MNPD Radio Show Interview with Patty Copperfield, Transportation Director
MEO Hana Branch Manager Jonnie Oliveira interviewed by HPR
Maui Economic Opportunity Hana Branch Manager Jonnie Oliveira talked story with Hawaii Public Radio’s Noe Tanigawa about MEO bus services and life in Hana in a report that aired Friday, Aug. 20. Part of HPR’s The Aloha Friday Conversation, Tanigawa’s report lasted...
10 new Maui Bus paratransit buses blessed
The Rev. John Hau‘oli Tomoso blessed 10 new Maui County paratransit buses, which should be on the road in the next two weeks, on Wednesday, Aug. 4, at the Maui Economic Opportunity base yard in Puunene. Maui County Department of Transportation and MEO officials were...
Daneford Wright named new MEO Assistant Director of Transportation
Daneford “Dane” Wright is the new Assistant Director of Transportation at Maui Economic Opportunity. He replaces Patty Copperfield, who was promoted to Director of Transportation in May 2021, and began in his new role on July 18, 2021. Dane joined MEO’s Business...
MEO Driver Supervisor Wendell Parker honored by Dale Carnegie
Maui Economic Opportunity Driver Supervisor Wendell Parker earned the “Breakthrough” award during a “Dale Carnegie: Skills for Success Course.” The award for the July 13 session was presented based on a vote of members of Wendell’s virtual class. Dale Carnegie courses...
New Paratransit Advisory Committee to be formed; members sought
A new Paratransit Advisory Committee being formed to improve paratransit travel is seeking members. The committee will consist of six to nine members, who may be riders, caregivers, business owners, representatives of government and nonprofit organizations, and the...
Paratransit monthly passes to be replaced by coupon booklet July 1
Monthly and daily passes for riders on paratransit buses operated by Maui Economic Opportunity will be eliminated and replaced with a coupon booklet program beginning July 1, 2021. The Maui County Department of Transportation announced changes in various Maui Bus...
Free Lanai Shopping Shuttle resumes
Maui Economic Opportunity’s Lanai Shopping Shuttle to Maui resumed Tuesday, May 11 after a hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Funded through Maui County grants, MEO buses pick up residents, mostly seniors, from their homes, take them to Manele Harbor to board the...
Driver aids rider suffering seizure on his bus
Steve Aganos was driving his Maui Economic Opportunity bus on Kahului Beach Road at about 5 p.m. Feb. 10 for his next pickup when he heard the troubling sound of a rider possibly experiencing a seizure. He pulled over the bus on Wahinepio Drive, near the Maui Arts...
New Hawaii Fueling Network facility blessed at MEO baseyard
Maui Economic Opportunity and Hawaii Petroleum officials on Monday, March 29, blessed a new gasoline and diesel fuel station at the MEO transportation baseyard in Puunene. The new station, which will go into service Thursday, April 1, was built for MEO by Hawaii...