Hawaiʻi’s first two community-owned solar projects coming to Molokaʻi

These projects could meet over 20% of Molokai’s energy needs and serve an estimated 1,500 households on the island. The Ho‘āhu Community-Based Renewable Energy Projects, Pālā‘au Solar and Kualapu‘u Solar, will be the first on the island to offer the shared solar program.

New Spectrum store now open in Kīhei

Charter Communications, Inc. announced today the opening of a new Spectrum Store in Kīhei.

2023 Annual Hawaiian Airlines Luncheon

The Maui Chamber of Commerce will host its annual luncheon with Hawaiian Airlines on Jan. 12, 2023. The event will feature a keynote address from Hawaiian Airlines President and Chief Executive Officer Peter Ingram, who will share a business update and what’s to come for the airline in 2023.

Digital travel magazine names Hāna-Maui Resort among the most relaxing in the US

Hāna-Maui Resort has been named one of the 22 Most Relaxing Hotels & Resorts in the US by Trips to Discover, a digital travel magazine with a monthly readership of more than 1.6 million people. 

Maui Youth & Family Services to benefit from ʻOhana Fuels’ “Fuel up, Do Good” program

The nonprofit Maui Youth & Family Services will be the recipient of the ʻOhana Fuels “Fuel Up, Do Good” program for the months of January, February and March 2023. A portion of every ʻOhana Fuels’ TOP TIER™, fuel-efficient gasoline brand purchase at all eight Maui Minit Stop locations will be donated to the organization, which […]

Broadcasting group thanks Maui listeners following repairs from storm impacts

The aftermath of a kona low storm in December had extended impacts on Maui where Pacific Media Group operates a network of radio stations and other digital media products.  

First quarter Hawaiʻi annual business reports due

The Hawaiʻi State Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs’ Business Registration Division reminds businesses to file their annual business reports. 

Sentry’s Connected Communities Initiative results in Maui-Wisconsin brewery collab

The new Hula Badger IPA will be available at Koholā Brewery and select retailers on Maui throughout the tournament, and the week following, until supplies last. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Maui United Way and their 39 partner agencies. The 2023 Sentry Tournament of Champions gets underway on Thursday, Jan. 5.

Maui Hotel & Lodging Association announces first Communications Director

Naomi Cooper will assist the Maui Hotel & Lodging Association with its communication and education efforts to its membership and the Maui County community.

Maui County Farm Bureau announces its board members and officers

For the new two-year term, the Maui County Farm Bureau retained eight directors and elected two new directors including Ethan Romanchak and Theresa Thompson. Warren K. Watanabe is the executive director.

Union: Some at Maui’s hospital get paid less than Chick-fil-A; rally seeks better Maui Health wages

Werner, Moreno and hundreds of other Maui Health System frontline health care workers and supporters rallied for better pay during an event Thursday evening along Kaʻahumanu Avenue in Kahului. The informational rally continues from 4 to 6 p.m. today fronting old Kahului Shopping Center.

Federal spending bill includes provisions to assist Hawaiʻi small businesses and tourism

The recently passed $1.7 trillion Fiscal Year 2023 Omnibus Appropriations bill includes several initiatives to strengthen Hawaiʻi’s dominant tourism and small business economies and assist Hawai’i workers with their retirements.

State expects “Full tourism recovery in 2025”

“While we may experience a slowdown in the US visitors coming into 2023, we hope that more international visitors will be coming in the new year and our tourism recovery continues in 2023. We expect full tourism recovery in 2025,” said DBEDT Director Chris J. Sadayasu.

New round of MEO Core Four Business Planning course begins Jan. 3

The first Core Four Business Planning series of 2023, offered by Maui Economic Opportunity’s Business Development Center, begins Tuesday, Jan. 3, at MEO.

Legacy Maui mom-and-pop eatery Cupies will have new local owners by end of year

The Kahului drive-in, founded by Maui’s Yoshizawa family in the early 1960s, put breaded teriyaki on the map. More than a half century later, Cupies is still known for that sweet-and-savory plate lunch, along with its crinkle-cut fries, burgers, shakes and other old-school local favorites. 

Mālama Speech Therapy Services wins $25,000 in MEO’s Best Business Plan contest

A panel of local business leaders selected Steenberg’s Mālama Speech Therapy Services, LLC, plan for the top grant out of 37 submissions in the contest run by MEO’s Business Development Center. 

Maui County hotels lead state in average daily rate, but not occupancy for November 2022

Maui County hotels led the state in November 2022 with revenue per available room of $351 and average daily rate at $538, but lagged in occupancy at 65.2%.

QKC welcomes new tenants: Tanoa, Football Fanatics, Ekolu shop and local apparel pop-up

The Queen Ka‘ahumanu Center has four new tenants featuring local and sports apparel in time for the holidays.

Tech entrepreneurs hear about funding opportunities at Maui Innovation Summit 

The Maui Innovation Summit was specifically for entrepreneurs looking for research and development funding vehicles for their technology-based ideas.

Hawaiian Electric donates $15,500 to Ke Kula ‘O Pi‘ilani for culture-based STEM curriculum

Hawaiian Electric recently donated $15,500 to Ke Kula ‘O Pi‘ilani to support the school’s innovative program that integrates modern science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) with traditional Hawaiian knowledge and ‘āina-based learning. 
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