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Purebred Fisherman, a fishing apparel brand known for its diverse range of fishing shirts, hats, shorts, sweaters, and accessories, has opened a new store at Maui Mall Village.

Puʻunēnē Investors, LLC purchased the Maui Clinic building from A&B Properties and has hired Kōkua Realty to manage and lease the 16,642 sq ft building.

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

Property Development Centers, a wholly owned real estate subsidiary of Safeway Inc., acquired Lahaina Cannery Mall shopping center today.

With a soft opening set for June 15, Goodwill Industries of Hawaii is holding a job fair to fill positions at their new location in Kahului.

Maui Varieties Limited (MVL), parent company to the popular Ace Hardware Hawaii, Inc. and Ben Franklin Crafts stores, is celebrating its 60 year anniversary this year.

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).

Maui’s first destination resort, the Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa announced today the completion of its extensive $15 million renovation.

The Hawaii State Department of Health (DOH) issued another update on the revised list of recalled products manufactured by First Commercial Kitchen LLC based on new information received yesterday.

In a sea of red, Maui County celebrated the Chinese New Year celebration yesterday as hundreds of people came out to find good luck at the Maui Mall.

With three Taco Bell locations on Maui, customers may be interested to know that an Alabama law firm has filed a consumer rights class action lawsuit against the Taco Bell Corporation.

At an event today in Washington, D.C., Walmart, unveiled a comprehensive effort to provide its customers with healthier and more affordable food choices.

By Sonia Isotov Maui stores and restaurants have stopped giving plastic bags out as of January 11, and businesses are already finding creative ways to address the ban. According to the Maui Chamber website, these are some of the different ways that Maui businesses are addressing the ban, including: Providing paper bags for free Providing […]

The Hawai‘i Hotel & Lodging Association (HHLA) recently announced the appointment of former Honolulu mayor Mufi Hannemann as president of the statewide membership organization, effective January 1, 2011. He replaces Murray Towill who retired from the post in August of this year.

Mayor Alan Arakawa recently named Karen Arakawa to the position of Small Business Advocate at the Maui County Business Resource Center located at the Maui Mall.

The fast-casual Hawaiian restaurant L&L Franchise Inc., known on Maui as L&L Drive-In, was recently listed on two Entrepreneur Magazine’s 2011 Franchise 500 lists.

By Wendy Osher Maui’s economic picture is marked by an impressive tourism industry rebound, according to First Hawaiian Bank economic advisor and Hawaii Pacific University professor Dr. Leroy Laney, who was the featured speaker at the 36th Annual First Hawaiian Bank Economic Outlook Forum, held at the Maui Beach Hotel in Kahului on Thursday. [flashvideo […]