Maui Business
Maui Condo Prices Drop To A 5 Year Low (Honolulu Advertiser)
October 9, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
The median price of previously owned condominiums sold on Maui last month fell to a roughly five-year low amid a rise in sales, according to a report from the Realtors Association of Maui.
Maui Prince becomes Makena Beach Hotel with New Contract and Management (The Maui News)
September 25, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
MAKENA – Benchmark Hospitality International and the ILWU have negotiated a new contract for the staff at the Maui Prince Hotel, which will become the Makena Beach Hotel at midnight tonight when Benchmark takes over management from Prince Resorts Hawaii.
Maui Is On The Road To Recovery!? (Maui Weekly)
September 10, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
It was standing room only in the Elleair Rainbow Ballroom of the Maui Beach Hotel on the morning of Thursday, Sept. 3, as more than 100 residents arrived for coffee, scrambled eggs and a serving of some much-needed optimism at the 35th Annual Maui County Business Outlook Forum hosted by First Hawaiian Bank.
Maui Hit Hard By Recession (BizJournals)
September 4, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
A new economic forecast for Maui says recovery will be gradual and the pace will depend on the return of the affluent West Coast vacationers who drove the island’s growth through the 2000s.
Maui Prince Hotel Closing and 380 to Lose Jobs (Newsday)
September 2, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
HONOLULU (AP) — The operators of the 310-room Maui Prince Hotel — which is being foreclosed upon — said the resort and neighboring golf courses will close in two weeks. Prince Resorts Hawaii President Donn Takahashi said Monday 380 employees will lose their jobs when the resort is shut down on Sept. 16.
Panel votes on Maui Island Plan policies (The Maui News)
August 29, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
WAILUKU – Policies that call for higher-density urban development, locating schools within walking distance of homes, and limiting the expansion of resort areas were among recommendations that have been endorsed by the Maui Planning Commission.
B&B Permit Processing is ‘faster' but not ‘lightning’ (The Maui News)
August 19, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
HAIKU – Since the new Maui County ordinance intended to clarify and speed up the bed-and-breakfast permitting system went into effect in January, 33 percent of the applicants – so far – have received licenses to open their homes and ohanas to guests, Planning Director Jeff Hunt said.
Maui Land and Pine posts $54M loss (BizJournals)
August 3, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
Battered by losses in real estate and agriculture, Maui Land & Pineapple said Monday it lost $54.2 million, or $6.75 per share, in the second quarter. (MLP)
General Plan proposing a ‘Growth Belt’ for West Maui (The Maui News)
August 2, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
WAILUKU – Proposals for the county’s general plan would add thousands of new housing units to West Maui, making it one of the top areas for growth on the island over the next 20 years.
Maui County Visitor Count Falling in 09 (The Maui News)
July 29, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
Maui County saw just a smidgen fewer than 1 million visitors in the first half of 2009, according to figures released Tuesday by the Hawaii Tourism Authority. If things stay the same, the county would finish the year short by 300,000 to 400,000 tourists compared with recent years.
