Island Business

Island Business stories published in Maui Nō Ka ʻOi Magazine.

Roselani Hawaii Ice cream

Da Local Scoop

Manuel Nobriga began making ice cream from scratch in 1932. Now Roselani is an island favorite dessert only available in Hawaii.
Padilla Design Team on Maui

Torch Song

Meet a family of metal artists who craft beauty out of the ordinary.
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.
Haleakala Ranch Maui

Haleakala Ranch

At this ranch, story is really not about cows or even about ranching. It's about land management. Open space. Preservation of primeval forest. Running a good business. Having a damn good time with horses. Helping the people.
Maui bees

Wild Harvest

Maui offers bees a friendly environment, and their keepers the potential for sweet rewards.
banking on Maui

Banking on Maui

A local stock exchange could strengthen island businesses and give the community a greater voice.
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.

Employing Poʻokela

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

Listen Up

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

Kaupo’s Last Store

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

Native Intelligence

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

Keeping the Faith

Family-owned sailing excursion business Trilogy is a model of environmental and cultural sensitivity.
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.

Natural Wonder

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

The Reign of ‘Ulalena

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

Moving Heaven and Earth

In a shifting landscape, Goodfellow Bros. shows what it takes to stay in it for the long haul.

An Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Eco-sensitive Bikini

For swimwear designer and professional windsurfer Lisa Letarte Cabrinha, green has always been center stage.

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.
windsurf maui

The Sailmakers

Sail designers and Maui's trade winds are a match made in heaven (and at sea).
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 beer

If Can, Can

With a host of national awards and a name everybody’s getting to know, this local brewpub has plenty to cheer about.
persimmon

Family Tree

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

High Stakes

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

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.
Michael Moore

Business Savvy

Old Lahaina Luau's Michael Moore gives tips on great employee relations.