![Mayor Alan Arakawa and Palapala](https://www.palapaladesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/mayor-scaled.jpg)
Palapala Designs was nominated for the Exceptional Small Business of the Year Award (10 or fewer employees) for 2014. Although not a winner, it was a great honor to be among all the outstanding businesses at the February 26 banquet and award ceremony held here on Maui.