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Maui Relief TANF qualifiers reminded to access long-term housing, appliance help
June 23, 2025
Maui Economic Opportunity has been administering the predominantly federally funded Maui Relief TANF Program in partnership with the state Department of Human Services since shortly after the Aug. 8, 2023, wildfires. The program provides housing, vehicle, utility, clothing, school supply and appliance assistance for those whose home or place of employment was damaged or destroyed by the wildfires or who lived or worked in the burn zone and were unable to return home or work due to the recovery efforts.
Kupuna Aloha Luncheon set for July 26; RSVP deadline approaching
June 20, 2025
Radio personality Kathy Collins and Lahaina Honolua Senior Citizens Club President Hedy Udarbe will be honored as Kupuna Advocates of the Year at the 53rd annual Kupuna Aloha Luncheon on July 26. The event is sponsored by the Maui County Planning & Coordinating Council, an umbrella organization made up of kupuna club officers countywide, with assistance from Maui Economic Opportunity. The event runs from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Grand Wailea.
MEO job program for kupuna, SCSEP, suspended as federal funds cut
June 18, 2025
Maui Economic Opportunity will be suspending a three-decade-old on-the-job training program for Maui County kupuna on June 30 after receiving notification Monday that its contract had been terminated due to the uncertainty of federal funding. Eleven kupuna will be losing their positions in the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP), which was established by the federal Older Americans Act to assist income eligible seniors, 55 years or older, who are unemployed...
MEO’s teen financial literacy class set for July 8-9
June 13, 2025
The two-day Financial Literacy for Teens workshop, covering topics such as budgeting, saving and credit, will be held Tuesday and Wednesday, July 8 and 9, at Maui Economic Opportunity in Wailuku. The teen financial literacy workshop is offered at no cost and is put on by MEO’s Business Development Center. The in-person workshop runs from […]
MEO Core Four Business Planning Course set for July
June 12, 2025
The fourth Core Four Business Planning Course series of the year, presented by Maui Economic Opportunity’s Business Development Center, starts Tuesday, July 1., and runs twice weekly through Thursday, July 31. Classes are in-person only at MEO’s Wailuku classroom, 99 Mahalani St., behind the J. Walter Cameron Center. The Core Four Business Planning classes focus […]
MEO seeking more responses to survey on causes of poverty in county
June 10, 2025
Maui Economic Opportunity has been gathering community’s input on the “causes that could lead to poverty” in Maui County and encourages more submissions before the survey’s deadline of Wednesday, June 25. So far MEO has received more than 200 responses, which will be used to develop a Community Needs Assessment and a three-year Community Action […]
Lolita Bucaneg, Reynaldo De Leon honored by Lahaina-Honolua senior club
May 28, 2025
Two octogenarians born 28 days and worlds apart – Lolita Bucaneg and Reynaldo De Leon – were honored at the Lahaina-Honolua Senior Citizens Club Older Americans Luncheon on May 21 at Maui Economic Opportunity in Wailuku. More than 30 members attended the annual event with Mayor Richard Bissen offering a few remarks and presenting certificates […]
MEO accepts H-HEAP utility credit applications June 1-30 countywide
May 23, 2025
The annual Hawaii Home Energy Assistance Program (H-HEAP), which offers credits on utility bills for income-qualifying households, will accept applications between June 1 and June 30 at Maui Economic Opportunity offices in Wailuku, Hana, Lana`i City and Kaunakakai, Moloka`i. H-HEAP provides a credit on electricity and gas accounts through Hawaiian Electric and Hawa`i Gas based […]
Hawaiian Electric teams collect toiletry/hygiene items for MEO clients
May 15, 2025
Hawaiian Electric donated to Maui Economic Opportunity a total of 150 toiletry and hygiene items, including shampoo, soap, toothbrushes, toothpaste and laundry soap, to be given to Head Start preschool families and Community Services clients in need. The two-week drive in April was organized by the utility’s Revenue Management and Customer Ombudsman teams. Larson Gascon […]
NEWS
Maui Relief TANF qualifiers reminded to access long-term housing, appliance help
Those impacted by the August 2023 wildfires, who have qualified for the...
MEO job program for kupuna, SCSEP, suspended as federal funds cut
Maui Economic Opportunity will be suspending a three-decade-old...
MEO’s teen financial literacy class dates changed to July 7 and 8
The dates for the two-day Financial Literacy for Teens workshop, covering...
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Kupuna Aloha Luncheon set for July 26; RSVP deadline approaching | Maui Now
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Radio personality Kathy Collins and Lahaina Honolua Senior Citizens Club President Hedy Udarbe will be honored as Kupuna Advocates of the Year at the 53rd annual Kupuna Aloha Luncheon on July 26. The ...
11 Maui seniors laid off as federal cuts take toll on decadesold program
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Maui Economic Opportunity will be suspending an on-the-job training program that has existed for three decades and benefited thousands of senior citizens. The nonprofit agency said it received notific...
MEO Seeking Public Input on Poverty Causes | The Molokai Dispatch
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MEO News Release Maui Economic Opportunity has been gathering community’s input on the “causes that could lead to poverty” in Maui County and encourages more submissions before the survey’s de...