#Maui Jobs

Contractors worry a rise in costs could make it harder for people to afford rebuilding burned homes.

Demand for constructor workers and contractors is outpacing the need in Lahaina, where a massive rebuild effort is just getting started.

While unloading cans of Spam and packets of saimin at distribution hubs shortly after the fires, Makale’a Ane and other farmers wanted to find ways to get fresher, healthier foods to families.  “After the fires, we kind of pivoted and took the work that we’re doing on the farm and said, let’s feed our people in this way,” said Ane, the climae and resilience director for the Living Pono Project.

According to the report, Hawaiʻi ranked 1st in its share of jobs supported by exported goods; 2nd in its under-employement rate; and 4th in…

The Hawai‘i State Dept.Labor today announced that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for Maui in June 2012 was 7.4%, or a one percentage point decrease from June 2011..

The public is invited to attend the Workplace Wellness Fair on Thursday, April 5 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in front of the County building in Wailuku.

A new report shows that 1,105,606 visitors in 2010 spent nearly $75 million in Haleakalā National Park and in surrounding communities. That spending, Park officials say, supported 861 jobs in the local area.

The US Small Business Administration’s Hawaii District Office has kicked off its 2012 e200/Emerging Leaders executive-level training initiative.

The State Dept of Labor announced today that the non-seasonally adjusted annual unemployment rate for Maui County in December was 7.3%, down from 7.4% a year ago.

The Hawaii State Department of Labor and Industrial Relations announced today that the Maui County unemployment rate was 7.7% for the month of November 2011.

Statewide initial unemployment claims decreased by 5.9% this week and Maui County initial unemployment claims decreased 5.2% compared to the same week in 2010.

Congresswoman Mazie K. Hirono yesterday voted against a bill she called the “Election Prevention Act” saying it did nothing but undermine workers’ rights to organize.

Maui County unemployment rose to 7.9% in September, a 0.4% increase from a month ago, but still lower than one year ago when it was 8.3%, according to the Hawaii State Department of Labor & Industrial Relations.

Nominations for the prestigious US Small Business Administration (SBA) Small Business Awards for 2012 opened in September and remain open until Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011.

The Hawaii congressional delegation announced Monday that the University of Hawaii’s Community Colleges will receive a $24,653,118 grant to partner with business and government on workforce development programs.

The seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate for Maui County remains at 7.5% for August, down .7% from a year ago, according to the State Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR).

Pending approval from the Japanese government, Hawaiian Airlines today announced it will add daily nonstop flights between Honolulu and Fukuoka,.

For the week ending September 3, Maui initial unemployment claims decreased 11.5%, and statewide claims decreased 18.3%, according to the state Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism.

Beginning Monday, all unemployment claims at the Hawai‘i State Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR) can now be filed on the internet.

Unemployment in Maui County fell to 7.8 percent for March 2011 from 8.8 percent in March 2010, according to non-seasonally adjusted unemployment numbers announced today by the Hawaii State Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR).