Maui Business

Eleven companies signed new two-year terms to participate in the Digital Currency Innovation Lab program in Hawaiʻi. The new terms end on Dec. 30, 2024.

The technology group Wärtsilä announced today plans for two large-scale solar and battery storage facilities on Oʻahu, totaling 75 MW of solar and 300 MWh of battery storage.

Hawaiian Electric has donated a total of $75,500 to seven Hawaiʻi-based nonprofit organizations that provide social services to help improve the quality of life for vulnerable community members on the five islands served by the company.

A Maui County-supported seminar is taking place on the Valley Ise to show how business women can receive minority business certification that could help to expand their resources and enterprise.

Prior to joining the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority, Regan served as Finance Director and Managing Director for the County of Maui. His new role will be Business Management Officer at the state Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs.

Some of Peru’s best flavors are firing up Pāʻia town, thanks new restaurant Lima Cocina and Cantina. The eatery — a mix of classic Peruvian cuisine and modern Maui foods — is the only Peruvian restaurant in Maui County.  

Hawaiian Airlines this weekend resumed its three-times-weekly service between Auckland Airport and Honolulu’s Daniel K. Inouye International Airport, for the first time in two-plus years.

Maui County has become the first county in the State of Hawai’i to establish its own Department of Agriculture.

The American Red Cross of Hawaii welcomes new officers and members to its Board of Directors. 

A federal investigation recovered $117,710 in back wages and liquidated damages for 70 workers of the D.K. Restaurant Group in Hawaiʻi, which required servers to share their tips with managers after reducing managers’ salaries by at least 25%, according to a US Department of Labor news release.

The first Chick-fil-A restaurant on Maui is looking to hire more than 100 part-time and full-time team members as it gears up to open its Kahului location.

The state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism’s has announced the officers for the Small Business Regulatory Review Board for Fiscal Year 2022/23. 

Hawaiian Telcom recently named three new directors to continue its statewide fiber network expansion and growth.

Four female farmers discuss their journeys with farming in the remote town of Hāna during a free online presentation June 22 by the Hāna Chapter of Hawai’i Farmers Union United.

Hawaiʻi-based nonprofit Partners in Development Foundation appointed four community leaders to the all Native Hawaiian board of directors: Kawena Beaupre, Scott Seu, Pastor Elwin Ahu and Summer H. Kaiawe.

The County of Maui Office of Economic Development announces new summer promotions offered by Maui County businesses promoted on the www.MauiNuiFirst.com website and on social media.

REGENT, the company behind the all-electric seaglider, is partnering with Mokulele Airlines and Pacific Current to explore the build-out of a seaglider transportation network for passengers and freight in the State of Hawai‘i.

Applications are being accepted for Maui Economic Opportunity’s Core Four Business Planning series that offers the opportunity upon course completion to submit a business plan for review – with the top nine plans eligible for grants of up to $25,000 for start-up expenses.

More than $7,000 was raised in May to help prevent child abuse and neglect in Maui County.

American Savings Bank’s 2022 Kahiau Giving Campaign raised $362,043, which will allow local community organizations to continue providing critical resources and services to the community.