Hawaiian Electric teams collect toiletry/hygiene items for MEO clients
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...
First-time homebuyers’ workshop in Spanish set for June 7 at MEO
A workshop in Spanish for first-time homebuyers will be hosted by Maui Economic Opportunity’s Enlace Hispano from 3:30 to 7 p.m., Saturday, June 7. Topics to be discussed are: - What is credit. - How credit is established. - Steps to buying a home. Isaac Peña-Parrilla...
MEO surveying residents about top community needs
Maui Economic Opportunity is seeking the community’s help in identifying Maui County’s top community needs as the Community Action Agency embarks on a process to develop a three-year plan to tackle those needs. The survey of the general public and stakeholders is an...
2025 MEO Community Needs Assessment Survey
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Council declares May Community Action Month, celebrates MEO’s 60th anniversary
Maui County council members declared May as Community Action Month in Maui County on Thursday, May 1, in Council Chambers. The members posed for a photo with staff and board members of Maui Economic Opportunity, Maui County’s Community Action Agency.
Maui County Council Members proclaim May Community Action Month
Thank you Maui County Council Members for proclaiming May Community Action Month and for recognizing and praising the work of Maui County’s Community Action Agency, Maui Economic Opportunity, in Council Chambers today…
Community Action Month proclaimed; MEO lauded as countyʻs CAA
Maui County Chief of Communications and Public Affairs Mahina Martin read a proclamation declaring Community Action Month in Maui County and praised the work of the countyʻs Community Action Agency, Maui Economic Opportunity, at the nonprofitʻs general staff meeting...
MEO Hana to offer transportation services for East Maui Taro Festival
Maui Economic Opportunity Hana drivers will be picking up attendees of the East Maui Taro Festival on Saturday from the three parking lots and taking them to the event at the Hana Ball Park from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. There is no charge for the roundtrip ride. MEO Hana also...
Disrupting phone calls to MEO’s Wailuku Office on Tuesday is Fixed
We are happy to report that Hawaiian Tel has found and fixed the phone issue. Calls originating from cell phone (smartphone) and/or VoIP (Voice over IP) services are now coming through. Mahalo for your patience and understanding.
MEO Kamp Kāohi on Moloka`i set for May 2-3, accepting applications
Riding down a waterslide was one of the activities offered at Kamp Kāohi in 2023 at Moloka`i Baptist Church. This yearʻs Kamp, offered at no cost to attendees, is set for May 2 and 3…