Maui Business

CBTS Hawaiian Telcom presents a virtual educational event from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 7 about the trends in cybersecurity.

Constance “Connie” Lau, president and CEO of Hawaiian Electric Industries, is retiring after 15 years as the leader of the parent company of electric utility Hawaiian Electric and community bank American Savings Bank.

The King Kamehameha Golf Club on Maui, recently welcomed Wendell Inamasu as the private club’s new general manager.

Community Services Director Cassi Yamashita was named Maui Economic Opportunity’s Employee of the Month for August for demonstrating the nonprofit agency’s core values of teamwork, integrity, personal excellence, empathy, creativity and flexibility.

Kapalua Golf & Tennis in Maui named Mark Nelson, who had 20 plus years of golf and hospitality experience, as the new head golf professional of its award-winning Bay Course.

Paloma will succeed Mark Yamakawa, current HDS president and chief executive officer, who announced his retirement earlier this year.

A new restaurant in South Maui is serving up southern style comfort food. Gilligans Bar & Grill is now open at the Maui Nui Golf Course located at 470 Līpoa Parkway in Kīhei.

Although unit demand for vacation rentals in Maui County was 26% less in August 2021 than August 2019, occupancy rates were nearly the same at around 75% due to the decrease in supply, according to a Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority report.

Retail company Target announced it will hire 900 temporary employees at its Hawaiʻi stores for the upcoming holiday season.

The State of Hawaiʻi is in need of 100 airport screeners to serve on the frontlines at airports across the state.

Hilton Grand Vacations Inc. announced the local leadership team for its newest Hawaiʻi resort, Maui Bay Villas by Hilton Grand Vacations. Scheduled to open this fall in Kīhei, Maui, the luxury resort marks HGV’s first location on the island of Maui.

In response to the change, the Maui Chamber of Commerce is extending the submission period for the Product Vendor Applications. For those vendors who participated in last year’s virtual event and wish to participate again, there will be an expedited approval process. Vendor applications will be accepted now through Sept. 30.

The Maui Food Bank is the latest organization to announce receipt of a “significant personal donation” from Amazon Founder, Jeff Bezos.

Maui County hotels revenue per available room, known as RevPAR, was $439 for August 2021, a 43.6% increase from pre-pandemic August 2019, according to the latest Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority’s Hawaiʻi hotel Performance Report.

Their vegetarian and vegan dishes are made with fresh, locally grown ingredients from Mala ‘Akala farm, and their menu is constantly changing in order to keep things exciting.

Swell Energy Inc. is enrolling 6,000 O‘ahu, Hawai‘i Island and Maui solar and energy storage customers in its Home Battery Rewards program with Hawaiian Electric, offering significant incentives for existing and new energy storage systems powered by rooftop solar.

After much speculation, the Sears Maui store is officially scheduled to close on Nov. 14, 2021, company officials tell Maui Now.

Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers restaurant is planning to open its first Maui location in early 2022 in Kahului.

The National Committee for Quality Assurance’s 2021 ratings gave Kaiser Permanente’s Medicare, Medicaid and commercial (private) plans each 4.5 stars out of 5, with its Medicare and Medicaid plans receiving the highest scores in Hawaiʻi, according to a Kaiser Permanente press release.

American Savings Bank (ASB) is the only Hawaiʻi company recognized on PEOPLE’s “100 Companies That Care 2021” list, which partners with Fortune Magazine’s “Great Place to Work” program to identify the top US companies supporting their employees and their surrounding communities.