#Maui Business
Hawaiian Telcom Offering Free Virtual Webinar on Digital Workspaces Trend
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.
Doctors on Call Urgent Care Expands To Location at The Shops at Wailea
Doctors On Call, which has been operating since 1987, opened its third urgent care facility at The Shops at Wailea.
A&B Sells 5 Land Parcels at Maui Business Park and Expands Development’s Offerings
Commercial real estate Company A&B sold five land parcels totaling 6.3 acres for $10.9 million in the North Project area of Maui Business Park. The company also announced the expansion of its land offerings in the South Project area of the 125-acre development.
Maui United Way Benefits from ‘Ohana Fuels Donation
First quarter sales for 2021 at the Maui ʻOhana Fuels locations resulted in a total of $5,327.10. That total, combined with car washes that earned $1,083, created a total donation of $6,410.10 for Maui United Way.
CleanSpaceUSA Uses Japanese Technology to Protect Surfaces Against Bacteria & Viruses
A new Japanese invisible nano platinum technology to clean, disinfect and protect facilities from bacteria and viruses, including COVID-19, is now being used by Oʻahu businesses, government offices and schools — and is available on Maui, according to a news release from CleanSpaceUSA.
Mauiʻs VITALITEA HAWAIʻI Expands Distribution to Whole Food Markets on Mainland
Maui-based VITALITEA HAWAIʻI is expanding distribution of its craft kombucha and Nitro Cold Brew coffee to Whole Food Markets across Southern California, Arizona and Nevada.
Deadline to Complete 4th Hawaiʻi Commercial Rent Survey is March 31
Business owners in Hawaiʻi have until March 31 to complete the fourth Hawaiʻi Commercial Rent Survey, which aims to provide state and county policymakers with data on the impact of accumulating commercial rent as the state moves towards economic recovery.
Hawaiʻi Business Magazine Names Imua Family Services Among Best Places to Work
For a record 11th time, Imua Family Services — the largest single provider of early childhood intervention and development programs in Hawaiʻi — has been named among the Best Places to Work in the state by Hawaiʻi Business Magazine.
Hawai‘i’s Economy Projected to Grow 2.7 Percent This Year
Hawai‘i’s economy is projected to grow 2.7 percent this year, according to a first quarter 2021 Statistical and Economic Report released on Monday by the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism.
Maui Ku‘ia Estate Chocolate Donates More than $100,000 in Sweets and Proceeds During Pandemic
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Maui Ku‘ia Estate Chocolate company of Lahaina has donated sweets to first responders and people sheltering in place across the country, and contributed proceeds to the Maui Food Bank and other nonprofits.
Hawaiʻi-Made Kombucha Honored with 2021 Good Food Award for Elixirs
Maui-based Vitalitea Hawaiʻi received the 2021 Good Food Awards in the Elixirs’s category for its flagship flavor “Restore,” a craft kombucha made from local pineapple.
Maui Chamber of Commerce Releases Its 2021 Legislative Priorities
The Maui Chamber of Commerce published its annual legislative priorities packet.
National Report: 56% Expect to Travel for Leisure in 2021; Business Travel Not Expected to Return Until 2024
The American Hotel & Lodging Association today released “AHLA’s State of the Hotel Industry 2021” outlining the forecast for the hotel industry in 2021 and into the immediate future.
New Federal Pandemic Aid Available to Maui County’s Small Businesses
The Maui Economic Development Board held a recent webcast to update more than 220 small business owners about the new round of federal aid for the Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan.
Maui Economic Development Board Awarded $300K to Scale-Up STEMworks Program
MEDB will be awarded $300,000 to scale-up its successful STEMworks program to provide hands-on training for Maui residents in focus areas considered vital to the future of Hawaiʻi’s economy, including renewable energy and artificial intelligence.
Third Hawaiʻi Commercial Rent Survey Reveals Small Businesses Struggling to Survive Despite Aid
The results of the newly released Third Hawai‘i Commercial Rent Survey (HCRS) reveal key sectors of Hawai‘i’s economy continue to suffer financially as the COVID-19 pandemic drags on — and despite implementation of state and county aid programs in late 2020.
Bank of Hawaiʻi to Reopen Maui Lani Branch at Safeway in Wailuku on Jan. 25
Bank of Hawaiʻi will reopen its Maui Lani Branch on Jan. 25. The branch at 58 Maui Lani Parkway, Suite 5100 in Wailuku, has been closed since March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. When it reopens, there will be new business hours.
Maui Ocean Center Reopens in Three Phases Beginning Friday, Jan. 15
Maui Ocean Center, which has been closed since March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will reopen in three phases, beginning Friday, Jan. 15, 2021 with Mālama Kekahi I Kekahi (to take care of each other) in mind. Reservations are required.
Hawaiian Airlines Opens Pre-Travel COVID-19 Testing Site at Long Beach Airport
The airline, which offers five weekly nonstop flights between Long Beach and Honolulu and daily nonstop flights to Kahului, Maui starting March 9, partnered with Long Beach-based Worksite Labs, which administers the testing site daily.
Premier Restoration Hawaiʻi Promotes Anthony Nelson to President
Locally owned and operated Premier Restoration Hawaiʻi (PRH) has promoted Anthony Nelson of Makawao from Chief Commercial Officer to President.
