Maui Business

Peter Merriman created a customized brew called “Pete’s Island Wheat” that will be exclusively offered at select Merriman’s Hawaiʻi and Handcrafted restaurants. In partnership with Kohola Brewery, a portion of the sales will be donated to the Polynesian Voyaging Society.

The facility will house training programs that will provide participants an opportunity to create new and unique food-related products while learning critical entrepreneurship skills such as marketing, branding, product development and business management.

HPM Building Supply has reached the halfway mark of its pledge to complete 100 Acts of Service to mark its centennial anniversary through partnerships with non-profit and service-based organizations and with HPM owner-employees giving back to communities that have supported HPM.

Kaiser Permanente is planning to reopen two clinics, including the Kīhei clinic, and expand hours at two others that were temporarily closed during the pandemic.

Lahaina Gateway, West Maui’s largest outdoor shopping center, welcomes Maui eatery Kīhei Caffe to their tenant roster. The Lahaina Gateway location marks the first expansion for the restaurant, which opened its doors in South Maui in 1998.

Maui County’s unemployment rate (not seasonally adjusted) for May 2021 fell to 10.4%, a decrease of 0.8% from last month, according to data just released today by the Hawai‘i State Department of Labor & Industrial Relations.

Maui County hotels have rebounded from the COVID-19 pandemic to the point that revenue per available room in May 2021 was at $314, 19% higher than at same time in 2019 — and the average daily rate was at $467, 35.3% higher than in May 2019, according to the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority’s latest report on hotel performance.

Hua Momona Farm, located high atop Kapalua, has launched Hua Momona Foundation, a non-profit that will provide food to those in need on Maui and introduce Maui’s youth to modern agriculture techniques relating to the growing and production of food.

Maui-based design firm Sae Design Group took home six Pele Awards; while fellow Maui designer Artistry8 earned two awards; and Daryl Fujiwara, Zeno Design Studio and Naish International took home one award each.

Located in The Shops’ middle valley near Quiksilver and in place of what used to be The Walking Company, TravisMathew is open Monday-Sunday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

“We’re looking for other cryptocurrency trailblazers to join us in showing the power of philanthropy in supporting youth in the arts. In the State of Hawaiʻi, less than 3% of all charitable giving supports arts organizations. We’re looking to crypto as a way to amp that number up”.

The Chamber of Commerce Hawai‘i is working with Hawaiʻi’s educators, businesses and community leaders to address the workforce shortage problem, in alignment with the US Chamber of Commerce’s recently launched America Works Agenda.

“By partnering with Kai Lenny for this collection, we draw an even deeper connection to the waves and the art of surfing. Kai is an incredible waterman, an explorer always searching for new ways to ride the ocean.”

In light of US President Joe Biden signing legislation on June 17 to establish Juneteenth, or June 19, as a new federal holiday, Bank of Hawaiʻi will be giving each of its employees a floating holiday.

Throughout the decades, WATG has designed and renovated numerous and notable projects throughout Hawaiʻi, adding to the archipelago’s modern landscape and skyline.

During the next Core Four Business Planning Course series, presented by Maui Economic Opportunity’s Business Development Center, the person with the top business plan will receive a prize of up to $25,000 for start-up costs.

While Hawaiʻi State gas prices increased by only a penny per gallon during the past week, there was one location dropping by a penny — in Kahului on Maui, according to the AAA Hawaiʻi Weekend Gas Watch.

It is not too late to register for the 8th Hawaiʻi Energy Conference, which will be held virtually this year from June 22-24. The conference will focus on investments in people and projects as energy transitions in Hawaiʻi. The virtual venue opens today for networking.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Westin Maui Resort & Spa in Kāʻanapali underwent a $120 million renovation of its accommodations in the Hōkūpa‘a tower and upgraded its amenities and programs, according to a news release from the resort.

As Father’s Day rolls around, some of Maui’s most prominent malls are hosting special activities and giveaways for the public to celebrate. Lahaina Cannery Mall Lahaina Cannery invites Maui residents and visitors to check out Maui’s hot rods and art show on Sunday, June 20 as part of their Father’s Day Celebration. Families are invited […]