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...
Maui Economic Opportunity continues to support Maui wildfire survivors and underserved residents of Maui County through support from Maui Strong Fund
WAILUKU, HI – Maui Economic Opportunity (MEO) continues to support Maui wildfire survivors through specific services and programs, including the Disaster Stabilization Grant funded by the Hawai`i Community Foundation’s Maui Strong Fund. The Disaster Stabilization...
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...
Kathy Collins, Hedy Udarbe honored as Kupuna Advocates at luncheon
More than 450 Maui seniors gathered Saturday for the 53rd Kupuna Aloha Luncheon to meet old friends, partake of a hotel-style lunch buffet, take home some prize drawings and honor Kupuna Advocates of the Year Kathy Collins and Hedy Udarbe. “Our kupuna carry the...
Victoriano Absolor Jr. named MEO Employee of the Month
*Editor's Note: We are catching up on Employee of the Months.* Lahaina driver Victoriano Absolor Jr. was named Maui Economic Opportunity’s Employee of the Month for April. Mele Tu`ifua, a dispatcher who nominated Victor, said her colleague “goes above and beyond” and...
Umani Farms Maui nets top prize in MEO Best Business Plan contes
Irish Mahoney’s Umani Farms Maui business plan was judged the top entry and winner of a $15,000 grant in the fourth Best Business Plan contest, staged by Maui Economic Opportunity’s Business Development Center (BDC). The contest, which announced six winners earlier...