Maui Business

Beginning Monday, all unemployment claims at the Hawai‘i State Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR) can now be filed on the internet.

Hawaiian Telcom announced today that it will begin trading its common stock on NASDAQ on July 6, 2011 using the symbol HCOM.

UPS Freight, the nation’s fourth largest Less-than-truck Load (LTL) carrier, announced Friday that a 6.9 percent general rate increase will go into effect August 1, 2011.

Kaiser Permanente Hawaii’s Moanalua Medical Center in Honolulu has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines-Heart Failure Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award for excellence in the treatment of their heart patients that come to them from throughout Hawaii.

In preparation for the upcoming November APEC Leader’s Week, the APEC 2011 Hawaii Host Committee is looking for a visual displays contractor that can effectively communicate the story of how Hawaii can play a compelling role as an international business partner.

As the result of the addition of three new aircraft to its fleet, Hawaiian Airlines today announced that it will be adding more flights and jobs.

According to preliminary statistics released by the Hawaii Tourism Authority yesterday, total expenditures by visitors to Hawai’i in the first five months of 2011 increased 15.3 percent, compared to the same period last year, to $5 billion.

Every month, local business experts bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to free workshops held at the Maui County Business Resource Center. Topics vary by month but usually focus on starting, financing, and growing a small business.

Kaiser Permanents Hawaii announced yesterday the appointment of new sales leaders Allison Galdeira, Chandler Pearson, Patrick Price, Kenneth Sloan and Karen Watanabe.

On June 15, Alu Like Inc., a non-profit organization for Native Hawaiians, was one of several groups that made presentations to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees at a community meeting held at Lanai High and Elementary School.

Maui businesses have until June 30 to apply for an unprecedented opportunity to market themselves to the international community at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leader’s Summit in Honolulu in November.

On Monday, July 28, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Maui Beach Hotel in Kahului, RevoluSun will provide a free solar energy seminar aimed at educating homeowners, individuals, and businesses who are looking at solar as a way of reducing their electricity bills.

How can a Smart Grid help save money for residents and businesses? And how can smart grids lead to more sustainable energy? This is the topic of a lecture being presented by UH Maui College and Maui businesses are encouraged to attend.

Lieutenant-Governor Brian Schatz met with a select group of around 20 Maui business people and officials today at an invite-only breakfast in Wailuku.

Pacific Radio Group, parent company behind the popular Hawaii travel app “Hawaii Guide Me”, today announced that release of the Android version.

Lokelani ‘Ohana, a Wailuku-based nonprofit serving the developmentally disabled, recently received a $9,500 grant from the Camphill Foundation.

Today, First Wind along with its partner Makani Nui Associates celebrated its five-year anniversary of successful operations at their 30 MW Maui-based Kaheawa Wind Power I (KWP I) project.

Residents in Kahului, Wailuku, Kihei, Wailea, Lahaina, Napili, and Kapalua with smartphones, laptop modems and hotspots will soon be able to take advantage of speeds up to 10 times faster when Verizon Wireless makes available its 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) network on July 21.

The Kihei Community Association June 21 meeting will explore the bus transportation and creating a cycling and walking friendly community.

In preparation for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Leader’s Week conference in November, Enterprise Honolulu and Maui Economic Development Board are hosting a series of free workshop designed to show how APEC can be the catalyst to expanding Maui business into new international markets.