Maui Business

Hawaiian Telcom announced today the appointment of Kurt Hoffman to Chief Operating Officer (COO).

If passed, Senate Resolution SCR 134 would move Hawaii once step closer to having its very own stock exchange.

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has opened recruitment for its e200 Emerging Leaders Initiative for the first time in Hawaii.

On April 21, the Maui Economic Development Board will offer the next workshop in its popular High Tech Maui educational series for business, entitled “Using Online Video for your Business”.

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA), along with its partner First Hawaiian Bank, are encouraging the Native Hawaiian community to come out to a unique loan application fair being held March 30 at the MEO Building in Wailuku.

Yesterday, the U. S. Small Business Administration Hawaii District Office announced the 2011 winners of the prestigious SBA Small Business Awards.

The Borders store at the Maui Marketplace in Kahului is starting its store closing sale today, Thursday, March 24.

Verizon Wireless announced yesterday that it is bringing its high speed 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) network to four Hawaii cities in 2011.

The County of Maui’s Office of Economic Development and the Hawaii State Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR) are co-sponsoring a Green Workforce Development Symposium on March 30, 2011.

On Friday, Governor Neil Abercrombie presented the “Hawai‘i Green Business Awards” to seven Hawaii hotels including the Ritz-Carlton Kapalua.

Today, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) announced the naming of Richard Pezzulo as its Chief Operating Officer. Pezzulo had served as Chief Financial Officer at OHA since 2008.

At the First Hawaiian Bank International Auto Show Friday, the Hawaii State Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism’s State Energy Office announced the awarding of $2.6 million in federal stimulus funds to six organizations that will accelerate Hawaii’s adoption of electric vehicles (EV).

RevoluSun, rapidly expanding Hawaii solar design and installation company, is offering a free solar education seminar March 31, 2011 at the Kalama Heights Retirement Community in Kihei from 6:30 pm to 8 pm.

Adjusters International, a public adjusting organization, with a specialty in FEMA disaster recovery services, is opening a new office in Kahului and the grand opening is April 1, 2011.

Wind and solar farms on Molokai and Lanai could supply up to 25% of Oahu’s electricity, according a study released yesterday by the Hawaii Natural Energy Institute (HNEI).

Many on Maui are going to miss the Maui Marketplace Borders store in Kahului when it closes at the end of May 2011.

In its March Forecast, the Council on Revenues lowered its projections for tax revenue growth, in fiscal year 2011, from 3.0 percent to 0.5 percent.

The Shidler College of Business at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa has been named among the nation’s best MBA programs in U.S. News’ annual list of Best Graduate Schools.

Aloha Air Cargo and Prudential Locations are among finalist for Hawaii’s Better Business Bureau’s Annual Torch Awards, which honors trustworthiness in business.

Mayor Alan Arakawa will be the featured speaker at the Maui Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Mayor’s Luncheon on March 30, 2011.