Sherrilynn Nishikuni named MEO Assistant Director of Transportation
Maui Economic Opportunity has named Sherrilynn Nishikuni as Assistant Director of Transportation, the No. 2 post in the department. In her 21 years at MEO Transportation, Nishikuni has driven buses and served as a dispatcher/reservationist, scheduler/planner and lead...
Paratransit Advisory Committee to meet Jan 4 via Zoom
The Paratransit Advisory Committee will be convening its second meeting at noon, Tuesday, Jan. 4, via Zoom. The advisory committee provides a link between riders, caregivers, businesses, institutions and the Maui County Department of Transportation and Maui Economic...
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...