MEO Hāna Branch office relocates; new bus reservation system starts
Maui Economic Opportunity’s Hāna Branch office has relocated to 5060 Uakea Road, next to the Kamehameha Schools Preschool. The Hāna Branch office made the move Wednesday, Oct. 1, from the Old Hāna School site at 1501 Uakea Road due to renovations by the County of...
Information on Naturalization process available Saturday, Oct. 11
A workshop to provide information on the Naturalization process will be held from 1 to 4:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 11, at the J. Walter Cameron Center Conference Room 1 and 2 in Wailuku. Maui Economic Opportunity Enlace Hispano and the Pacific Gateway Center are holding...
Maui Fair Parade
About 45 MEO staff, family and volunteers joined the Maui Fair Parade on Thursday afternoon. Some walked, others road in the air conditioned 29-passenger bus, driven by Iris Malaikini. MEO highlighted its 60 years of Helping People, Changing Lives in Maui County....
MEO Services – Maui Strong Fund
The Hawaii Community Foundation and its Maui Strong Fund helped MEO produce three 1 minute videos. HCF and the Maui Strong Fund have worked with MEO to assist under-served communities in Maui County and survivors of the wildfires. The second of the videos, featuring...
MEO named winner of The Founders’ Award by SAX and $20,000 gift
Maui Economic Opportunity was announced Thursday as the first place winner of The Founders’ Award and the $20,000 gift awarded by the advisory, audit and accounting firm SAX. “SAX is a champion of nonprofits, and The Founders’ Award is a vehicle in which we can honor...
MEO Services – Transportation
The Hawaii Community Foundation and its Maui Strong Fund helped MEO produce three 1 minute videos. HCF and the Maui Strong Fund have worked with MEO to assist under-served communities in Maui County and survivors of the wildfires. The first of the videos, featuring...
BDC Director David Daly named MEO Employee of the Month
Business Development Director David Daly, “a people person who enjoys meeting and talking” to individuals of all ages and backgrounds, was named Maui Economic Opportunity Employee of the Month for March. As the director of BDC, David leads a four-person department --...
MEO’s financial literacy class for teens set for Oct. 6-7
The popular two-day Financial Literacy for Teens workshop, covering topics such as budgeting, saving and credit, will be held Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 6 and 7, during fall break at Maui Economic Opportunity in Wailuku. The teen financial literacy workshop is offered...
Maui Stabilization Grant
The Maui Disaster Stabilization Grant aims to address critical gaps in the long-term recovery process for many families who are still struggling,” states MEO CEO Debbie Cabebe. “Through this $5 million grant from HCF’s Maui Strong Fund, we were able to partner with...
MEO receives national award for work with wildfire recovery
Maui Economic Opportunity (MEO) received the prestigious Promise of Community Action Award from the National Community Action Partnership (NCAP) for the agency’s work in the aftermath and the recovery phases of the devastating and deadly 2023 wildfires. MEO CEO Debbie...