Maui Business

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.

Hawaiian Airlines and Par Hawaii, announced plans today to join forces to study the commercial viability of locally produced sustainable aviation fuels, to replace all or a percentage of traditional kerosene-based jet fuel with fuel that is made with sustainable feedstocks.  

Royce Fukuroku, Vice President, Central Pacific Bank, Maui Commercial Banking Assistant Manager, has been appointed to the J. Walter Cameron Center’s Board of Directors.

Hula Grill Kāʻanapali has named Amber Compton as the new general manager to oversee the restaurant’s day-to-day operations and staff.

Three stores which opened this spring include Ho’olawa Co., Lucky Cat Provisions, and Island Time Tattoo. In addition, Keep It Simple Hawai’i, will open later this month.

Dr. Jonathan-James “JJ” Eno joined the Maui Orthopedic Institute in Wailuku on March 1, partnering with Dr. Zachary Thielen.

Homebridge Financial Services in Hawai‘i announced today that Maui’s Faith Armanini and Oahu’s Team Hi Five (Preston Sims and Rylan Maddox) are its top producers for May.

As hotel manager, Ray will work alongside the general manager as the strategic business leader for the property, overseeing front office, engineering, housekeeping, food and beverage, culinary, security, event management and recreation teams and working with direct reports to develop and implement the operations strategy.

The State of Hawaiʻi Digital Currency Innovation Lab, a pilot program, will be extended two years to operate until June 30, 2024.

To honor her parents who were Vietnam refugees, a UH business school graduate contributed $100,000 last week to establish the Cindy Doan and Hy So Duong Endowed Scholarship.

Despite slower growth projections at the national level, the economic growth projections for Hawaiʻi remain unchanged at 3.2% for 2022.

The Maui Filipino Chamber of Commerce is holding its upcoming business mixer June 3 at the Sabado Art Gallery Wailuku, with world renowned local artist Philip Sabado as its featured guest.

The Maui Filipino Chamber of Commerce is accepting nominations for the 2022 Gintong Pamana Leadership Awards to recognize members of the Maui Filipino community with outstanding achievements, demonstrations of leadership, professional excellence and service to the community.

Proceeds from the 11th annual Festival were gifted to 11 nonprofit partners, including nine ʻāina-based organizations that collaborated with HFWF to provide hands-on volunteer experiences through the Festival’s Mālama ʻĀina program.