Maui Business

The non-profit Hawaiʻi Floriculture and Nursery Association is presenting a one-hour video, “Wedding Flowers & Plants from Hawaiʻi,” that will air on Kauaʻi’s cable TV and online.

The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua hosts a Career Fair on Tuesday, June 8, 2021 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., and 3-6 p.m.

With the days counting down to the 8th Hawaiʻi Energy Conference, the keynote and invited speakers have been announced. Suleman Khan of Swell Energy will give the keynote on Day 1 – June 22; and Mark Toney is the invite speaker on Day 2 – June 24.

Bank of Hawaiʻi warned customers and non-bank customers of fraudulent telephone calls from scammers. The scammers are spoofing Bank of Hawaiʻi, which appears on recipients’ Caller ID.

Spectrum donated $2,500 to Big Brothers Big Sisters Hawaiʻi through the company’s national community philanthropic program, Spectrum Employee Community Grants – part of a $1 million programming commitment through year-end 2021.

Hospice Maui presents the “Living with Grief Since COVID-19” webinar via Zoom on June 10 from noon to 2 pm.

A $243,000 safety improvement project is underway at the J. Walter Cameron Center, established in 1973 as a place of hope and the home to 20 non-profit agencies serving low-income individuals and families on Maui.

Sentry Insurance Foundation presented Maui United Way with a contribution of $25,000 to go toward their 2020-2021 Live United Campaign. Sentry representatives Kalynn Pempek, Executive Director and Stephanie Smith, Chief Marketing and Brand Officer were able to present the check in person at the Maui United Way office in Wailuku.

Pharmacare Hawaii, a locally owned third-generation pharmacy that dates back to 1927 in Hawaiʻi, is branching out its infusion services by opening an ambulatory infusion suite at 355 Hukilike Street, Suite 126, in Kahului. The facility is scheduled to open in mid June, with nurses already providing home infusion therapy.

United Airlines launches its new nonstop flight from Kahului Airport (OGG) to New York/Newark (EWR) on Thursday, June 3, 2021.

Maui’s post-arrival rapid testing program at Kahului Airport will end on Friday, June 4. Follow-up testing revealed that just five travelers were confirmed as positive–including three visitors and two returning residents. To date, the program cost between $2.5 and $2.7 million.

During its 2021 Kahiau Giving Campaign, American Savings Bank and its employees pulled together and paddled hard to donate $360,708 to local community organizations.

For tips on how to protect yourself and your family from scams, AARP Hawaiʻi is offering free “Fraud Watch Friday” webinars in June.

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs has granted $61,466 to non-profit ALU LIKE to provide Educational Assistance training to kumu, and mākua of haumāna attending Ke Kula Ni‘ihau O Kekaha Learning Center on Kauaʻi to help increase literacy and digital media skills in their students.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) encourages anyone flying into or out of Hawaiʻi airports to expect a busy summer travel season.

The Purple Maiʻa Foundation, a non-profit technology education organization, is now accepting applications for Hawaiʻi FoundHer, an entrepreneur accelerator program focusing on wāhine-led businesses statewide.

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs is accepting proposals from qualified individuals and firms to provide real estate planning and development advisory services as a consultant for its commercial real estate property portfolio.

Hawaiian Community Assets and its nonprofit community development financial institution, Hawaiʻi Community Lending, will be hiring people for three full-time positions specializing in community development.

many vehicles are already reserved at most major rental companies through August, with the daily rental fee for available vehicles often being significantly higher than usual. “We have heard reports that some vehicles are being rented for as much as $700 per day,” said John De Fries, President and CEO of the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority.

Hawaiian Airlines will not restart its ‘Ohana by Hawaiian passenger service between Honolulu and Moloka‘i and Lāna‘i as well as its statewide ATR freighter cargo service.