The County of Maui Office of Economic Development has issued a list of eight recipients of grant monies totaling $422,500 from September and October of 2011. Development of aquaculture, healthy reef ecosystem, job skill training, marketing for cultural events and agriculture and microlending for small firms are among the recipients. Grantees included Ma Ka Hana Ka‘ike, the … [Read more...] about County of Maui Awards New Grants
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Christmas At The Hyatt Regency Maui
The Hyatt wants to make your Christmas party planning a cinch with their annual Ho’okipa Celebration. Why not have your Christmas bash on Dec. 10 at 6pm in their Grand Ballroom? You can invite your company team, family and friends and let the Hyatt do all the work. The party will be Vegas-style, with Kasino Entertainment bringing in Texas Hold’em, roulette, craps, blackjack … [Read more...] about Christmas At The Hyatt Regency Maui
XTERRA Teams Up With TS Restaurants
XTERRA atheletes are already overjoyed with the change of venue from hot, arid Makena to the cooler and greener Northwest Kapalua for their 16th annual off-road XTERRA World Championship triathlon on Oct. 23. Now XTERRA has four trail events through new sponsor TS Restaurants to be held on Oct. 22. The new events are the Hula Grill XTERRA 5K Trail Run, Duke’s Beach House … [Read more...] about XTERRA Teams Up With TS Restaurants
South Maui Sustainability Grows the Future
[Plug] To Kihei Elementary School and South Maui Sustainability (SMS), for planting seeds. This month, students at the school are set to sow fruits and vegetables in the new 10,000-square-foot campus garden, designed and created by SMS volunteers. Hundreds of kids from all grade levels are participating in the project, which is funded by a County grant. SMS has also launched … [Read more...] about South Maui Sustainability Grows the Future
[Slug] To the recession, for pushing the Honolulu Symphony to the brink. Even if you’ve never made the trek to Oahu to see them play, even if you don’t know a cello from a bassoon, there’s something sad about a city losing its orchestra. But that’s exactly what might happen, as the symphony teeters on the edge of Chapter 11 bankruptcy according to the Honolulu Advertiser. Keep … [Read more...] about