MEO Hana buses to resume limited service in town Wednesday
Maui Economic Opportunity buses in Hana will resume limited service Wednesday, March 18. Service will be limited to Hana town due to hazardous road conditions from the strong Kona storm. Human Services operations in East Maui have been suspended since Friday due to...
MEO paratransit and partial Human Services operations resume Monday
Maui Economic Opportunity Maui Bus paratransit and partial Human Services operations for dialysis and essential medical appointments only on Moloka`i, Lāna`i and Maui, except for East Maui, will resume Monday, March 16. MEO buses in Hana will run again when the town...
MEO bus service suspended today due to hazardous road conditions
Maui Economic Opportunity will be suspending transportation services today, March 14, due to hazardous road conditions caused by the strong Kona storm overnight. The decision to halt The Maui Bus paratransit and Human Service operations on Maui (including East Maui),...
MEO’s longest tenured Maui driver Dellfinn Castroverde named Driver of the Year
Dellfinn Castroverde, who for more than three decades has driven kupuna, persons with disabilities, youth and other Maui residents to their appointments and events, was named Maui Economic Opportunity Driver of the Year. Castroverde, MEO’s longest tenured Maui driver,...
MEO offices to close Friday due to Kona storm
Maui Economic Opportunity will be closing its Wailuku, Hana, Kaunakakai, Moloka`i, and Lāna`i City offices and Head Start preschools Friday, March 13, due to the fierce wind and rain forecast from the powerful Kona storm. Maui Bus paratransit service, operated by MEO,...
2026 MEO Client Survey
In an effort to provide you excellent client service, if you have used or inquired about any of our services provided by Business Development, Community Services, Youth Services and/or our Transportation Services, we invite you to participate in a brief survey. If you...
MEO Head Start preschool accepting applications for 2026-27 school year
Maui Economic Opportunity’s Head Start preschool program will be accepting applications beginning February 2026 for the 2026-2027 school year. Head Start is a federally funded program that provides comprehensive early childhood education services at no cost to...
Christy Chung is MEO’s new Chief Operating Officer
Christy Chung has joined Maui Economic Opportunity as Chief Operating Officer. Her job is to manage, coordinate and support MEO's day-to-day operations and more than 30 programs in the agency’s five departments and offices in Hana and on Moloka`i and Lana`i. She also...
Kai Pelayo, Stupski Foundation named Volunteer, Benefactor of Year by MEO
Wildfire survivor and advocate Kai Pelayo and the Stupski Foundation, which gifted Maui Economic Opportunity $450,000 for early childhood programs, were named Volunteer and Benefactor of the Year respectively at MEO’s annual Volunteer Luncheon on Friday, Feb. 13....
Sedona Wachaiyu represents Head Start families on MEO Board
Sedona Wachaiyu has joined the Maui Economic Opportunity Board of Directors as Head Start Policy Council representative. She has a child in MEO’s Head Start preschool program and is a preschool educator. Her background includes work in nonprofit leadership, community...