This season of Thanksgiving, we at the Maui Chamber of Commerce are thankful for all businesses for creating jobs, contributing to our community's and county's economic health, establishing infrastructure, supporting nonprofits, improving education, demonstrating leadership, being ambassadors ...

Upscale sunglasses store to openSolstice Sunglasses, owned by Italian eyewear manufacturer Safilo Group, will open a store in The Outlets of Maui on Front Street on Thursday.Solstice Sunglasses is an upscale sunglasses specialty chain, owned and operated by Solstice Marketing Concepts LLC, the ...

On Monday, the Maui County Council's Infrastructure & Environmental Management Committee received testimony and a report on the Polystyrene Task Force, which the Maui Chamber of Commerce was pleased to participate in. We appreciate the council creating a task force to allow ...

HONOLULU (AP) - A company holding contracts to design three parts of the Oahu rail project completed the purchase last month of a company with a contract to inspect their designs.Officials with the Honolulu Authority for Rail Transit are attempting to work out an arrangement to end the apparent ...

* Robert Myers recently joined Elite Pacific Properties.Previously with Coldwell Banker, that firm ranked him No. 1 in the state and a member of the top 10 for the western region for 2013.He holds the designation of sellers representative specialist by the Council of Real Estate Brokerage ...

Maui Yoga & Dance Shala recently expanded into Wailea and has a new location at 34 Wailea Ike Drive, Suite A-208, in the Wailea Gateway Center.The studio offers classes with local teachers seven days a week. Classes include multiple forms of yoga, fitness, Zumba, belly dance, hip-hop, ...

Kauai utility pursues unique energy systemHONOLULU - Kauai's electric utility has won approval to pursue a new pumped water energy storage project on the island's west side.The state Board of Land and Natural Resources signed off on the project Friday.The Kauai Island Utility Cooperative system ...

Developer plans resort in PrincevilleLIHUE - A Hawaii developer plans to build a private resort on Kauai's north shore that will have its own airport, polo club and nature trails.The 8,000-acre site in Princeville will have 350 housing units and be managed by the Discovery Land Co., which also ...

With the election and the Made In Maui County Festival happening in the same week, last week's article focused on the festival occurring that day. We wanted to feature a positive, feel-good event that benefited so many small businesses throughout Maui County. Despite the rain, the first-ever ...

Wailea Beach Villas garners top rankingWailea Beach Villas was named the No. 1 resort in Hawaii in Conde Nast Traveler's Reader's Choice Awards.Tropical Villa Vacations made the announcement; the company manages 22 of the 98 residences at Wailea Beach Villas.*****Airline celebrates 85-year ...

Urologist retiring from active practiceDr. Patrick Hamilton will be retiring from active practice, and his office will remain open until Friday.Hamilton, a urologist, cited a disability for his retirement."It is with great sadness that I am announcing my retirement from active practice due to ...

This day marks the first ever Made In Maui County Festival. The event, promoting over 130 companies who manufacture locally made products in Maui County with at least 51 percent of their value added in Hawaii, is being held at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center today from 8 a.m. to 4:30 ...

Aloha Cycles will change ownershipAloha Cycles on Lower Main Street in Wailuku is changing ownership later this month.Kurt Furomoto, owner of the business for 22 years, said he will be transferring ownership to his friend, Les Fevella, who will be the owner/operator."I would like to sincerely ...

HONOLULU (AP) - A federal judge has approved a settlement between the families of five men who died in a 2011 fireworks explosion and fire at a Waikele storage bunker and one company they sued.The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reports Ford Island Ventures held the master lease to the Navy's former ...

History, culture promoted to touristsHONOLULU - Tourism officials are looking at ways to get visitors to look beyond the beach by promoting Hawaii's history and culture.The Historic Hawaii Foundation and the Hawaii Tourism Authority are promoting the islands' history and culture to get ...

Every election is important, but Tuesday's general election is critical for a number of reasons.First, there are several hotly contested races that can shake things up at the county and state levels, including the governor's race and several County Council races. Then, there is the extremely ...

Longtime Maui business Hamai Appliance has captured the Retail Business of the Year Award for Maui in the Retail Merchants of Hawaii Ho'okela Awards, which were presented Thursday at the Sheraton Waikiki on Oahu."The Ho'okela Awards are like the Emmys of the retail industry in Hawaii," said ...

The Maui Chamber of Commerce has been actively researching the genetically modified organisms issue and asks the public to do the same. We believe education is key to understanding and extremely important as we head toward a November ballot vote.While the anti-GMO movement is making a variety ...

Maui company using biodiesel for vesselsAqua Adventures Maui has switched to biodiesel for its vessels, Pacific Biodiesel announced.The company that has been producing biodiesel in Hawaii since 1996 used to deliver fuel to boats in Maalaea Harbor many years ago, but greater on-road demand on ...

A great deal of information has been shared on the issue of genetically modified (or engineered) organisms in preparation for the ballot question this election, but up until this week no study had been released on the economic impact of the seed industry to Maui County's economy. In order to ...