Island Business

Island Business stories published in Maui Nō Ka ʻOi Magazine.

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The Wow Factor

This Maui business has a zest for success.
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Kaupo’s Last Store

How do you stay in business after everyone else moves away? Kaupo Store maintains a slice of Maui history.
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High Stakes

Maui Cattle Company is betting its brand of premium beef can save ranching in the Islands.

Flower Power

The sun may have set on two of Maui’s main agribusinesses, but a local company is betting its future on energy crops.
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Sound Investment (VIDEO)

Haleakala Ranch goes out on a limb to conserve native forest — by harvesting trees to transform into koa guitars.

Home Grown

Maui's farmers face a host of challenges. Here's what some are doing to survive—and why we all need to help.
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Aloha, Pine

When Maui Land & Pineapple Company stopped planting fruit last December, it looked like the end of an era—and an island way of life.
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Recipe for Success

The Maui Food Innovation Center gives homegrown entrepreneurs the ingredients they need to build their businesses.
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Everything Old Is New Again

A tribute to Maui buildings that have been preserved, restored and brilliantly repurposed.
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Torch Song

Meet a family of metal artists who craft beauty out of the ordinary.
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Precious Cargo

Every issue of Maui Nō Ka ‘Oi spends its first week traveling the Pacific. We went along for the journey.
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Shooting the Curl

Clark Little has a different angle on ocean photography. He finds it in the curve of huge waves just before they slam into the shore.
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The Few. The Small. The Delicious.

How will Maui’s landscape change, now that Big Ag is gone? The answer may lie with new “boutique” farms that offer the promise of diversity.
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Enduring Establishments

Here are four more of our favorite beloved local businesses that have stood the test of time.
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Heritage Crops

Heritage Crops: Part 4 in our yearlong look at the future of Maui agriculture.

The Reign of ‘Ulalena

A West Maui theatrical troupe celebrates a decade of performance art that wears a Hawaiian face.

Sweet Charity

Philanthropy is at the center of each piece of Maui Ku‘ia Estate Chocolate.

Romancing the Olive

Could this tiny, ancient fruit become Maui’s next big thing?
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Coping with Covid: Maui Resort Update

Safety is the new luxury at Maui resorts.
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Listen Up

Requests Music in Wailuku, Maui sells CDs, cassette tapes, vinyl records and even eight-track tapes.
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Da Local Scoop

Manuel Nobriga began making ice cream from scratch in 1932. Now Roselani is an island favorite dessert only available in Hawaii.
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It Takes a Village

Village Galleries celebrates its fiftieth anniversary in December 2020.
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Inside the Dragon’s Den

No need to dig a hole to China—Malik Cotter brings the healing arts of the Far East to Makawao Town.
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Playing Their Part

The Maui Academy of Performing Arts could make a revolutionary difference to Maui's economic scene.
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Growing Farmers

Hawaiʻi cultivates new farmers.

Solar Q&A

Hawai‘i's subtropical latitude and abundant sunshine make solar power an obvious energy choice, but factors like proximity to the ocean create specific challenges. That’s why it's important to hire seasoned professionals.
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Family Tree

At Hashimoto Farm, persimmons are a way of life, generation after generation.