one year ago.

Both Hawaiian Airlines and Island Air are offering a special $61 one-way fare for interisland flights purchased until midnight on Friday September 21, 2012.

The price for regular gas in Hawai’i was listed at $4.42 today on the AAA Daily Fuel Gauge Report. According to the report, the average price for regular gas was listed at $4.46 in Wailuku on Maui, $4.43 in Hilo, and $4.37 in Honolulu.

Students, teachers and industry leaders and organizations will gather at UH Maui College on Friday, September 21 to learn about Maui’s agricultural industry and careers in it.