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Go Green Recycling event for Upcountry residents to be held Saturday, June 21
Upcountry residents can dispose of recyclable bulky items at a Go Green Recycling event from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 21, 2025, at Waipuna Chapel in Kula.
Maui’s Pacific Biodiesel honored with proclamation for 30 years of leadership in renewable energy
Gov. Josh Green has proclaimed March 18, 2025, as “Pacific Biodiesel Day” in Hawaiʻi, recognizing the Maui-based company’s 30 years of leadership in renewable energy.
Sunflower Farm Music Festival returns on May 4
A field of blooming sunflowers will be the backdrop for the 2024 Sunflower Farm Music Festival on Saturday, May 4 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Pacific Biodiesel plants its first Kauaʻi sunflower field, modeled after Maui’s
In commemoration of Earth Day, Pacific Biodiesel Founders Bob and Kelly King welcomed community leaders and local students on a tour of the company’s new crushing mill and expanded agriculture operations, followed by a blessing of its first sunflower field on Kauaʻi on April 22, 2024.
Kelly Takaya King announces intent to run for previously held Maui Council seat
Kelly Takaya King officially announced her intent to run for her previously held Maui County Council seat for the South Maui District.
Pacific Biodiesel awarded federal funds to develop Hawaiʻi Agriculture-Based Biofuel Model
This project is based on Kauaʻi, where the Maui-based Pacific Biodiesel last year began supplying its biodiesel to KIUC as a source of renewable energy supporting the Kauaʻi utility’s accelerated pathway to 100% renewable electricity production by 2033, more than a decade earlier than the State of Hawaiʻi’s mandated timeline of 2045.
Hawaiʻi Technology Development Corp. awards nearly $1M in grants to Hawaiʻi manufacturers
A total of 26 companies in Hawaiʻi have been awarded nearly $1 million in grants through Hawai’i Technology Development Corporationʻs Manufacturing Assistance Program.
Maui sunflowers, sustainability and self sufficiency featured at Akakū event, June 15
Conversation on the current status of the circular economy on Maui including renewable energy, food sustainability, and regenerative farming is the focus of an upcoming Akakū Upstairs salon event, taking place June 15, 2023.
Maui Entertainment, Arts, Community, April 20-26
For a list of upcoming events, concerts, shows and entertainment for April 20-26, find our comprehensive listing HERE.
Maui sunflower field inspires sustainable partnership with Fork & Salad Maui
The sunflower fields in Central Maui have inspired a collaboration between farmers and the Fork & Salad Maui eatery. Maui Sunflower Salad is only available during the span of the latest sunflower bloom, so customers can enjoy it until the field is ready to be harvested.
Multi-platinum music producer Kerry Brown to record Sunflower Farm Music Fest
The upcoming Sunflower Farm Music Fest in Central Maui will be recorded by multi-platinum music producer Kerry Brown.
Earth Day Sunflower Farm Music Fest to support food security in Hawaiʻi, April 22
Pacific Biodiesel founders, Bob and Kelly King, announced today they will partner for a second consecutive year to present a benefit farm tour and festival event, this time supporting the critical issue of food security in Hawaiʻi. The “Sunflower Farm Music Fest” will take place in a blooming field of sunflowers at the Kings’ family farm in Maui’s Central Valley on Earth Day – Saturday, April 22, 2023 – from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
State’s first mobile biodiesel fueling station opens at Maui harbor
Installed and operated by Pacific Biodiesel, the state’s first mobile biodiesel fueling station opened Friday at Māʻalaea Small Boat Harbor on Maui.
Benefit concert in the Maui sunflowers raises $72,000 for Ukraine children
A total of $72,000 was raised on Maui to support children in Ukraine during “A Concert for Ukraine in the Maui Sunflowers,” organizers announced. The benefit concert and farm tour event was held on April 24, at the Pacific Biodiesel farm in Central Maui where 35 acres of sunflowers–the national flower of Ukraine–were in full […]
Ukraine benefit concert planned on Maui; musicians fill spots quickly
A benefit concert for Ukraine is planned for April 24, Sunday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the 35-acre field of sunflowers in Maui’s Central Valley.
KTA Teams Up with Pacific Biodiesel to Recycle Household Used Cooking Oil
KTA is partnering with Pacific Biodiesel and Maiden Hawai‘i Naturals to make it easier for consumers to purchase locally made culinary oil, recycle their household used cooking oil, and help support families in need this holiday season.
On Earth Day, USDA Invests $18 M in Rural Hawai‘i Energy and Biofuel Infrastructure
$114,000 for Pacific Biodiesel Technologies, LLC will be used to create infrastructure to expand the sales and use of renewable fuels. This project will install six dispensers at three fueling stations located in Hawaiʻi. Station’s locations impacted by this grant include Keaʻau, Waikapū, and Honolulu.
Maui County Farm Bureau Hosts “Cooking Hawaiian Style”
“Cooking Hawaiian Style,” a locally produced television show, set up its outdoor kitchen at Kula Country Farms and Kaonoulu Ranch on the Valley Isle this week.
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.
Native Plant Project Prevents 20 Tons of Sediment From Reaching Coral Reefs in West Maui
More than 20 tons of sediment has been captured in the mountains above Lahaina in West Maui as a result of a collaborative restoration project led by the Coral Reef Alliance.
