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WAILUKU--The Maui Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the 2024 Mayor's Small Business Awards, which will be held on September 19 and to share the outstanding nominees with you.
All nominees and their nominators will be honored during an exciting event on Thursday, September 19 from 5:30-9 p.m. at the King Kamehameha Golf Club Waikapu Ballroom. Registration is required for this Academy Awards-style event honoring Maui small businesses. We invite the community to attend and celebrate their successes. Tickets can be purchased at MauiChamber.com by clicking on the Events page. Enjoy a fun-filled night of networking, celebrating small businesses, making new contacts, with a phenomenal meal and cocktails for $90 per person on or before September 4 and $110 thereafter. Refunds can be made available before September 10. The winners will be announced at the event.
"We are thrilled to share the exceptional businesses nominated for this event," said Maui Chamber President Pamela Tumpap. "After a difficult year, it is so important to recognize the outstanding small businesses in our community who go above and beyond. This award not only recognizes the difficult feat of running a small business, but also those who are providing amazing service, being innovative, and exemplifying the Aloha Spirit."
The nominees for each category are as follows:
Exceptional Small Business
of the Year (10 or fewer
employees)
• Da Power Electric - Felipe Rodriguez Egana & Solange Dotro Gamboa
• Elly's Bridal - Terri Ewbank
• Hawaii Golf Equipment and Supplies - Art Rego
• Hawaiian Kingdom - Ka'olu Kaialiilii
• Vitalitea Hawaii - William Davis
• West Maui Sports & Fishing Supply - Katie & Lopaka Wilson
Exceptional Small Business of the Year (11 to 39 employees)
• Hana and Beyond - Charlie Ahuna
• Hawaii Pacific Solar - Bob Johnston
• Maui Classic Charters - Kevin Ford & Brennan Henders
Outstanding Non-Profit
Business (100 or fewer
employees)
• ProArts, Inc. - Lin McEwan
• Teran James Young Foundation - Genesis Young
• West Maui Improvement Foundation - Joe Pluta
Young Small Businessperson of the Year (Under the age of 40 as of September 19, 2024)
• Bernardo A. Oao, Jr. - Oao Sushi
• Brittany C Smith - ZenSmith LLC
• Justin Yanagida - Yanagida Fitness
• Kama Homan - Ikaika Construction
• Kapena Au - Maui Traffic Control Services
Lifetime Achievement Award (for any business in Maui
County for more than 20 years, with up to 100 employees)
• Valley Isle Excursions - Nichole Hutaff-Nakamura
The Mayor's Small Business Awards recognizes outstanding businesses in our community that have 100 of fewer employees. Other criteria include demonstrating business leadership in a changing economic environment, creating a quality work environment for their employees, exhibiting the Aloha Spirit and exemplary customer service, developing partnerships with other sectors of the community, and showcasing other exceptional qualities or traits.
Mahalo to the County of Maui Office of Economic Development for supporting this event and to our sponsors: Gold Sponsor American Savings Bank and Silver Sponsor Southwest Airlines.
For more information and available sponsorships, please visit MauiChamber.com or contact the Maui Chamber of Commerce at (808) 244-0081 or office@mauichamber.com.