Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program applications accepted
Applications for the popular Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP), which offers $50 in coupons for fresh produce at farmers markets to income-qualifying Maui-island kupuna, are being accepted by Maui Economic Opportunity. The 10 $5 coupons will be...
MEO Gala goes on despite the weather; more than $150,000 raised
The recent drenching rains took a respite Saturday evening as 260 attendees gathered at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center to honor state Sen. Troy Hashimoto at Maui Economic Opportunity’s 7th Annual Gala, the nonprofit’s largest fundraiser of the year. The...
MEO Hana buses running to Central Maui again
Maui Economic Opportunity’s Hana to Central Maui bus runs have resumed following cleanup and repairs of Hana Highway from the Kona storms. The East to Central Maui connection was suspended March 13 following damage and flooding from the initial Kona storm. In-town...
MEO bus services on Molokaʻi are slowly returning to normal
MEO bus services on Molokaʻi are slowly returning to normal following the recent Kona storms, with the exception of the East route. The East route, which was fully suspended on Tuesday, March 24, will reopen on Wednesday, March 25, with a modified route. Buses will...
MEO announces updates to operations for Monday, March 23, due to Kona Storm 2
Maui Economic Opportunity, Inc. (MEO) announces updates to transportation and other operations countywide for Monday, March 23 – including shutdown of Moloka`i operations – due to Kona storm 2 impacts. MEO Moloka`i transportation services will be suspended. Head Start...
Dawn Joao-Harris earns CDL on Moloka`i, helps restore MEO bus routes
Dawn Joao-Harris became the second Moloka`i resident to earn a Commercial Driver’s License through an Maui Economic Opportunity training program and will allow MEO to restore five routes on the island suspended due to a driver shortage. Joao-Harris is MEO’s...
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,...