Island Business

Island Business stories published in Maui Nō Ka ʻOi Magazine.

komoda's donuts

Donut Dynasty

Ninety-two years after Takezo Komoda started the family business, the last of the Makawao mom-n-pop stores is still winning customers, still making dough.
maui charity walk

Best Slippah Forward

The annual 5k Visitor Industry Charity Walk is raising much needed funds for local Maui nonprofit organizations, one step at a time.
Maui pineapple fields

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.
native intelligence

Native Intelligence

Native Intelligence in Wailuku, Maui, is a cultural resource center disguised as a store.

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.
been on tropical flower

Garden of Knowledge

Helping Farmers Combat Disease, Pests, and Challenges of the Global Marketplace
eco friendly gift wrap

Paper, Scissors . . . Wrappily Rocks!

This Maui mom turned a throwaway commodity into a flat-out brilliant business model.
Maui Farmers

Growing Farmers

Hawaiʻi cultivates new farmers.
dye chocolates hawaii

Chocolates to Dye For

After a half a century, the Dye family is back in the chocolate business at the brand new Waimea Chocolate Company.
Mama's Fish House

Staying Power

Beloved local businesses that have become Maui institutions.
Maui pineapple fields

Harvesting Maui Gold

Maui Gold harvests premium pineapple year-round, averaging 12,000 cases per week. That’s 3.7 million pineapples a year.
Sensei Farms Lanai Greenhouses tomatoes

Seeds of Change: Sensei Farms Lānaʻi

Technology meets tomatoes at Sensei Farms Lānaʻi.

Sweet Charity

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

Cause for Success

Old Lahaina Lu‘au’s high performance goes beyond the stage to embrace community.

Natural Wonder

A Maui business is working to reap a healthy yield—for its bottom line and customers alike.
Maui bees

Wild Harvest

Maui offers bees a friendly environment, and their keepers the potential for sweet rewards.
record store maui

Listen Up

Requests Music in Wailuku, Maui sells CDs, cassette tapes, vinyl records and even eight-track tapes.
Azeka place

Enduring Establishments

Here are four more of our favorite beloved local businesses that have stood the test of time.
Aina brand Coffee beans

True to Their Roots: ‘Āina Brands

How a really bad cup of coffee resulted in support for our community.
real estate trends

Real Estate Trends 2013

Mary Ann Fitch, a top realtor on Maui discusses the current real estate market on Maui and how it is expanding with increased building and property land sales throughout all parts of the island.

Employing Poʻokela

For twenty five years, a small West Maui hotel has built its unorthodox business model on Hawaiian values.
maui schools

Financial Aid

A four-year college could be an economic engine for Maui. Can MCC make the grade?
Trilogy

Keeping the Faith

Family-owned sailing excursion business Trilogy is a model of environmental and cultural sensitivity.
Everything Old Is New Again on Maui

Everything Old Is New Again

A tribute to Maui buildings that have been preserved, restored and brilliantly repurposed.
amazing turtle photo

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.
Pukalani Superette

Business as Usual

Four beloved local businesses that have stood the test of time.

Eco-Friendly Maui

Sustainability Stewards  Meet some of the businesses and community members who are making our island – and the world – a better place.    By Serene Gunnison and...