2026 Mayor’s Small Business Awards Set for Oct. 21
Maui Now reports that the Maui Chamber of Commerce will host the 2026 Mayor’s Small Business Awards on October 21, 2026, from 5:30 to 9 p.m. at the King Kamehameha Golf Club Waikapu Ballroom.
Registration is required for this Academy Awards-style event celebrating Maui small businesses. Tickets are $125 per person before October 9th, rising to $150 thereafter. Purchase tickets on MauiChamber.com.
The Chamber promises a "fun-filled night of networking, celebrating small businesses, making new contacts," with announcements of winners for each category. All nominees will be honored.
Nominees for each category:
Exceptional Small Business of the Year (10 or fewer employees)
- Aloha Primary Care Physicians & Associates – Dr. Rosario Guzman
- Anytime Fitness Pukalani – Sean Higuchi
- Makai Power Systems Inc. – John Cano
- Maui School for Strings LLC – Roy Binder
- Soley Aloha Boutique & Gallery – Stu & Billie Soley
- Sparky’s Food Company – Duke Sparks
Exceptional Small Business of the Year (11 to 39 employees)
- FAM Clothing LLC – Daython & Zhorein Galicinao
- Valley Isle Excursions – Jimmy Hutaff
Outstanding Nonprofit Business (100 or fewer employees)
- J. Walter Cameron Center – Cesar Gaxiola
- Hale Kau Kau – Rev. William Kunisch
- Maui Hub – Autumn Ness
Young Small Businessperson of the Year (Under the age of 40 as of September 19, 2024)
- Tiara Kobayashi – Tiara Koba Designs LLC
- Courtney Hoopii – Ka’imi Co.
Lifetime Achievement Award (Businesses doing business in Maui County for more than 20 years with up to 100 employees)
- Hi-Tech Maui, Inc. – Kimberly “Kim” Ball
- Kula Lodge & Restaurant Inc. – Sion & Stephanie Vojdani
- The Hana Lava Tube – Chuck Thorne