Moloka‘i driver Nelson Umemoto named MEO Employee of the Month
Nelson Umemoto, a Moloka‘i bus driver, was named Maui Economic Opportunity Employee of the Month for September.
MEO needs bus drivers in East Maui
East Maui drivers are needed by Maui Economic Opportunity to operate buses taking residents around the community and to Central Maui for jobs, shopping, health appointments and other events….
Maui Relief TANF Program outreach for noncitizens to be held Dec. 10
An outreach event to reach noncitizen families with dependent children, who could be eligible for Maui Relief TANF Program benefits, will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 10, in Lahaina….
COFA Resource Fair to be held Friday at MEO
The Compacts of Free Association (COFA) Community Resource Fair, which features wildfire relief program information and signups and assistance….
MEO Minute
BDC specialist Teon Simmons offered details of the Maui Business Bridge Grants for businesses impacted by the wildfires on The MEO Minute that ran on The Maui Daily on Wednesday….
Maui County Micro Ag Grant 4 deadline is TONIGHT
The deadline to apply for the Maui County Micro Ag Grant 4.0 is MIDNIGHT TODAY, Nov. 30!!!
Kohala families with children impacted by fires eligible for Maui Relief TANF Program
Maui Economic Opportunity staffed a table at the Maui County Senior Resource Fair at The Maui Mall Village on Saturday, Nov. 18. Information about MEO programs was available, including the Maui Relief TANF Program….
Kai Pelayo and Hayde Sim of Bayer visited MEO on Monday to present a $15,000 check
Kai Pelayo and Hayde Sim of Bayer visited MEO on Monday to present a $15,000 check, which will be used to supplement the popular Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program.
Dispatcher Doreen Kepano retires from MEO after 36-year career
Maui Economic Opportunity Dispatcher Doreen Kepano sent her last MEO bus to pick up a rider on Friday, Nov. 17, before riding off to retirement and ending a 36-year career with the nonprofit organization…
Mae Koyanagi named MEO Employee of the Month
Purchasing Specialist Mae Koyanagi, a 28-year employee who works behind the scenes to keep the wheels of Maui Economic Opportunity churning to help those in need, was named MEO’s Employee of the Month.
“Mae is a go-to for so many things and problems,” said one of her two nominators….