Maui Business

The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Shidler College of Business celebrated four distinguished business leaders and alumni at its 2021 Hall of Honor Awards.

Dr. Zachary Thielen, who has been practicing orthopedic surgery on Maui for the past three years, is opening his own family-run Maui Orthopedic Institute in Wailuku. The new clinic begins taking patients Monday, Oct. 11.

A new Thank You Meal for Educators promotion will be available at all McDonald’s on Maui, during breakfast hours from Oct. 11-15, 2021.  No purchase is needed. Participants just need to show a valid ID.

Kaiser Permanente is the only Medicare health plan in Hawaiʻi and one of just 21 in the nation to receive 5 out of 5 stars this year from CMS, a federal agency and division of the US Department of Health and Human Services.

Hawaiian offers six daily fights between LAX and the Hawaiian Islands, including three-times-daily service to Honolulu, and once-daily service to Kahului on Maui, Kona on the Island of Hawai‘i, and Līhu‘e on Kaua‘i.

The Hawaiian Airlines single-engine airplane that was instrumental in introducing the islands to commercial aviation celebrated its 92nd birthday today.

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.