48th Annual Maui County Senior Fair- “Communities of Strength”
The 48th annual Senior Fair will return virtually for the second time in the event’s history beginning at 10 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 22, and preparations are under way. Due to COVID-19 restrictions and in the interest of protecting the health and safety of everyone, this...
Support MEO by voting on Target Circle
To our friends and supporters, We are honored and excited to announce that we have been chosen to participate in a special charitable giving campaign, sponsored and funded by Target. And you have the chance to help direct a portion of Target’s donation to us! Now...
Mayor Michael Victorino honored at MEO virtual gala
The 2020 Maui Economic Opportunity “. . . Do What Is Right” fundraising gala finally happened on Saturday night, Aug. 28 – albeit online after three postponements due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Council Chairwoman Alice Lee, state Sen. Roz Baker and state Rep. Troy...
MEO receives $150,000 OHA award for fresh food program
Maui Economic Opportunity, Inc., today announced receiving a $150,000 award for a fresh food voucher program that will support the Native Hawaiian community through the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) COVID-19 Impact and Response Grant. ‘Ai Hua will help to reinforce...
MEO Gala- Do What is Right
MEO's Annual Gala will be held on August 28th, 2021. Mayor Michael Victorino will be honored, with entertainment by Nevah Too Late. The gala will be held virtually, on Zoom from 6pm to 7:30. An online auction will be available throughout the event....
MEO Gala included in Chronicle of Philanthropy report
The saga of the Delta variant’s impact on Maui Economic Opportunity’s fundraising Gala was told by editor Eden Stiffman in the Aug. 18 edition of the online publication Chronicle of Philanthropy. The mention in the Fundraising Update column, which offers a weekly...
MEO Gala goes virtual Aug. 28 with Nevah Too Late, mayor; drive-thru pickup
The “. . . Do What Is Right” Maui Economic Opportunity Gala finally will go on – but as a virtual fundraiser with online auction and drive-thru meal pickup. The event has been postponed several times in the past year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and was set as an...
National energy assistance program that aids local families celebrates 40th birthday
Chase Taiseni and his girlfriend visited a Maui Economic Opportunity housing/energy assistance outreach event in Kihei earlier this year. Chase had lost his job due to the COVID-19 pandemic and came to the event looking for help with utility bills. He had received a...
MEO BDC Money Matters Financial Literacy Workshop online via Zoom
Another round of the Money Matters Adult Financial Literacy Workshop series, offered by Maui Economic Opportunity’s Business Development Center, will be held from 10 to noon Wednesday and Thursday, Aug. 18 and 19, via Zoom. The two-session series will cover...
10 new Maui Bus paratransit buses blessed
The Rev. John Hau‘oli Tomoso blessed 10 new Maui County paratransit buses, which should be on the road in the next two weeks, on Wednesday, Aug. 4, at the Maui Economic Opportunity base yard in Puunene. Maui County Department of Transportation and MEO officials were...