Maui Business

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.

Heading into the Memorial Day weekend for travel, gas prices for Hawaiʻi continued to climb, reaching levels not seen since November 2014, according to the AAA Hawaiʻi Weekend Gas Watch.

To learn about entrepreneurial ideas from Maui’s youth to improve the island’s future, the Maui Chamber of Commerce is presenting the 2020 winners of the County Council’s ʻImi Pono Challenge via Zoom on June 1 from 5:30 to 7 pm.

Maui Minoʻaka Dentistry, has acquired a new office at the Maui Lani Village Center and will be expanding its capacity to service patients across the island.

The application deadline for employment with the County of Maui PALS Keiki Kare Program has been extended to 4:30 p.m. Friday, May 28, 2021.

Hawaiian Electric will not disconnect customers with past due accounts immediately after May 31, 2021, the end of the moratorium on disconnections set by the Public Utilities Commission. But customers are urged to act now to set up a payment plan to avoid disconnection in the future.

The need for team members on Maui is particularly acute, and Hawaiian is offering a $2,000 sign-on bonus to attract experienced applicants for most jobs on the Valley Isle.

The Country Market at Waikapū is located at the former Maui Tropical Plantation Store, and is made possible through a collaboration between Kumu Farms and Maui ʻOma Coffee Roasting Co. It officially opens on Tuesday, June 1 at 9 a.m.

The two-year pilot project – which in Hawaiian means “complete change” – aims for Maui County to have clean energy and transportation, food security, clean and sufficient water for the future, protected ecosystems, waste reduction, sustainable tourism, green employment and a green economy.

As the Makana Pono (meaning purposeful giving) awardee, Robello directed his $5,000 award to Kahului-based nonprofit, Imua Family Services. Robello selected Imua Family Services because of the invaluable service the organization provides to the Maui community.

The Shops at Wailea has completed a center-wide renovation with upgrades to “restore a Hawaiian sense of place and timeless sophistication” to the shopping and dining destination.

Four entrepreneurs from Maui Economic Opportunity’s Core Four business planning series worked with 23 students from UH-Maui College’s Introduction to Graphic Design class on a Las Vegas-style trade show.

Walmart now is offering free curbside pickup at its Kahului store on Maui and its other nine stores in Hawaiʻi. The service operates seven days a week, from 8 am to 8 pm.

HouseMart Ace Hardware and Ben Franklin Crafts presented Maui United Way with a contribution of $1,911.00 to go toward the 2020-2021 Live United Campaign.

Mortgage help is available for Maui County residents impacted by COVID-19 through the Community Development Block Grant Mortgage Assistance Program, administered by Maui Economic Opportunity.

Hungry Coyote, a Mexican comfort food restaurant in West Maui, announced their opening this week in Lahaina Square.

o educated local businesses on the growing trend of digital workspaces — cloud-based work platforms that are rapidly replacing desktops and laptops — Hawaiian Telecom and technology company CBTS are hosting a free Hawaiian Telcom University webinar May 26 from 11 am to noon.

Lahaina Galleries is celebrating its 45 years of fine art sales at all of its three US locations – Wailea, Kohala and Newport Beach – from 4 p.m. through 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 22. The galleries will adhere to state guidelines for its in-person events and live social media events for those who cannot attend.

Doctors On Call, which has been operating since 1987, opened its third urgent care facility at The Shops at Wailea.

A comprehensive report from New American Economy found immigrants in Hawai’i contributed $17.6 billion to the local economy in 2018, with more than $874 million going to state and local taxes.