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...
MEO Abilities Awareness Fair entertains, educates
Hundreds of people visited information booths, took in the entertainment and learned about acceptance of persons with disabilities at the third Maui Economic Opportunity Abilities Awareness Fair on April 30 at the Queen Ka‘ahumanu Center. Put on by MEO’s Maui...
Spring edition of the National Farmworker Jobs Program is out
The spring edition of the National Farmworker Jobs Program is out. The lead story is about Mahi Pono and its farming operations on Maui. MEO operates the NFJP program statewide under a federal grant....
MEO collects 158 long sleeve shirts for farmworkers
Maui Economic Opportunity collected 158 shirts for the National Long Sleeve Shirt Drive, aimed at protecting farmworkers from pesticides and heat in the fields, from March 26 to April 2. MEO works with farmworkers and farms statewide through the National Farmworker...
Nearly 500 individuals assisted by Mexican Consulate at MEO
The Mexican Consulate handled about 480 appointments on March 26 and 27 at Maui Economic Opportunity in Wailuku, helping individuals and families with their passports and other documentation. This was the first visit by the Consulate in two years due to the pandemic...
Volunteer of the Year nominee
Corina Gutierrez, who has been working long distance from New Mexico on her own time with Maui Independent Living Center, received her certificate and MEO kukui nut lei as Volunteer of The Year nominee for Community Services last week. MILC Coordinator Nani Watanabe...
Aloha Independent Living Hawaii gives tablets to MEO clients
Aloha Independent Living Hawaii (AILH) arranged for four Maui Economic Opportunity Maui Independent Living Center (MILC) deaf clients to obtain cellular-enabled iPads, accessories and one-year of data connectivity to help them live independently. The individuals, who...
Spanish-Language COVID-19 Vaccinations Virtual Webinar
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MEO Volunteer, Benefactor of the Year to be announced Mon. Feb 14
Maui Economic Opportunity will be announcing the Volunteer and Benefactor of the Year on Monday, Feb. 14, at the 36th Annual Volunteer Celebration. The in-person portion of the event, which runs from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at MEO in Wailuku, is closed with MEO limiting...