Four Maui T S Restaurants have renewed their title sponsorships for the XTERRA Kapalua Trail Runs scheduled for Saturday, October 27.

Starting August 1, Merriman’s Restaurants will offer a daily “Sustainable Seafood Special” consisting of a 3-ounce piece of wild Hawaii-caught fish paired with 3-ounces of locally-raised seafood or fish.

According to the US Census Bureau, total business establishments in Maui decreased 2% from 4,422 establishments in 2005 to 4,332 in 2010.

Last week, Wednesday, several hundred onlookers watched rocker Sammy Hagar judge a Pre Mix-Off Mai Tai competition at the Royal Lahaina Resort on Kaanapali Beach.

The Wailea Resort Association is seeking entries to “Art, Wine & Food”, an inaugural art contest for the inaugural Wailea Wine & Food Festival on December 6-9, 2012.

Landmark Hotels Group announced the promotion of Carmine Iommazzo to general manager at The Makena Beach & Golf Resort.

On May 26, the Royal Lahaina Resort will open its new Jazz Club Maui with host band SLAM featuring David Choy and Kelly Covington.

Chef owners Douglas and Belia Paul have opened a new gourmet food “trailer” in the Maui Research and Technology Park called “My Office".

Four Seasons Resort Maui's Executive Chef Roger Stettler won Chef of the Year honors at the Maui No Ka ‘Oi Magazine’s 10th Annual ‘Aipono Restaurant Awards.

Jeff Endervelt, CEO of Maui Tacos, has opened a new location at the old Alexander Fish-n-Chips location at Kihei Kalama Village.

The Shops at Wailea have added three new merchants to its collection of more than 70 boutiques, shops, restaurants and galleries.

The state and the county have taken a special interest in energy reduction at Maui restaurants and are sponsoring a free-day workshop series and energy consumption survey.

With more than 1200 attending last year, the 9th Annual Molokai Chamber of Commerce Business & Food Expo will again celebrate Molokai’s agriculture and food products industries with several Maui celebrity chefs.

The Hawaii Tourism Authority, the state’s official tourism agency, has launched its first smartphone application featuring the Festivals of Hawai‘I, which provides details on more than 100 events throughout the islands.

Just in time for the summer travel season, OpenTable, Inc. a national provider of free, real-time online restaurant reservations, today announced the 50 winners of its Diners' Choice Awards for Best Outdoor Dining in the United States. Hawaii boasted eight winners, and half of them were on Maui.