U-Haul International Inc. is converting a former Kmart store in Kahului to the company’s first self-storage facility on Maui.

“I’m excited that we finally have a U-Haul-owned location on Maui,” Kaleo Alau, president of U-Haul Co. of Hawaii, said last week. “The Kahului community is bursting at the seams. Residents are having a hard time finding available self-storage for their belongings. This state-of-the-art store will satisfy that demand.”

U-Haul acquired the 107,520-square-foot building on the corner of Hana Highway and Dairy Road on Oct. 17. U-Haul is currently using the property as a temporary showroom, offering truck and trailer rentals and moving supplies.

Kmart was closed by parent company Sears Holding Corp. on June 18.

Alau said he plans to hire 10 employees for the new operation.

Hawaiian begins Maui-San Diego service

Hawaiian Airlines is beginning nonstop daily service between Kahului and San Diego and expanding seasonal summer service, including its first to an international location.

The state’s largest carrier said Monday it will begin Maui-San Diego service on May 1 with its new narrow-body A321neo aircraft. Hawaiian is offering a special $199 one-way fare for bookings through Dec. 11 for travel Monday through Thursday between May 1 and 24 on the new Maui-San Diego route.

Hawaiian also said it will add seasonal service between Narita International Airport in Tokyo and Honolulu with its larger Airbus A330 wide-body aircraft as well as use the A330 to supplement existing daily flights between Los Angeles and Maui. Hawaiian said it will use its A321neos for nonstop summer flights between San Francisco and Honolulu, and Oakland and Kona.

CVS to expand care with $69B Aetna bid

CVS Health says its $69-billion acquisition of the insurer Aetna will help create a customer “front door” to health care through the chain’s network of nearly 10,000 stores. The companies plan to expand the health services offered through CVS locations and get more involved in managing care. The deal announced Sunday must pass anti-trust scrutiny.

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ON THE MOVE

Bank of Hawaii has announced the following three new vice presidents:

>> Helen Kawano is vice president and project manager in the Enterprise Project Management Office. Kawano was previously a vice president and enterprise project manager for American Savings Bank for more than five years and served as a senior staff of Solutions Division at KMH LLP.

>> Julia Kelly is vice president and quality control manager. Kelly has more than 12 years of real estate industry experience, including serving as service manager in Trust Real Estate Support as well as an associate vice president and quality control manager in the Residential Real Estate Department at First Hawaiian Bank.

>> Jason Mecham is vice president and director of IT Service Management. Mecham has more than 25 years of experience, including serving as vice president and client relationship manager in Enterprise Technology and Operations for Zions Bancorporation in Salt Lake City, Utah, for 14 years.

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