Maui Business

In-person services for general unemployment insurance claims as well as for employer services will be available from 7:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays through Fridays on a first come, first served basis, starting this Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021.

Approximately 1,500 King Protea, 2,500 Queen Protea, 1,000+ Dried Palms and other dried elements will be used to create this holiday extravaganza.

The Shops at Wailea kicked off its holiday season with the arrival of Santa on Black Friday and the start of its annual holiday food drive. Patrons can take photos with Santa, who is behind a glass partition for safety, on Saturdays until Christmas.

With no mass transit on Lānaʻi, Maui Economic Opportunity provides a vital transportation service for kupuna, youths, and persons with disabilities. The nonprofit agency is seeking a part-time driver to help provide that transport service to island residents.

The center kicks off holiday festivities with Black Friday sales and promotions now through Nov. 26, and includes select promotions from tenants like Fun Factory, Maui Candy Company, Cricket Wireless, Hawaiian Island Creations, YNVU and more.

From Nov. 26 to 28, 2021, Wally’s #FSMaui Pop-Up will present open-air wine dinners, an under-the-stars lounge, an indulgent Champagne brunch and more, all curated in collaboration with Wally’s President and Principal Christian Navarro and Executive Chef Ryan Kluver.

Competitors include Pacific’ O, Esters Fair Prospect, Lineage, Luana Lounge, Merriman’s, Spago, Alaloa Lounge and Taverna. Each Team will be tasked with preparing a cocktail using Roca Patron Tequila as the base spirit.

The County of Maui Department of Housing and Human Concerns, Immigrant Services Division, will host a webinar from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 1, to address the division’s discontinuation of immigrant benefit services and other services that will continue.

The Maui Ocean Treasures Treasures shop at the Maui Ocean Center hosts a “Maui Kalikimaka Sale” through Jan. 7, 2022.

Maui Ocean Center’s 100% certified sustainable Seascape Restaurant is offering a four-course Thanksgiving day feast and ʻohana-style platters throughout the holiday season.

Wailuku Town will hold a “Shop The Street” event as part of Small Business Saturday on Nov. 27, 2021.

When it comes to the fast-approaching holiday season, there will be turkeys, toys, stuffing and wine but these items will likely cost more and might not be widely available.

With scam calls, phishing and more elaborate schemes on the rise, Hawaiʽi utility companies are reminding customers to remain vigilant as scammers ramp up their activity during the holidays.

The celebration kicks off with the traditional Santa Parade from Kalama Park to The Shops on Black Friday, Nov. 26. Starting at 9 a.m., Santa will cruise down Kīhei in style in a 1963 Cadillac escorted by the Maui Classic Cruisers. He is expected to arrive at The Shops around 10:45 a.m. to spread good cheer.

Maui Economic Opportunity announced the hire of Kris A. Padin as the organization’s Information Technology Manager.

KTA is partnering with Pacific Biodiesel and Maiden Hawai‘i Naturals to make it easier for consumers to purchase locally made culinary oil,  recycle their household used cooking oil, and help support families in need this holiday season. 

Subaru Hawai‘i will donate more than $50,000 total in matching donations to select local nonprofits across Hawai‘i during its first Love in Action campaign. This campaign replaces its Share the Love Sales Event, which typically donated $250 per vehicle sold during November and December.

Thirteen members of the Maui deaf community received COVID-19 booster shots and two others got their first vaccine dose Monday in a vaccination event coordinated by Maui Economic Opportunity’s Maui Independent Living Center.

This year, 29 businesses raised $10,680 and 4,562 pounds of food, which combined will provide 46,312 meals to individuals and families across the Maui Food Bank’s network.

Skyline Hawai‘i, operator of the first zipline tour in the US, has become the first Hawai‘i-based signatory to The Climate Pledge, a commitment to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2040 or sooner.