MEO Youth Services kicks off summer break-new program year
About 30 intermediate and high school youths and their families joined Maui Economic Opportunity Youth Services gathering on May 27 to welcome summer break and register for the program that guides youths away from harmful and detrimental behaviors. Youth Services runs...
Ai Hua fresh food vouchers still available to Native Hawaiian families
Native Hawaiian families that have been financially impacted by or had a member contract COVID-19 are eligible for ‘Ai Hua fresh food vouchers, program coordinator Maui Economic Opportunity said Tuesday, May 31. The program is funded by a $150,000 Office of Hawaiian...
This ad appeared in The Maui News Weekender
This ad appeared in The Maui News Weekender on Saturday, May 28. We are so grateful to our sponsors, prize drawing/auction donors, Raise the Paddle participants and attendees. The We are ‘Ohana Gala was a rousing success!
MEO Head Start program in compliance with federal standards
Maui Economic Opportunity’s Head Start preschool program meets all federal Head Start standards for educational programming and teaching practices, health and safety and family strengthening, according to a recent onsite federal review that is conducted every five...
The MEO Minute 23
I've been behind again on posting the links to *The MEO Minute* on *Akaku's The Maui Daily*. Our segment runs every Wednesday. On Wednesday, May 18, Assistant Director of Community Services Jennifer McGurn talked about the National Farmworker Jobs Program, the only...
MEO Teen Financial Literacy workshop set in June
Maui Economic Opportunity’s Teen Financial Literacy Workshop will be held from 4:30 to 6 p.m. June 20, 22, 27 and 29. The four-session program offered through MEO’s Business Development Center covers budgeting and savings, basic banking, applying for jobs, credit and...
Sherrilynn Nishikuni named MEO Employee of the Month
Assistant Director of Transportation Sherrilynn Nishikuni was named Maui Economic Opportunity Employee of the Month for her ability to “wear many hats” and work her way up from driver to the No. 2 post in the department. “Need a supervisor, dispatcher, reservationist...
Candidates invited to 50th Kupuna Aloha Luncheon
Candidates for public office are invited to sign up for a display table at the 50th Kupuna Aloha Luncheon, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, July 30, in the Grand Wailea Haleakala Ballroom. Five decades ago, the event was organized by Maui Economic Opportunity to give...
Construction Industry of Maui donates to MEO
Maui Economic Opportunity received a check for $2,500 from the Construction Industry of Maui on Wednesday, May 18, to support the agency’s programs to reintegrate, train and employ recently released inmates. This is the second consecutive year that the construction...
The Real Deal brings UH-Maui College students MEO entrepreneurs together
UH-Maui College graphic design students gave their logo design pitch to Maui Economic Opportunity business planning class entrepreneurs in the collaborative “The Real Deal” event on May 9. Students in the college’s “Intro to Graphic Design (CM 125)” were paired with...