Fighting Sickness with Fitness…
Debbie appeared on the Yanagida podcast. She talks about her life, career and MEO…
Officers elected for MEO’s M.A.U.I. Kanaktion Teen Task Force
Maui Economic Opportunity Youth Services participants seeking to create new initiatives and strategies to prevent harmful behaviors in Maui County youth have organized and selected officers for their M.A.U.I. (Making An Unforgettable Impact) Kanaktion Teen Task Force…
Gladys Baisa, MEO’s 4th chief executive and council member passes
Maui Economic Opportunity mourns Monday’s passing of Gladys C. Baisa, the 59 year old nonprofit’s fourth chief executive who in her 22 years at the helm left a lasting imprint on Maui County with programs reintegrating recently released inmates into the community….
TANF fire relief expanded to individuals, households without children
Individuals and households impacted by the Maui wildfires – including those without dependent children – may be eligible for Maui Relief TANF Program assistance with housing, car, utility, clothing and school supply payments in a major expansion of the program…
Moloka’i driver Barbara Sentel named MEO Driver of the Year
Moloka‘i bus driver Barbara Sentel, who has been shuttling Moloka‘i residents to shopping, doctor visits and other destinations for the last 34 years, was named Maui Economic Opportunity Driver of the Year for 2023…
Series No. 2 MEO Core Four Business Planning Course for 2024 set
The Core Four Business Planning Course’s second series of 2024, presented by Maui Economic Opportunity’s Business Development Center, starts Tuesday, March 5 and runs twice weekly through Thursday, April 4….
Sen. Mazie Hirono visits MEO Head Start Lahaina site
U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono talked with preschoolers working on their salt painting project during a visit to Maui Economic Opportunity’s Head Start….
U.S. Trade Representative meets with MEO leaders, Sens. Hashimoto, Kouchi
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai visited Maui Economic Opportunity’s Wailuku offices Wednesday, Feb. 21….
looking for employment and helping the community
the National Dislocated Worker Program has more than 100 recovery jobs available. earn a good wage and gain skills to support recovery and stability….
Yanagida, Highridge Costa named Volunteer, Benefactor of Year
Fitness and wellness specialist Justin Yanagida and affordable housing developer Highridge Costa were honored as Volunteer of the Year and Benefactor of the Year, respectively, at Maui Economic Opportunity’s 38th Volunteer Celebration on Wednesday, Feb. 14.