Maui Business

The Regency Wharf Cinemas has reopened after an extensive remodel.  

Maui County’s unemployment rate for January 2022 was 5%, down from 5.3% last month and 10.7% a year ago, according to data not seasonally adjusted from the Hawai‘i State Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism.

For the new two-year term, Maui County Farm Bureau retained some current board members and elected some new ones, including Bobbie Patnode and Jayson Watts.

In celebration of Women’s History Month, the March 16 virtual presentation will feature business owners that have taken the step to get SBA certified as a Woman (or minority) owned small business.

Hawaiian Airlines has launched a statewide hiring campaign, and is recruiting more than 600 positions companywide for airport and operational positions, as well as administrative roles, to support the carrier’s growth as travel demand continues to improve.

The 2021 Mayor’s Small Business Awards that were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic now will be held on March 30, with all nominees and winners honored during a ceremony at the Maui Beach Hotel in Kahului.

For the 18th consecutive year, Hawaiian Airlines is the nation’s most punctual carrier, with a 90.15 on-time rate in 2021, according to data from the US Department of Transportation.

Hawai’i’s economy is showing sunnier signs, but risks of higher inflation and COVID-19 surprises are looming, according to the newest report by the University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization. arrivals, and Maui hotels have drawn the highest room rates in the state and in the county’s history.  

Hawaiian Airlines brings back nonstop service between Oakland and Kona on Island Hawai‘i, and is adding a second daily flight between San Francisco and Honolulu.

result of this investment, an additional 30,000 locations throughout the state now have access to FTTP broadband service.

More Maui County homes were purchased by out-of-state buyers last year than in recent years, according to new state data. 

The state’s economic forecast is slightly better than predicted, and Maui County saw the highest percentage increase of jobs in the fourth quarter of 2021, according to a recent state report. 

T-Mobile is officially open at the Lahaina Gateway center in West Maui, and will celebrate their grand opening on Sunday, March 6. This opening marks the first Lahaina location.

The program is part of the American Rescue Plan to assist small businesses in Maui County impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Blue Hawaiian Helicopters, Blue Hawaiian Activities, and LifeSave KuPono partnered with the Maui Food Bank to pack more than 500 food boxes for kūpuna who reside at Hale Mahaolu Senior Residences on Maui, Moloka’i and Lāna’i. 

Hawaiʻi State Federal Credit Union recently donated nearly $5,500 to The Salvation Army through its holiday Angel Tree Campaign. Approximately $3,000 was raised through The Salvation Army’s Angel Tree online campaign, and an additional $2,500 was donated by Hawaiʻi State FCU through a check donation.

Mālama Maui Nui announced the selection of Maui resident Kapua Chang as the organization’s new Treasurer on its Board of Directors.

T S Restaurants donated $8,000 to Hawaiʻi Foodbank in support of the organization’s mission to end hunger in Hawaiʻi. The funds were raised through T S Restaurants’ eight Hawaiʻi locations as part of a Thanksgiving promotion.

Maui County’s Business Development Center director David Daly discussed programs about financial literacy and business planning to a few residents at the emergency shelter Wahi Ho‘omalu ‘O Wailuku.

In Kahului, the average price for a gallon of unleaded gas is $4.67 as oil prices continue rising with the Russian’s escalation of war in Ukraine with crude oil prices rising to more than $100 a barrel, according to the AAA Hawaiʻi Weekend Gas Watch.