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The nominees for the Mayor's Small Business Awards were released this week.
Finalists will be honored at an awards dinner from 5 to 9 p.m. Sept. 26 in the Waikapu Ballroom of the King Kamehameha Golf Club. Winners also will be announced.
The nominees are:
• Exceptional Small Business of the Year (10 or fewer employees). Maui Leones LLC, dba Coconut Condos, Angela Leone; Maui Upcountry Jams & Jellies, Jan Yokoyama; Maui Surfer Girls Inc., Dustin Tester; Giannotto's Pizza, David Giannotto.
• Exceptional Small Business of the Year (11 to 39 employees). Pacific Millworks, Daniel Ellis.
• Outstanding Non-Profit Business (100 or fewer employees). South Maui Learning Ohana Inc., Gene Zarro; Malama Maui Nui, Gabrielle Schuerger.
• Young Small Business Person of the Year (under age 40 as of Sept. 26). Douglas Miller, Elite Island Construction; Cody Clark, Climbing HI; William "David" Naylor, Maui Recovery Services LLC; Chelsea Hindley, Da Warehouse Imports & Liquidation; Justin Yanagida, Yanagida Strength & Fitness LLC; Jessica Pickering, Maui Diving – Scuba & Snorkel Center; Sheldon and Janice Simeon, Simeon Restaurants LLC; Rufina Kaauwai, Rosebuds Creations; Austin (Ola) Shaw, We Are More; Amanda Furgiuele, Body in Balance/The Pole Room.
• Lifetime Achievement Award (for any individual doing business in Maui County for more than 20 years). John Vuich, MEV LLC, dba Malama Environmental; James M. Hashi and Richard Hashi (deceased), Hashi Auto Supply & Service Co. Ltd.; Sherri Reeve, SReeve Designs Inc.
Tickets are available to the public at $69 and can be purchased by visiting www.MauiChamber.com or by calling the Maui Chamber of Commerce at 244-0081 by today. After today, the price of tickets increases to $79.
"Small businesses continue to serve as the backbone of our economy," said Mayor Michael Victorino. "They are the risk-takers, the dreamers, the job creators and opportunity-makers. We may call them small, but their impacts are undeniably big. Maui County is very fortunate to have a number of successful small businesses that have helped bring innovation, strength and growth to our economy."