The Maui Hotel and Lodging Association’s 29th annual Excellence in Education Golf Tournament raised $69,176 for education and workforce development programs. Thirty-six teams representing hotels and other hospitality businesses participated in the Aug. 21 tournament at Wailea Golf Club’s ...
Nominations will remain open for the 2026 Mayor’s Small Business Awards through Sept. 18. Nominees and award recipients will be recognized Oct. 21 during a ceremony celebrating small businesses and individuals who contribute to the economy and community. The awards recognize Maui County businesses with 100 or fewer employees that have been in business for at least two years. Nominees are evaluated on a number of qualities, including leadership, work environment, partnerships, customer service and more. Awards will be presented to exceptional small businesses of the year with 10 ...
Maui County plans to open an interim safe parking site on county property in Puunene in about six weeks, officials announced Wednesday. The temporary site will be established on a county-owned parcel off Pulehu Road while work continues to find a permanent location. County officials said ...
Construction has begun on Kehalani Apartments, a 35-unit affordable rental housing project in Wailuku. Developer Dowling Company, Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen and other project partners marked the start of construction with a groundbreaking ceremony Monday. “When a local family ...
Entrepreneur John G. Varel remembers growing up in a family of six children with his great-uncle and grandfather on a 120-acre farm in a small Illinois town 35 miles from St. Louis. At the farm, they grew corn, soybeans and wheat to pay the rent and to feed the cows, chickens and pigs they ...
One of Hawaii’s most gifted actors and playwrights, Moses Goods will bring the extraordinary life of one of the islands’ most beloved figures to the stage in his acclaimed one-man show “Duke,” opening Saturday at ProArts Playhouse. Goods portrays Duke Paoa Kahanamoku, Hawaii’s ...
