Maui Business

Long-time Hawaii clothing designer Tori Richard has been selected as the manufacturer of volunteer uniforms for the APEC 2011 Leaders’ Week in November.

Central Pacific Financial Corp., parent company of Central Pacific Bank, today reported net income for the second quarter of 2011 of $8.2 million, compared to a net loss in the second quarter of 2010 of $16.1 million, and net income in the first quarter of 2011 of $4.6 million.

Congresswomen Mazie K. Hirono and Colleen Hanabusa, along with Alaska Congressman Don Young, yesterday introduced a bill to continue programs providing housing assistance for low-income Native Hawaiian families.

Today, the US Postal Service released a list of offices that will be studied for closure and for the introduction of a “retail-replacement” option directed at affected communities.

Starting December 14, Hawaiian Airlines will be running daily year-round nonstop flights between Sydney, Australia, and Honolulu.

Akina Aloha Tours to receive the Na Wai Eha Award at the upcoming 3rd Annual Ko’i Award Dinner.

Property values may be on the rise as we recently heard that the Wall Street Journal reported last week that San Francisco technology investor and entrepreneur Peter Thiel bought an oceanfront home on Maui for $27 million.

Bank of Hawaii today reported net income for the second quarter of 2011 was $35.1 million, down $7.2 compared to net income of $42.4 million in the first quarter of 2011.

Hawaii residents can save up to $13,500 by applying for rebates on new electric or hybrid electric/gasoline cars and chargers, and now the state has extended the application deadline to January 31, 2012.

Kaiser Permanente’s Kihei and Lahaina Clinics, and their primary care providers, have received the National Committee for Quality Assurance’s (NCQA) Physician Practice Connections (PPC) and Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Recognition at Level 3, the highest level, for its integrated and coordinated care delivery system.

Electric utilities and allied companies, customers and consultants will gather for the Pacific Coast Electrical Association Conference (PCEA) being held on the Big Island from August 31 to September 2.

More than 100 Native Hawaiian residents turned out Wednesday for a community meeting hosted by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.

Today, Don Horner, First Hawaiian Bank chairman and chief executive officer, reported that net income for the first half 2011 was $107.1 million, up a modest 1% over the first half of 2010.

The County of Maui Planning Department announced the roll-out of a new email news service now available to the public called “Planning Department News”.

In cooperation with the East-West Center, and organized by the University of Hawaii, key higher education officials, scholars and experts from throughout the Asia-Pacific region will meet in Honolulu August 4-6 for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Conference on Quality in Higher Education.

The Hawaii Better Business Bureau (BBB) is cautioning cell phone users, when traveling abroad, to recognize that their data plan is constantly in use even when they think their phone is not.

An exciting new comprehensive training program called Export University is coming to Maui August 11 and promises to teach business owners the nuts and bolts of exporting while strategizing a personalized International Business Plan.

Alaska Airlines announced today it is expanding its service between San Diego and Hawaii with a daily nonstop flight to Honolulu and celebrated by giving away a planeload of free tickets.

The Hawaii State Department of Taxation is holding a series of workshops in August to educate the public on online tax filing and to review recent 2011 Legislative tax law changes.

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs announced that nonprofit organizations across the state have only six chances left to attend mandatory workshops for its grants program.