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Johnny Was opens in Shops at Wailea The Shops at Wailea on Friday recently welcomed the addition of California-based women’s fashion lifestyle brand Johnny Was. The brand’s first South Maui store opening, in a 2,000-square-foot space on The Shops’ upper level, features a collection of silk, linen and cotton fashions, along with a full swimwear collection, a Tuesday news release said. A grand opening celebration held Friday included a Hawaiian blessing for store employees. The store opened to the public at 10 a.m. with free snacks, refreshments and a store discount. For ...

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* Maui Hotel & Lodging Association announced that six local hotel workers — Kirk Togashi, Tylun Pang, Gladee Kaiwi, Gemsley Balagso, Mundy Gillcoat and Kyle “Kalani” Tihada — won first place at the recent Na Po‘e Pa‘ahana Awards. Honors included: • Togashi, Sheraton Maui ...

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Financial services office is blessed E.A. Buck will open a new satellite office in Kahului on Wednesday at 33 Lono Ave., Suite 310, with a blessing by Earnest Pua‘a. The financial services firm will be staffed by longtime Maui financial adviser Corrinna Paxton, along with Jeremy Shaffer. “We’d like to thank Maui families for welcoming us into their community,” CEO Katie Buck said in a news release. “We know our success on Oahu is a direct result of helping families achieve success.” The company has operated nearly 40 years on Oahu and has grown to more than 5,000 ...

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• Homebridge Financial Services announced that Maui native Faith Armanini is among its top producers in the state for the month of November. Armanini, who has more than two decades of experience in the mortgage industry, previously worked for HomeStreet Bank as a producing manager and loan ...

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HAL celebrates its new Las Vegas route Hawaiian Airlines will celebrate its inaugural flight from Maui to Las Vegas with its first “Luck Be On Maui Tonight” drawing from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Kahului Shopping Center’s Maui Sunday Market. Two will be chosen at 6 p.m.; each winner will receive two round-trip tickets for a flight from Kahului to Las Vegas that will depart the same evening at 8:50 for a visit that will last for four days and three nights at the Golden Nugget Hotel. Bags must be packed beforehand; entrants must be present to win; enter starting at 4 p.m. Sunday; ...

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• Three of Queen Ka‘ahumanu Center’s Allied Universal Services security officers, Dominique Alakai-Farrell, Rodel Jose and site supervisor Dexter Mateo, were honored for lifesaving efforts at a recent Top Cop Hawaii Award Ceremony. The three were recognized Oct. 24 on Oahu for their ...