Seminar for solar installers and inspectors
A free seminar on the latest industry-standard photovoltaic installation practices will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday at Maui Electric Co., the company announced. The seminar is for solar system...
View ArticleBusiness/In Brief Nov. 19, 2013
HONOLULU - The insurance company that paid $2.4 million to cover losses from a wind farm fire is suing manufacturers that built parts of its battery system.
View ArticleMaui nonprofit will receive solar energy system
The La'a Kea Foundation on Maui will receive a $25,000 solar energy system as the winner of Enphase Energy Inc.'s Mahalo Hawaii Facebook contest.
View ArticleBusiness/In Brief Nov. 21, 2013
A&B to buy Kailua land for $373M HONOLULU - Major Hawaii landowner Alexander & Baldwin Inc. said Wednesday that it will buy hundreds of millions of dollars of commercial property in Kailua on...
View ArticleSenor Frog's in Hawaii settles harassment suit
HONOLULU - A shuttered Waikiki restaurant and bar has agreed to pay $350,000 to settle complaints of male managers sexually harassing 13 female employees, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...
View ArticleObamacare a cause of concern for small businesses
Maui Chamber of Commerce members are sharing how the Affordable Care Act - aka Obamacare - will cost them more and hurt their business, and three issues keep coming up.
View ArticleBusiness/In Brief Nov. 26, 2013
Maui hotel receives conservation award The Best Western Pioneer Inn Lahaina recently received the Best Western Green Award at the Best Western International's Convention in San Antonio, Texas.
View ArticleBusiness/In Brief Nov. 27, 2013
Ho'oilo House can now host weddings The bed-and-breakfast Ho'oilo House in Lahaina will now be able to host weddings.
View ArticleHumana offers option to Maui County Medicare beneficiaries
Humana Inc. is offering another option for Medicare beneficiaries in Maui County during the Medicare Annual Election Period that ends Dec. 7.
View ArticleHawaiian Airlines starts selling Beijing tickets
HONOLULU (AP) - Hawaiian Airlines is starting to sell tickets for its first-ever direct flight to China. The airline plans to launch nonstop service from Honolulu to Beijing on April 16. It will...
View ArticleNames & Faces
* Hawaiian Carpet One/Ha-waiian Ceramic Tile has recently hired Kekoa J. Kawakami to its manager trainee program. Kawakami is the son of company President Myles Kawakami. Kekoa Kawakami is a Baldwin...
View Article'Worthshop No. 3' event set for Dec. 12 and 13
A "Worthshop" event, designed mainly for real estate brokers and agents working the affluent market segment, will be held Dec. 12 and 13 at the Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea. Worthshop No.
View ArticleEcological firm opens office on Maui
H.T. Harvey & Associates, an ecological consulting firm, is expanding its operations in Hawaii.
View ArticleUptown Service wins merchants award for Maui
Uptown Service in Wailuku was recently named Retail Business of the Year for Maui by the Retail Merchants of Hawaii. Owner Alvin Makimoto was presented with a Ho'okela award at the Retail Merchants of...
View ArticleChamber of Commerce ohana welcomes five new members
We are pleased to welcome the following new members into the Maui Chamber of Commerce ohana: * Associa Hawaii.
View ArticleBusiness/In Brief Dec. 4, 2013
Ulupono investing in dairy venture LIHUE - An investment company wants to revitalize Hawaii's dairy industry and increase local milk production by establishing a dairy farm on Kauai. Ulupono Initiative...
View ArticleBusiness/In Brief Dec. 6, 2013
Outlets of Maui grand opening today The Outlets of Maui will hold its grand opening celebration today from 5:30 to 8 p.m at the former Lahaina Center on Front Street.
View ArticleObamacare is another blow to many small businesses
New ideas to solve grand challenges require significant change. However, we must come up with winning solutions with broad consensus on the approach and where our entire society helps pay for the...
View ArticleBusiness/In Brief Dec. 7, 2013
Airline to add 4th Brisbane flight HONOLULU - Hawaiian Airlines is expanding service to Australia.
View ArticleBusiness/In Brief Dec. 10, 2013
HONOLULU - PBS Hawaii is selling a plot of land in Waikiki for $3.5 million. The public television station says proceeds from the sale will go toward building it a new home off Nimitz Highway.
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