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Business/In Brief • Nov. 25, 2014

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 New York City-based subsidiary of Italian designer eyewear manufacturer Safilo Group."We are excited to welcome the extraordinary Solstice brand to The Outlets of Maui . . . We know their distinctive selection of luxury, designer and sports performance sunglasses will be a tremendous success with ...

Discussion on polystyrene continues

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 stakeholders to discuss the proposed ban in more detail and thank Council Member Mike Victorino for chairing this effort. The first night, the task force quickly identified that polystyrene is not a landfill issue so that rationale for the bill was thrown out. The primary intent of the draft bill was then clear: ...

Acquisition creates Oahu rail conflict

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 conflict of interest.Los Angeles-based AECOM Technology Corp. acquired San Francisco-based URS Corp. for $6 billion Oct. 17, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported.AECOM Technical Services was awarded three design contracts for $99.2 million. The company is designing the Aloha Stadium to Honolulu ...

Names & Faces

* 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 Managers and brings 15 years of experience representing buyers and sellers on Maui, with a niche in the West Maui area.* Faith Armanini, owner and manager of Alii Mortgage from 1997 to 2009, has joined Prospect Mortgage as a senior loan officer on Maui.She is responsible for originating new loans and ...

Maui Yoga & Dance Shala expands to Wailea location

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, Tahitian, Barre and others.The Wailea location is in addition to its studio in Paia.For more information, see www.maui-yoga.com or call 283-4123.*****NEW SHOES. Skechers, a shoe store, recently opened at The Outlets of Maui in Lahaina. It joins more than 25 brand outlets.Skechers offers casual shoes and ...

Business/In Brief • Nov. 18, 2014

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 will use a five-mile-long buried steel pipeline to connect an upper storage pond to a lower pond.Solar power will push water to the upper storage pond during the day. The water will be released downhill at night, when it will generate electricity by turning a turbine.The system would generate ...