Maui Business

A student attending KCC in medical studies that lives in Waiʻanae was presented with a $5,000 check to reward her for being vaccinated and entering the HI GOT VACCINATED.com contest. Angela Yao received the check from Ann Teranishi, American Savings Bank, President & Chief Executive Officer.

Effective Sept. 15, Scott Meidell will be promoted to Chief Operating Officer and John Kreag will be promoted to Senior Vice President/Chief Financial Officer. Rounding out the new leadership at Haleakalā Ranch is the addition of Luke Estes who will join the company as Senior Vice President/Real Estate on Oct. 4.  

Eight T S Restaurants in Hawaiʻi will donate 100% of the proceeds from Sept. 25 sales of Kimo’s Original Hula Pie® to the nonprofit Parents and Children Together (PACT).

Avi Mannis, senior vice president of marketing at Hawaiian Airlines. “Over the last month we have heard from our community and employees calling for a video like this, and we listened.”

Hawaii State Federal Credit Union announced the hiring of Warren Keone Altona as regional manager, East Oʻahu and Maui, and Reid Hinaga as regional manager, in-store program.

Agriculture technology company Maui Greens is launching a new retail brand, Colors Living Produce, a unique line of organic leafy greens individually planted, grown, shipped and sold while still growing in soil.

T-Mobile will open their first and only Lahaina location at Lahaina Gateway in late 2021. The new store will occupy 2,810 square feet next to the recently opened Kīhei Caffe.

The new website’s launch follows the completion of the center-wide revitalization of The Shops at Wailea, the design of which was specifically envisioned to represent Wailea’s heritage and sense of place.

A year after HPM Building Supply and Miyake Concrete Accessories merged on Maui, the newly combined Miyake – HPM Building Supply has completed the rebranding and renovation of its four stores in Lahaina, Kīhei, Makawao and Wailuku.

Bank of Hawaii, the exclusive local bank of HawaiianMiles, will award a total of 5 million HawaiianMiles to 41 lucky winners who use their new contactless debit cards from Sept. 1 through Dec. 31, 2021.

“Many of Hawai‘i’s businesses and nonprofits are still grappling with high energy costs as they try to keep their doors open through these trying times,” said Chester Carson, affordability & accessibility program implementer at Hawai‘i Energy. “Through the EmPOWER Grant program, Hawai‘i Energy is offering more than $600,000 in grants to help organizations implement energy efficiency projects at their facilities that will save both energy and money.”

Hawaiʻi State Federal Credit Union announced it will open four new branch locations inside Safeway stores on O‘ahu and Maui: Safeway Kapahulu, Safeway Hawaiʻi Kai, Safeway Kailua and Safeway Kīhei.

Hawaiian Electric launched “Charge Up Hawaiʻi,” an interactive webtool to better understand customers’ mobility needs and learn where they think electric vehicle charging stations are needed in their communities. 

Total spending by Hawaiʻi visitors fell from $1.70 billion in July 2019 to $1.58 billion in July 2021, according to preliminary visitor statistics released by the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism.

Local Safeway stores are dedicating the month of September to the Nourishing Neighbors fundraiser, where donations made at the register of any Safeway store on Maui will support the Maui Food Bank.

Friends of the Children’s Justice Center of Maui received a personal donation from Amazon founder and Executive Chair, Jeff Bezos.

A Kēōkea homesteader was project manager of a $58,395 grant program funded by the state Office of Hawaiian Affairs. Theresa Hiʻilei Martinson will assume her duties Sept. 1 for the OHA-funded Project MAHIʻAI, an Amazon-style distribution system for native-grown products.

MEO BDC’s Core Four business planning series is a 24-hour course on how to write a business plan and provides the information you need to know to start, operate and grow your business.

The Maui Chamber of Commerce announced its Annual Labor Law Seminar takes place virtually on Friday Sept. 17, 2021 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. via Zoom.

H.T. Hayashi Foundation announced $315,000 in grant funding was awarded to five organizations supporting Hawaii’s people, native wildlife, culture, and food security.