February 15 How to Research and Buy a Small Business or Franchise "How to Research and Buy a Small Business or Franchise" will be presented on Wednesday, February 15, 12 noon to 1 p.m. at the Maui County Business Resource Center (MCBRC) across from IHOP in the Maui Mall. Designed for those thinking about buying a small business, the free workshop addresses determining what business is right, and reviews franchise versus independent business opportunities. The course covers how to: find a for sale business, research a target business, determine a fair price, and understand available financing optionsThe workshop will be presented by visiting SCORE Counselor Steven Pinard, former Senior Executive of Dunkin Donuts, Inc., a division of Dunkin Brands, Inc. (Dunkin Donuts, Baskin Robbins, and TOGO'S). Seating is limited and reservations are suggested. For further information, call the Maui County Business Resource Center at 873-8247. Attendees are asked to bring their own lunches. AKAKU Public Hearings Once again, folks, the state of Hawaii under the Lingle administration is doing its best to take Akaku apart. Dowling and his faction are trying yet another way to take their funding.
On Maui, the DCCA meeting on cable access will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Feb. 15 at the Maui Community College Kaaike Building, Room 105.
Voice your opinion for the state to stay out of our local access channel’s business and FULLY FUND AKAKU.
If you don’t show up for this one, it may be the end of Akaku. Maui Redevelopement Agency Informational Meeting Wailuku residents, businesses and community members are invited to attend a Maui Redevelopment Agency (MRA) informational meeting on Wednesday, February 15, 2006 from 5:30 pm to 7:30 p.m. at the Good Shepard Church, Parish Hall in Wailuku town, across from the Bank of Hawai‘i Building on Main Street.
The purpose of the meeting is to inform the public of recent administrative changes to the management, operations and procedures of the MRA and to provide updates on various items contained in the Wailuku Redevelopment Area Plan.
The meeting will provide information on the historical overview of the MRA and its current evolution to a semi-autonomous County agency; the Wailuku Tax Abatement Ordinance, which is up before the full Maui County Council for final approval on February 3, 2006; the Wailuku Redevelopment Area Design Guidelines Update; the proposed Wailuku Cash-In-Lieu of Parking Ordinance; and an update on the soon to begin Market Street Beautification Project.
Speakers include Grant Howe, former MRA chairperson; Joseph Alueta of the Planning Department; Joe Krueger of the Department of Public Works; Economic Development Coordinator Lynn Araki Regan; and Jim Niess of Maui Architectural Group. Mayor Alan Arakawa will be attending and supporting the event.
The workshop is free and open to the public.
For more information, call MRA Chairperson Stephanie Ohigashi at 244-5933 or Araki-Regan in the Office of Economic Development at 270-7710.
February 16 LUC Public Meeting To Review Pulelehua The State Land Use Commission will be meeting at the Kapalua Bay Hotel, 1 Kapalua Drive, on Thursday, Feb 16 at 10 a.m. to review the proposed 1,149-unit West Maui Pulelehua development project.
The public is encouraged to attend and submit testimony and evidentiary documents.
For more info, please visit the Maui Tomorrow website at www.maui-tomorrow.org. Your County with Mayor Alan Arakawa The Thursday, Feb. 9 live broadcast of Maui County Mayor Alan Arakawa’s public access television show, "Your County with Mayor Alan Arakawa," will be re-broadcast on AKAKU Channel 53 on Thursday, Feb. 16 at 7 p.m. and again on Friday, Feb. 17 at 8 a.m.
Floyd S. Miyazono, Recreation Program Planner for the Department of Parks & Recreation, Billy Amoral, recreation leader, East District, Tamara Horcajo, Chief of Recreation for the Recreation and Support Division, and Karen Deguilmo, recreation leader for the PALS program, will be his special guests.
The hour-long program will discuss the County's Youth Recreation Sportsmanship Program, as well as the March 20-24 PALS inter-session, which will focus on a Sports and Culture Day Camp.
"Your County with Mayor Alan Arakawa," is produced twice monthly. For further information, call 270-7710.
February 17 County Council Hearing On Kapalua Mauka Are you affected by:
• traffic already jammed with long delays?
• not enough “affordable” housing for residents?
• no emergency medical facility?
• over-crowded schools?
• tourist jobs threatened by congestion?
• 1,100+ units at Pulelehua next to West Maui Airport?
Concerned? Then take action!
Attend the County Council Meeting at 9 a.m. on Fri., Feb.17, Maui County Building, 200 South High Street, 7th floor, Wailuku.
Your Maui County Council will decide if 863 more units should be crowded into West Maui. Remember – 80% will be LUXURY MANSIONS!
Ask the Council to require that KAPALUA MAUKA make a substantial financial contribution towards a completed highway, hospital, and other needed infrastructure, so that the cost of new development is not carried by long-time, hard-working Maui residents and families. Request a completed 4-lane Ma‘alaea to Ka‘anapali highway and an operating hospital BEFORE approval.
Share your concerns about Kapalua Mauka. Let’s build the infrastructure BEFORE luxury housing. Public Works Environmental Management Recycling Grant Program A recommended grant application workshop will be held Friday, February 17, 2:30 p.m. in the Public Works 3rd floor conference room.
If the applicant lives on Molokai or Lanai, or cannot attend the workshop, please call to make an appointment with the Recycling Coordinator.
Projects must be consistent with the goals of the Recycling Section, Solid Waste Division, Public Works & Environmental Management Department, and focus on landfill diversion, education and improvements of existing programs.
Deadline for the completed preliminary Grant Application Summary is Tuesday, February 21 at 4pm.
Summaries will be reviewed and applicants will be notified if they have been accepted to complete the Public Works Recycling Grant Application. Submittal of the Grant Application does not guarantee funding.
Deadline for the Completed Grant Application is Wednesday, March 15, at 12 noon.
All accepted applicants are responsible to ensure that all required documents are submitted and verified for completeness by the Recycling Section prior to the submittal date.
Applications are available beginning Monday, January 30, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Solid Waste Division, Recycling Section, One Main Plaza Building, Suite 225, 2200 Main Street, Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii 96793.
The application will also be available online.
For more information call the Recycling Section at 270-7874. For those calling from Lanai, call 1-800-272-0125, and from Molokai, call 1-800-272-0117. Maui Peace Action Film And Discussion Why are so many Gulf War I vets sick? Is Depleted Uranium causing Gulf War Syndrome and birth defects? What is DU, how is it affecting Hawaii, and are current Iraq vets impacted? Discussion continues Friday, February 17 after this week’s free film at 7 p.m., Maui Community College Ka Lama 103. Sponsored by Maui Peace Action and the MCC Peace Club. Veterans and families especially invited. Kiwanis Club of South Maui The Kiwanis Club of South Maui meets at 7:30 a.m. every Friday morning at Stella Blue’s Restaurant in Azeka Shopping Center on South Kihei Road. Plenty of parking, breakfast is available and admission is free.
For more information contact: Bruce McDonald at 283-4189 or Jim Carroll at 875-8866.
February 18 Entrepreneur & Business Fair An Entrepreneur & Business Fair will be held on Saturday, Feb. 18, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Queen Ka‘ahumanu Center.
Sponsored by Central Pacific Bank, in partnership with the County of Maui and Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE), the event will provide an opportunity for entrepreneurs and business owners to meet representatives of the many organizations that support small business and enjoy entertainment by David Fisher of the Hawai‘i Small Business Development Center.
The County's Economic Development Coordinator Lynn Araki-Regan and Small Business Advocate Anna K. Ribucan, as well as the State of Hawai‘i's Business Action Center Director Jayna Uyehara will be on hand to answer any questions.
This event is also an opportunity to speak with bankers about financing and the support available for new as well as existing businesses. For more information, contact OED's Maui County Business Resource Center, located in the Maui Mall across from IHOP, at 873-8247. | February 22 Starting a Business in Maui County "Starting a Business in Maui County " will be presented on Wednesday, February 22 from noon to 1 p.m. at the West Maui Senior Center in Lahaina. The free workshop will be presented by Small Business Advocate Anna K. Ribucan of the County of Maui Office of Economic Development. This seminar covers general information and requirements for starting a business in Maui County. Handouts, websites and other helpful information included. Seating is limited and reservations are suggested. For further information, call the Maui County Business Resource Center at 873-8247. Attendees are asked to bring their own lunches. Sister Cities Exploratory Meeting An informational meeting is set in the Mayor's Lounge on Wednesday, Feb. 22, at 4 p.m., to explore the establishment of a non-profit umbrella organization to work closely with the County of Maui in coordinating activities involving and/or relating to Maui County's twenty-one Sister Cities.
The over-arching entity, should it become established, would work to encourage cultural, economic and educational activities as well as people-to-people exchanges with Maui's Sister Cities and to enhance public awareness of the Sister Cities Program.
The meeting is open to the public.
For more information, call Anna Ribucan at 873-8247 or Lynn Araki-Regan at 270-7710. Maui Matsuri Community Meeting Maui Matsuri will hold a community meeting Wed., Feb. 22, at 7 p.m. in the 2nd floor conference room of the Wailuku Hongwanji Mission. The meeting is to discuss the upcoming annual Maui Matsuri which will be held on May 19-20. Anyone wishing to sign-up for food or craft booths, perform or volunteer for the event is encouraged to attend.
February 24 Kiwanis Club of South Maui The Kiwanis Club of South Maui meets at 7:30 a.m. every Friday morning at Stella Blue’s Restaurant in Azeka Shopping Center on South Kihei Road. Plenty of parking, breakfast is available and admission is free.
For more information contact: Bruce McDonald at 283-4189 or Jim Carroll at 875-8866.
February 28Making Friends With The Night Sky Astronomy class with Harriet Witt.
Stretch out on your back and make friends with stars, planets, constellations and the zodiac. Look through a telescope at lava flows on our moon, Saturn's rings, and stars being born. Let the stars show you the date, time, and where you are on Earth
First class on Maui Community College campus, others on Maalaea beach.
Four Tuesdays beginning Feb. 28, 7– 9 p.m., $89 tuition.
Harriet Witt is a two-time international award-winning science writer, an associate member of the national Honorary Science Research Society, Sigma Xi, and is with the National Astronomical League Speakers' Bureau.
To register, call MCC at 984-3231. For more info, visit Harriet online at www.passenger planet.com or e-mail harriet@passengerplanet.com. Maui Talks TV Nik-Hil Productions, in association with Harold William Peltz Entertainment, announces the eighty-eighth edition of MAUI TALKS-TV, a live, public-affairs, call-in talk show, on Akaku: Maui Community Television.
The show will be broadcast live on Tuesday, Feb. 28 and will be rebroadcast on Tuesday, Mar. 7 at 7 p.m. on Channel 53, and again the following Wednesday morning, Mar. 8 at 7:15 a.m.
MAUI TALKS-TV is a weekly, one-hour Public Affairs talk show, hosted by Nikhilananda, which is broadcast live every other Tuesday evening. This show is then repeated the following Tuesday evening and again the next Wednesday morning. During the live taping, members of the community are invited and encouraged to telephone into the show at 873-3430, (888-577-6240 on Molokai and Lanai) and comment upon various issues of the day.
For further information, you may contact the producers at 572-USUS(8787) or e-mail at s.nikhilananda2@gte.net.
March 7 Introductory Adult Ki-Aikido Courses Maui Ki-Aikido will present four adult Introductory Courses on each Tuesday in March startng March 7 from 7–9 p.m. at Tavares Community Center in Pukalani. Taught by Maui Ki-Aikido instructional staff under the direction of Christopher Curtis, 7th dan, Chief Instructor, Hawai‘i Ki Federation. All aspects of Aikido training covered. $40 fee includes book and is discounted from dues at end of course. For more info, call 244-5165 or visit online at www.hawaiikiaikido.org.
Maui Ki-Aikido is a 501c3 non-profit community organization.
March 8Community Meeting To Discuss Upcountry Water Test Results A public community meeting to discuss test results from water samples taken through out the Upcountry water system and in the homes will take place at Hannibal Tavares Center on March 8 at 6 p.m.
Dr. Marc Edwards, M.S., PhD. and Dr. Lorrin Pang, Maui Director for the Department of Health will discuss with residents and business owners the results of the test and answer questions from the public.
For more info, please contact Ginny Parsons at 244-6700.
April 26The Excellence Edge: New Strategies for Creating Extraordinary Results Kapi’olani Community College is proud to be the Honolulu host for an exclusive, via satellite special event, The Excellence Edge: New Strategies for Creating Extraordinary Results with Dr. Tom Peters, Dr. Ken Blanchard and Marcus Buckingham on Wednesday, April 26, from 9 a.m.–3 p.m. at the Regency Ballroom in the Hyatt Regency Waikiki, 2424 Kalakaua Ave., Honolulu,
Best-selling authors Dr. Tom Peters (In Search of Excellence, The Circle of Innovation, and Re-imagine!), Dr. Ken Blanchard (The One Minute Manager, Raving Fans, and High Five!) and Marcus Buckingham (The One Thing You Need to Know and First, Break All the Rules) will illuminate the proven principles that drive individuals and organizations to dynamic success!
All the members of business and government communities are encouraged to attend this unique and rare event.
For more info, please visit online at www.luminaryseries.com.
April 30 Safe Water Fair Hawai‘i's first Safe Water Fair will take place on Sunday, April 30 from 9 am - 4 pm at Hannibal Tavares Center. The Upcountry Oversight & Advisory Committee for the EPA Grant to study Lead and Other Contaminants in the upcountry water supply, along with the Department of Water, Department of Health and the County Of Maui will host the event. Residents will be encouraged to bring their families and learn about how to keep their home and business water systems safe and clean. The free Fair is designed to be fun and informative, with entertainment, food and lots of activities for the keiki. Upcountry Maui's Safe Water Fair is designed for you to help raise safe water awareness and begin an education process for families living in the Upcountry area from Haiku through Makawao, Pukalani, Kula and Ulupalakua. If you would like to sell or promote your products and/or services, please click here for a booth space application. For sponsorship information, click here.
All booth space funds will be designated for advertising purposes in which your company's name may be mentioned. Please make your checks payable to the Upcountry Oversight & Advisory Committee (Upcountry OAC). Booth space for vendors is limited, so please register early.
May 19Maui Matsuri Karaoke Contest Maui Matsuri will hold its inaugural Japanese Karaoke Contest at the Baldwin High School Auditorium in Wailuku on Friday, May 19, at 6:30 p.m., the evening preceding the 6th Annual Maui Matsuri, a Japanese Festival.
Singers throughout Hawai`i are eligible to compete in the following divisions: Youth (up to age 17); Adult (18 to 59); and Senior (60 & above). Contestants must submit a completed entry form, a $10 check payable to the Japanese Cultural Society of Maui, and a cassette tape or CD of the contestant’s performance no later than March 17, 2006. The preliminary competition, which will be based on the contestant’s recorded performance, will determine the actual contestants to compete in the Maui Matsuri Japanese Karaoke Contest on Maui on May 19.
The overall grand prize winner will receive a trophy and $750 gift certificate for a roundtrip ticket to Japan. First place division winners will each receive a trophy.
The May 19 event will also highlight taiko and Japanese dance performances, as well as Japanese singing by the Karaoke Contest's Head Judge Junichi Araki of California. Araki is a Japanese karaoke singing instructor and a producer of Japanese karaoke shows in Southern California.
Contest entry forms and $5 admission tickets to the event are available at:
Club Genji — 1785 South King Street, Honolulu
Toma Enterprise Inc.—2221 South Beretania Street, Honolulu
Credit Associates of Maui, Ltd.—1817 Wells Street, Wailuku, Maui
Sam Sato’s—1750 Wili Pa Loop, Wailuku, Maui
George’s Meat Market —28 Hoku Street, Hilo
Or by visiting www.jcsmaui.com.
The Maui Matsuri festivities are sponsored by the Japanese Cultural Society of Maui, Kiwanis Club of Kahului, Maui Taiko, Hawaii Tourism Authority and the County of Maui.
For more information, call Maui Matsuri Karaoke Hotline at (808) 870-0115. |
