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Maui Starting To Sizzle With Excitement!

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With the potential of having tourists start arriving on Maui as of October 15th,  businesses plan on returning to action, preparing for opening and providing aloha to visitors.  It’s wonderful to see enthusiasm and hope resume with United Airlines and others offering rapid test results on the day one leaves to Maui,  people are making plans to take a break and enjoy the Island.  Following is the most current list of what hotels and restaurants are targeting for opening.

 

Longhis – October 2nd

Andaz – November 1st

Hotel Wailea –  October 15th

Fairmont Kea Lani –  To be announced next week – NO later than November 1st   

Four Seasons – November 20th

Grand Wailea –  November 15th

Residence Inn – OPEN

Wailea Beach Resort –  November 1st

AC by Marriott Hotel  – NEW hotel scheduled to NOW Open February 15, 2021.

Wailea Tennis Club – Open

Wailea Blue Course – Closed  July 6th UNTIL economic conditions allow to reopen

Wailea Gold & Emerald Golf Courses – Open

Wailea Kitchen (formerly Joe’s at Wailea Tennis Center) NOW OPEN Daily dine in & carry out  3p–9p

Gannon’s – No date yet

Mulligans – will continue carry out and drive in . Will OPEN for DINE IN and BEVERAGES on Sundays “AS Longhis-October 2nd

 

The Shops at Wailea advised:

Revitalizations  will be completed 3rd week of November, check their website for operating days and   hours for retailers.

Honolulu  Coffee has re-opened Daily 7am – 1pm

Island Gourmet Markets – OPEN

Tommy Bahama – Closed no updates

Lineage – open August 1 for dine in and carry out

Cheeseburger – No Updates

Ruth’s Chris – No Updates

Pint & Cork – No Updates

 

Gateway Center:

Pita Paradise –  carry out and dine in

Monkeypod – No updates

Fabiani’s Wailea – No updates

The Market – take out

 

Village Center:

Manoli’s – Closed pending future status of Blue Course

Akamai Coffee – open breakfast and light lunch

 

Town Center:

**** First Hawaiian Bank Wailea  Branch will permanently  close on Monday, November 30, 2020.   We have been advised that the ATM will remain OPEN.

Wailea Wine – Open 

 

Hawaii Named Happiest State

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Congratulations Hawaii! As reported by Travel + Leisure, a study conducted by Wallethub has named the state the Happiest State of 2020. Wallethub has been doing this study for the Happiest State since 2014. This is the first year conducting the study during a pandemic.

Categories used for measuring happiness include emotional and physical well-being, work environment and community environment. Rounding out the top five were Utah, Minnesota, New Jersey, and Maryland.

Maui Economic News

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The Latest Maui Economic & News Update Featured Hawaii’s Premier Economist
Paul Brewbaker Presented by the Hansen Ohana.  Email dad@MauiRealEstate.net with your questions!
 

Pre-Travel Testing Update

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Hawaii’s Governor Ige extended the  Mid-Pacific Pre-Travel Testing until at least October 1!

Unfortunately there has been an increase in Covid 19 cases which has the government concerned.  The population,like most places, has differing opinions about wearing masks vs not wearing masks. For our ways of dealing with the regulations email us at dad@MauiRealEstate.net.

Recycling Pays Off!

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The Maui Ocean Center Marine Institute will be the recipients of almost $15,000 for collecting and recycling fishing nets from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. These nets will be shipped to Oahu and converted to energy. The program goal is convert up to 6 tons of nets.

Collection bins will be places in Maalaea next month. Maui Ocean Center Marine Institute has been working on installing and implementing a recycling program since 2018 installing recycle bins around the island. To date hey have installed 37 bins and have collected more then 20 miles of fishing line.

The Maui community can help by putting old fishing line in one of the recycling bins. If you see a sick or injured sea turtle please report it to the sea turtle response line 808-286-2549.