Maui Business

As Hawaiʻi prepares for the upcoming Memorial Day holiday and the start of the summer travel season, gas prices in the state have shown no significant changes, according to the AAA Hawaiʻi Weekend Gas Watch.

Mālama Maui Nui announced new board members: Kuhea Asiu, Dr. Lorrin Pang and Rhiannon Tereari‘i Chandler-‘Iao.

Kaiser Permanente Hawaiʻi welcomes three new physicians to the behavioral health, optometry and hospital medicine departments.

Armstrong Builders recently received a 2023 Gold Nugget Merit Award in the Best Multi-Family Housing Community category for Makali‘i at Wailea.

The Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications for the popular Micro-Grant for Food Security Program. This is the third year of the grant program which provides support for small-scale gardening, herding and livestock operations to increase the quantity and quality of locally grown food in food insecure communities.

Hawaiian Electric filed its “Integrated Grid Plan: A pathway to a clean energy future” with the Public Utilities Commission, outlining steps the company will take in the coming years to ensure its system will achieve net zero carbon emissions and use 100% renewable resources by 2045.

The Maui Filipino Chamber of Commerce honored five outstanding Filipino leaders in the community with the prestigious Gintong Pamana Leadership Award and congratulated 19 students who are receiving scholarships from the Chamber’s foundation. 

ʻĪao Intermediate School eighth graders, who work at their school’s student-operated credit union, took their learning off-campus this week when they traveled to Oʻahu for a day visit. The group of 11 students visited HawaiiUSA Federal Credit Union (HawaiiUSA) to get a glimpse of how the business operates, and to meet its executive team.

Recent developments bring both “promise and peril” for Hawaiʻi, according to the University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization’s second quarter forecast for 2023 released today.

The Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism is recruiting Hawai‘i companies to promote and sell Hawai‘i-made products at the Autumn 2023 Tokyo International Gift Show or TIGS.

Hawai‘i’s largest locally owned and operated grocery retailer, Foodland Super Market, will be celebrating its milestone 75th birthday this month and through the end of the year with new food offerings, products, exclusive art, and a community giving program for Hawai‘i nonprofits.

C.U.T. Market on Main Street in Wailuku, Maui is a curated boutique featuring preloved clothing and merchandise. Breach LLC in Kīhei, Maui is a partner for sustainable event services and innovative industry products on the Valley Isle.

The Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement (CNHA) announced that it has appointed Paige Onishi as the organization’s chief operating officer.

Alaska Airlines has named Jacob Aki as public affairs manager in Hawai‘i, effective immediately. In this new Honolulu-based role for the company, Aki will work alongside Daniel Chun, Alaska’s Hawai‘i director of sales, community, and public relations, to continue to deliver on Alaska’s market strategy and culture of care in Hawai‘i.

A startup company helping water sport athletes grow their brand is the winner of the 2023 University of Hawaiʻi Venture Competition. Motion Management, led by UH Mānoa students, won a prize package of more than $36,000.

A total of $1,215,700 was raised so far from the Maui Hotel & Lodging Association’s Visitor Industry Charity Walk, surpassing the previous year and continuing the 7th year of breaking $1 million for Maui County’s communities.

Governor Josh Green, M.D. announced James Kunane Tokioka will serve as the Director of the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. A former member of the Kaua‘i County Council and Hawai‘i State House of Representatives, Tokioka worked his way through the hotel industry, both here in Hawai‘i and across the United States.

The Queen Ka‘ahumanu Center (QKC) welcomes two new tenants – Maui Slime Co. and Heart + Sol – and Henua Designs, a local jewelry company who will be popping up through the weekend.

Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen declared May Community Action Month in Maui County and recognized the county’s Community Action Agency, Maui Economic Opportunity.

Consumers who were “deceived” by TurboTax’s owner Intuit Inc. into paying for free tax services will begin receiving checks from a multi-million multi-state settlement. Up to 15,904 Hawaiʻi consumers who were impacted, will receive checks in the mail. Most consumers are expected to receive between $29 and $30.